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Nelson Mandela -‐ Own a precious piece of history.
An uniquely South African Philatelic Product. A special philatelic souvenir folder to commemorate the life and legacy of the late President Nelson Mandela has been issued.
There are very few momentous events in a lifetime when we experience something that fills us with intense emotion, a sense of history in the making, or a sense of awe and wonder. One such event that took place right here in South Africa and which captured the imagination of the whole world, was the day Nelson Mandela was released from prison. Sunday, 11 February 1990 was not only one of the most momentous days of Nelson Mandela's extraordinary life, but also in the lives of all fellow South Africans.
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On that afternoon, Mandela walked out of the Victor Verster Prison near the town of Paarl in the Western Cape after spending 27 years in detention -‐ his release filling the world with anxiety and expectation. The legacy of this great leader is captivated in his address to the nation on that day from the balcony of the old Cape Town City Hall: "Comrades and fellow South Africans, I greet you all in the name of peace, democracy and freedom. I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you the people. ...” – A servant to his people he remained until the day of his passing away in 2013. Madiba a world icon, will go down in the international history as the Father of our Nation with South Africa always being his only home -‐ this is the country where he was born and raised, the country he loved and where he fought for the freedom of the people he loved. Many people, regardless of their own age, called him “Tata” -‐ an isiXhosa word meaning “father” -‐ since for them, he was a father figure and someone they looked up to. He was also often referred to as “Khulu”, which means “great one” when referring to someone you respect, and is a shortened form of the isiXhosa word “uBawomkhulu” meaning “grandfather”. While many countries worldwide have previously issued and will issue commemorative philatelic products featuring Nelson Mandela, this once-‐in-‐a-‐lifetime philatelic product has been issued in memory of his life and day of his release on 11 February 2014 with the support of the Nelson Mandela Foundation and is unique to South Africa in many ways. This memorial philatelic folder also has important educational value as it reflects Mandela’s life and legacy. It will teach children that we can all keep Mandela’s legacy alive by following the examples he set, such as forgiveness, humbleness, honesty, the importance of getting educated, not judging other people, making the best of situations and maintaining a sense of humour. Exceptional print quality A special feature of the souvenir folder, which makes it a philatelic product of quality and value, is the exceptional print quality. Printed in silver to reflect the richness of Mandela’s wisdom, his ripe old age, his legacy and his stature, the miniature sheet features a portrait of Madiba in duotone -‐ this is a method of changing a monochrome (black and white or different tones of only one colour) illustration or photograph into two shades. Own your own piece of South Africa History The souvenir folder is for sale at 50.00 (ZAR) -‐ a donation for each folder sold is made to the Nelson Mandela Foundation. The folder can be purchased through the following:
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