In 1974 South West Africa (now Namibia) issued the first of what was to become a series of sets depicting Local Bird Life. The set proved hugely popular with collectors and today it remains one of the most sought-after SWA sets. Overall five subsequent bird sets were issued as SWA however this is the most…
Collecting Stamps by country – South West Africa (SWA). If you are considering starting a single country stamp collection with an endpoint then SWA is one worth considering. It had a fairly conservative issuing policy and although some of the earlier issues are pricy you can put together a nice collection even with a modest…
South West Africa (SWA) stamps have long been popular with collectors thanks to their varied history and conservative issuing policy. You can read a little more about what is modern-day Namibia here but in meantime, we are going to look at a classic set from the 1950s. South-West Africa 1954 Definitive Set This set of…
Craig Taylor