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Updated : March 6, 2007

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Exciting new Definitive issued by Namibia Post on 15 February :

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2007 Namibia Stamp Program

~ 5 January ~

Namibia New Discovery

In the meantime there has been a major development in terms of SWA / Namibia Philately :

When Namibia became independent in 1990, there was of cause
no Namibia Definitive stamps, only the SWA ones that was still in
use from Independence 'till the 1st Namibia Defin. was issued on 2 Jan. 1991.

The inland postage rate up to October 1990 was 18c.  This is reflected on
the face value of the first 3 sets of Namibia Commemoratives.  By September
1990 the Namibia Postal Authorities has already received the proof sheets for a
Definitive to replace the SWA Defin. still in use.  These proofs was approved
and authorization given to the Govt. printer in Pretoria to commence with
the printing.

What has not been known up to now, and I have always wondered why they
never used the 7c ex the SWA Defin. (the nice red crystals), is that this stamp
would have actually been the new 18c stamp !!!!!
3 proof sheets was however printed and delivered for approval together with
the rest of the values. All these subsequently approved, but the 18c was never
printed again as it was not needed anymore due to the postal rates going up
to 20c and a 20c stamp of cause already existed.

Proof sheets was in the format of 8 panes of 25 stamps each = 200 stamps.
This means that only 600 of these stamps was ever printed.

~ 1 November ~

Otjiwarongo Centenary

On 17 November a special stamp will be issued to commemorate the centenary of Otjiwarongo.

It will be issued in a 10 stamp sheet format with dividing gutter between the 2 rows - a first for stamps of Namibia. The face value is N$1.90 - the current Standard Mail rate.

~ 28 September ~

9 Different plate settings for "Standard Mail" overprint on 50c !!!

 The most prolific of the current series of overprints, with a total of 3.1 million of these stamps being overprinted. To date, 9 variations in the plate setting have been noted (5 new settings during the past 2 months) :  

Previous 4 :

5 New Settings > see full details

~ 9 August ~

New Issue : Omeg Railway Line Centenary

~ 20 June ~

N$1 and N$1.20 Definitive stamps have been overprinted "Postcard Rate"

and issued on 20 June.

~ 2 June ~

"Standard Mail" overprint on 10c Definitive stamp

We have now received confirmation that this overprint was done in error, and that the total printing was on 100 sheets (1 000 stamps). One pack of 100 sheets of the 10c value was accidentally added to the pile of 50c sheets, overprinted with one of the plates used to overprint the 50c stamps, and never noticed by Namibia Post. This pack of 100 sheets was send directly to the Hepworth Arcade Post Office in Windhoek, frequented by business people, and the stamps mostly used up on business mail.  By the time collectors discovered the stamp, less than 100 mint stamps was still available.

3 new overprints on Commemoratives

Date of Issue : 13 April 2006

2004 Bees N$ 2.70 overprinted N$ 3.10  (13 000)

2002 Health Issue N$ 2.45 overprinted N$ 3.10  (12 000)

2004 Fishing N$ 2.75 overprinted N$ 3.10  (8 970)

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~ 5 April ~

 Different setting of N$50 on N$10 stamp discovered !!

 Towards the end of March 2006, a 2nd setting for this overprint was discovered by a Namibia collector.  News quickly spread and within a few days the handful of stamps that surfaced sold out. The total print has been confirmed as being 1 000 stamps (100 sheets), and current estimates are that only around 80 - 100 of these stamps exist in mint.  The reason why the stamp hasn't reached the collecting community earlier, is because it was send directly to, and used at the parcels department at the main Windhoek PO.

~ 28 February ~

Seagulls : First Namibia 2006 Commemorative Issue

Today, Namibia Post issued their 1st of 5 planned stamp issues for 2006. This included 4 stamps illustrating the different Seagulls to be found along the Namibian coastline.

~ 8 February ~

Breaking News : 4 Different "Standard Mail" overprints on 50c exists !!!

 The most prolific of the current series of overprints, with a total of 3.1 million of these stamps being overprinted. To date, 4 variations in the plate setting have been noted :  

more details on these overprints

2006 Namibia Stamp Program

NamPost mentions that the program is subject to change

~ 15 December ~

2 Different "Standard Mail" overprints on 20c exists !!!

It has come to light that 2 separate overprint settings exist of the Standard Mail on 20c. Plate 1 was a print run of 800 sheets (8000 stamps) where "Standard Mail" is in 1 line and the double bars at close together.  Plate 2 was a print run of 49 200 sheets (492 000 stamps) where "Standard Mail" is in two lines at top, and the double bars at top spaced wider.  As far as we could establish, more than 7000 stamps ex Plate 1 was used on regular inland mail before being discovered by collectors, meaning that less than 1000 exist in mint.  This will surely become a scarce item.

~ 28 November ~

2 Different N$2.90 overprints on 20c exists !!!

Thanks to the superb observation skills of one of our clients, it has recently come to light that 2 overprint variations exist of the N$2.90 on 20c.  Printing quantities is as follows : only 50 - 60 full sheets was overprinted with N$2.90 at bottom left, and 440 - 450 sheets was overprinted with N$2.90 at bottom right.

1997 Definitive Stamps - 18 New Overprints

50c Dove Stamp overprinted with New-style "Standard Mail" on 20 May, and issued 7 June 2005 - Feb. 2006

4 different settings exist.

In addition, another 17 overprints were made and issued as follows :

standard mail on 10c , standard mail on 20c (2 different),  standard mail on N$0.90,  standard mail on N$1,  N$2.90 on 20c (2 different),  N$2.90 on N$0.90,  N$5.20 on 20c,  N$5.20 on N$0.90,  non standard mail on N$1.50,  non standard mail on N$4,  registered standard mail on N$4, registered non standard mail on N$10, N$25 on N$5, N$ 50 on N$10 (2 different).

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2005 Namibia Stamp Program

Namibia Wins Again !

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