[The South African Peace Council; 1960s anti-nuclear movement.] Carnet of 12 stamps (one missing) issued by the SAPC, with mottos ‘Outlaw Atomic Weapons’ and ‘One Year of Negotiation is better than one Day of War’.

A nice piece of anti-nuclear war ephemera. A 19 x 6.75 cm block of perforated stamps with gum on reverse. The block originally had twelve stamps, but the one at top right is lacking. Printed in blue on white with a simple design of a dove with an olive branch in its mouth, encircled by the words 'THE SOUTH AFRICAN PEACE COUNCIL.' Stapled between two 19 x 6.75 pieces of paper: the one behind the stamps blank and grey, the one before the stamps being the cover, on which is printed: ‘OUTLAW ATOMIC WEAPONS / THE SOUTH AFRICAN PEACE COUNCIL / P.O. Box 10528, Johannesburg / 12 Stamps 1/- / PLEASE NOTE! These are NOT Postage Stamps, and / should be stuck on the back of the envelope. / ONE YEAR OF NEGOTIATION IS BETTER / THAN ONE DAY OF WAR.’ At bottom left, in small print: ‘kco’. In good condition, lightly aged, with minor rust stains from staple. Central vertical fold to carnet. The SAPC was a Marxist organisation. One of its founders was Hilda Bernstein (1915-2006).