TELKOM 1994 ISSUES

 

 

CHILD ART                      
                       
In 1994 Telkom issued their second set of cards, the Child Art cards, which was met with mixed reactions after the highly successful   
Big Five series                      
In Total 1000000 cards were issued with control numbers from SAEG 01002 001 to SAEG0200 200. For some inexplicable reason  
Telkom dropped the fifth letter of the prefix. In their catalogues, Telkom belatedly used the fifth letter in the control to identify the  
different cards but they do not appear on the cards themselves.              
                       
CAT No, Date Unit   Description control  chip mintage        
SAF 007 1994 10 units    telephone SAEGF T01 approx 54 000      
SAF 007a 1994 10 units   telephone SAEGF T02 approx 46 000      
                       

10 Units Complimentary            
The complimentary card has a drawing of a telephone on it.      
100 000 cards were issued. The prefix SAEGF is used for      
this card, but the cards were numbered SAEG1002 001 to      
1102 000                
                 
                 
No. Variation description     Variation Code Pro-rata mintage    
7.1 Chip T01, closed oval zero     T010aEoNm 54000      
7.2 ChipT01, Jet or laser control     T010aBoJm <200      
7.3 Chip T02, closed oval zero     T02VvEoNm 46000      
7.4 Chip T02, Jet or laser control     To2VvBoJm <100      
                       
                         
                         
CAT No, Date Unit   Description control  chip mintage        
SAF 008 1994 R10   two girls   SAEGG T01 approx 30 000      
SAF 008a 1994 R10   two girls   SAEGG T02 approx 270 000      
                       
R10 Two girls              
                 
A single printing of 300 000 cards were issued. These phonecards      
 are allocated the prefix SAEGG but were numbered SAEG 1102 001     
to 1402 000              
                 
                 
No. Variation description       Variation Code

mintage

    
8.1 Chip T01, open oval zero, squarish 6 & 9 joined prefix

T01VvBcNm-Jp

3500

    
8.2 Chip T01, open oval zero, squarish 6 & 9 separate prefix high control size

T01VvBcNm-Jp

22500

    
8.3 Chip T01, open oval zero, squarish 6 & 9 separate prefix large size

T01VvBcNh

4000

    
8.4 Chip T02, open oval zero, medium control     T02VvBcNm

266000

    
8.5 Chip T02, open oval zero, high control     T02VvBcNh

4000

    
8.6 Chip T02, Jet or laser control        

T02VvBoJ

1 known

    
                         
                         
CAT No, Date Unit   Description control  chip mintage        
SAF 009 1994 R10   three people SAEGH T01 approx 298 000      
SAF 009a 1994 R10   three people SAEGH T02 approx 2 000      
                       
R10 Conference Call            
                 
A single printing of 300 000 cards were issued. These cards were      
allocated the prefix SAEGH but were numbered SAEG 1402 001      
to 1702 000              
                 
                 
No. Variation description     Variation Code Pro-rata mintage    
9.1 Chip T01, closed oval zero     T01VvEoNh 2000      
9.2 Chip T02, open oval zero, squarish 6 & 9 small control T02VvBcNs

57500

      
9.3 Chip T02, open oval zero, squarish 6 & 9 Medium control T02VvEoNm

80000

      
9.4 Chip T02, closed oval zero, normal print Medium control T02VvEoNm

124000

      
9.5 Chip T02, closed oval zero, normal print High control T02VvEoNh

6500

      
9.6 chip T02, closed oval zero, heavy print Medium control T02VvEoHm

30000

      
9.7 Chip T02, jet or laser control     T02VvBoJ   < 100      
                         
                       
CAT No Date Unit   Description control  chip mintage        
SAF 010 1994 R20   Woman   SAEGI T01 approx 247 000      
SAF 010a 1994 R20   Woman   SAEGI T02 approx 3 000      
                       
R20 Woman              
                 
A single printing of 250 000 cards were issued. These cards were      
allocated the prefix SAEGI but were numbered SAEG 1702 001      
to 1952 000              
                 
                 
No. Variation description     Variation Code Pro-rata mintage    
10.1 Chip T01, closed oval zero T01VvEoNm < 3000      
10.2 Chip T02, open oval zero, squarish 6 & 9 Medium control T02VvBcNm

24000

      
10.3 Chip T02, open oval zero, squarish 6 & 9 High control T02VvBcNh

11000

      
10.4 Chip T02, closed oval zero     T02VvEoNm 212000      
10.5 Chip T02, jet or laser control     T02VvBoJ   <100      
                         
                       
CAT No Date Unit   Description control  chip mintage        
SAF 011 1994 R50   Elderly women SAEGJ T01 approx 49 000      
SAF 011a 1994 R50   Elderly women SAEGJ T02 approx 1000      
                       
R50 Two old women            
                 
A single printing of 50 000 cards were issued. They are allocated      
the prefix SAEGJ but were numbered SAEG1952 001 to        
SAEG 2002 000              
                 
                 
No. Variation description     Variation Code Pro-rata mintage    
11.1 Chip T01, closed oval zero     T01VvEoNm <1000      
11.2 Chip T02, open oval zero, squarish 6 & 9 T02VvBcNm <1000      
11.3 Chip T02, closed oval zero     T02VvEoNm 48000      
11.4 Chip T02, jet or laser control     T02VvBoj   <100      
                         
                       
S.A. ELECTIONS 1994 CAPE TOWN                
                       
CAT No, Date Unit   Description control  chip mintage        
SAF 012 1994 R100   Table Mountain SAEGK T02 30 000        
                       
These cards have the prefix SAEG but are recorded by Telkom as SAEGK    
No. Variation description  

Variation Code

 mintage

  
12.1 T02, 8 digits, closed oval zero normal, med, separated

T021a08EoNm-Ps

6500

    
           
12.2 T02, 8 digits, closed oval zero heavy med, separated

T021a08EoHm-Ps

23500

    
CAT No, Date Unit   Description control  chip mintage        
SAF 013 1994 R200   Table Mountain SAEGL T02 10 000        
                       
       

 

 These cards have the prefix SAEG but are recorded by Telkom as SAEGL    
   
No. Variation description  

Variation Code

 mintage
13.1 T02, 8 digits, closed oval zero normal med, separated

T021a08EoNm-Ps

10000

  
                         
                       
TRIBAL TELEPHONE                    
                       
CAT No, Date Unit   Description   control  chip mintage      
SAF 014 1994 R10   Wall telephone and tribal motif SAEGM T02 500 000      
                       
   
This is the first Generic phonecard issued by Telkom, depicting a green wall telephone with tribal edge patterns around the card.
Only one R10 with T02 chip were issued and no plate variations
have been detected. All variations are in the control number
    
               
No. Variation description Variation Code Pro-rata mintage        
14.1 closed zero, normal,  medium T02Pa08EoNh-Pa 55000          
14.2 Closed zero, normal, small T02Pa08EoNh-Pa 6000          
14.3 Open zero, normal, small T02Pa08BcNs-Pa 147000          
14.4 Open zero, normal, medium T02Pa08BcNm-Pa 292000          
14.5 Open zero, laser, medium T02Pa08BoJm-Pa <100          
                         
                       
BIRDS OF PREY                    
                       
A total of 750 000 cards with control numbers from SAEGN 02 45 000 to SAEGS 03 300 000 were issued. All the Birds of Prey cards  
have the T02 chip, and no other chip is known in this set, also no second printing has been observed        
The control numbers are similar to those of the Big Five with a five letter prefix and an eight digit numerical number. The prefix is   
joined to the first five digits with a space before the last three digits.            
                       
   
                    
                 
CAT No, Date Unit Description   control  chip mintage    
SAF 015 1994 R10 Black eagle   SAEGN T02 150 000    
                 
                 
                       
No. Variation description       Variation Code Pro-rata mintage  
15.1 Open squarish zero, heavy, medium control   BsHm   28000    
15.2 Open squarish zero, heavy, high control   BsHh   2000    
15.3 Closed oval zero, normal, medium control   EoNm   113000    
15.4 Closed oval zero, normal high control   EoNh   6000    
15.5 Open oval zero, Jet print medium control   BoJm   <100    
                         
                       
                 
                 
CAT No, Date Unit Description   control  chip mintage    
SAF 016 1994 R10 Bataleur   SAEGO T02 150 000    
                 
                 
                 
                       
No. Variation description       Variation Code Pro-rata mintage  
16.1 Open squarish zero, heavy, medium control BsHm   500 - 2 known  
16.2 Open oval zero, squarish 6 & 9, normal, medium control BcNm   2000    
16.3 Oval closed zero, normal medium control EoNm   147000    
16.4 Open oval zero, Jet printing medium control BoJm   300    
                         
                       
                 
                 
CAT No, Date Unit Description   control  chip mintage    
SAF017 1994 R10 Tawny eagle   SAEGP T02 150 000    
                 
                 
                 
No. Variation description       Variation Code Pro-rata mintage  
17.1 Open squarish zero, heavy, small control BsHs   15000    
17.2 Open squarish zero, heavy, medium control BsHm   8000    
17.3 Open oval zero, squarish 6 & 9, normal, medium control BcNm   26000    
17.4 Closed oval zero, normal, medium control EoNm   101000    
17.5 Open oval zero, jet print, medium control BoJm   <300    
                         
                       
                 
                 
CAT No, Date Unit Description   control  chip mintage    
SAF 018 1994 R10 Martial eagle   SAEGQ T02 150 000