This South African revenue stamp, issued in 1926, carries the Afrikaans inscription "Suid-Afrika" and "Posseël Inkomste" (Postage Revenue). The design features a sailing ship at sea, with the rising sun in the background symbolizing new beginnings and progress. Surrounded by an ornate red frame with laurel motifs, the vignette is finely engraved in black. This issue was part of the bilingual postage and revenue series, with matching English and Afrikaans inscriptions on different stamps. Postally used copies like this one are valued by collectors for their historical and linguistic significance in South African philately.