South Africa:Landing of the 1820 Settlers

Issued on 30 August 1962, this Stamp Issue was issued to Commemorate the unvailing of the precinct stone of the British Settlers Monument at Grahamstown.

A special Commemorative Datestamp was used on 3 September 1962 at Grahamstown.

Issue Description
The stamps portray the ship Chapman which arrived in Algoa Bay on 10 April 1820 and brought a large group of Settlers from Britain.