South Africa 1997 Water Conservation

• Date of Issue: 7th and 25 March, 1997
• booklets of ten stamps (five designs), issued in two types
• Designed by: Denis Murphy
• Printed by:
• Print process: lithography
• pane format height 43mm x width 128mm
• Perforations: 14 x 14, with imperf edges

National Water Conservation Campaign

Stamp Booklet, first type

• Issue date 7th March 1997
• central horizontal row of perforations between strips of stamp designs has elliptical cut-outs

Stamp Booklet, second type

• Issue date 25th March 1997
• central horizontal row of perforations between strips of stamp designs have NO elliptical cut-outs
• date 07.03.1997 appears in pane selvedge, as type one, despite revised release date