from service at the time. The artwork and stamp design was by the noted stamp designer and artist Hein Botha. The locomotive depicted was Class 16E no. 858. The outline of a traditional SAR locomotive number plate was used as a commemorative cancellation for De Aar on the date of issue. Illustration Class 16E locomotives were equipped with smoke deflectors in later years. References 1950 1950 1950 4-6-2 locomotives 2′C1′ h2 locomotives Henschel locomotives Cape gauge railway locomotives Railway locomotives introduced in 1935 1935 in South Africa