NATAL / ZULULAND | Postage Stamps

MN11

1857 3d rose embossed in plain relief. Very fine used cancelled with crisp (Crown) 11 AU NATAL datestamps in blue. Very minor thin at upper left corner, still an exceptional copy. SG 4

£300

MN92

1859 QV 3d blue, no. wmk. perf. 14. Horizontal pair very fine used cancelled with crisp barred ovals, centred up, full gum. Lovely. SG 10

£85

NA07

1863-5 1d brown-red, watermark Crown CC, perf 12˝. Corner creased, otherwise very fine mint. SG 20

£65

MN82

1863-5 QV 6d lilac, watermark Crown CC, perf 12˝. Very fine mint. SG 23

£90

MN99

1863-5 QV 6d lilac, watermark Crown CC, perf 12˝. Upper marginal, very fine mint. SG 23

£95

MN96

1863-5 QV 6d violet, watermark Crown CC, perf 12˝. Very fine mint. SG 24

£75

MN100

1863-5 QV 6d violet, watermark Crown CC reversed, perf 12˝. Very fine mint. SG 24x

£70

NA09

1867 1/- green, watermark Crown CC, perf 14. Fine mint. SG 25

£85

NA13

1870-73 1d bright red overprinted 'POSTAGE.' vertically with watermark Crown CC, perf 12˝. Few lightly stained perfs, otherwise fine mint. SG 60

£25

NA245

1877 QV De La Rue die proof for the 1878 4d duty. Struck in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm) and dated ‘Sept 18 1877’ in black. Attractive and very scarce.

£650

MN72

1899 QV 5/- rose, watermark Crown CC. Right marginal, hinge traces and fresh. Exceptional. SG 72

£130

MN134

1899 QV 5/- rose, watermark Crown CC. Very fine unmounted. Scarce as such. SG 72

£225

MN54

1899 QV 5/- rose, watermark Crown CC. Left marginal block of six. Superb and fresh unmounted. Exceptional. SG 72

£1,200

NA16

1899 QV 5/- carmine, watermark Crown CC, perf 14. Horizontal pair, very fine–superb mint. SG 73

£85

MN03

1899 QV 5/- carmine, watermark Crown CC, perf 14. Upper marginal block of four, guide cross in margin. Superb and fresh unmounted. SG 73

£550

MN31

1877 1d yellow revenue stamp surcharged ‘POSTAGE / Half Penny’ showing the variety SURCHARGE DOUBLE. Fine used. Scarce. SG 91b

£175

MN118

1877 1d yellow revenue stamp surcharged ‘POSTAGE / Half Penny’, major variety ‘S’ OF 'POSTAGE' OMITTED. Very fine fresh mint. SG 91e

£285

MN119

1877 6d violet surcharged 'POSTAGE / One-Penny', major variety 'S' OF 'POSTAGE' OMITTED. Light gum creasing, fine mint. Scarce. SG 92a

£400

MN155

1880 ˝d blue-green, wmk. Crown CC. Very fine mint. SG 96

£25

MN65

1882-89 QV ˝d dull green, 1d carmine, 3d grey, 4d brown and 6d mauve, wmk. Crown CA. Five values very fine fresh mint. SG 97a, 99a, 101-103

£35

MN129

1884 QV 1d rose, wmk. Crown CA. Superb fresh unmounted. SG 99

£12

NA271

1884 QV 1d rose, wmk. Crown CA. Block of four, superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 99

£25

NA232

1884 QV 1d rose, wmk. Crown CA. Block of four, two pulled / short perfs on lower right stamps, otherwise fine mint. SG 99

£6

NA325

1882 QV 4d brown, wmk. Crown CA. Block of four, a few minor gum wrinkles on one, otherwise superb fresh unmounted mint. A scarce multiple. SG 102

£75

NA385

1882 QV 4d brown, wmk. Crown CA. Block of four, few gum bends, otherwise superb fresh unmounted mint. A scarce block. SG 102

£75

MN125

1882 QV 6d mauve, wmk. Crown CA. Very fine unmounted. SG 103

£20

NA33

1885 'ONE HALF-PENNY' surcharge on 1d rose. Fine used. SG 104

£6

NA323

1888 QV 1/- orange, Block of four, some splitting, otherwise fine used with Registered G.P.O. (18 Oct) double circle datestamps. SG 108

£15

MN123

1891 QV 2˝d bright blue. Superb fresh unmounted. SG 113

£15

MN122

1895 QV ˝d on 6d violet. Lower right corner block of six, the lower left stamp showing the variety ‘Ealf’ and the two adjoining stamps to right showing the Long ‘T’, the upper right stamp showing Long 'P' and 'T'. Deep shade, hinged on upper row lower unmounted, small stain in margin at base. SG 114,a,e,g

£35

MN120

1895 QV ˝d on 6d violet. 12 examples including two pairs, mounted on cards and each annotated with the numerous varieties associated with this overprint. All the lettering types as listed. Mostly very fine and fresh mint. SG 114,a,b,ba,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,k,ka

£125

MN21

1895 QV 1d rose surcharged 'HALF'. Handstamped 'SPECIMEN' in violet. Very fine fresh mint. SG 125s

£50

NA316

1895 1d rose surcharged ‘HALF’. Handstamped 'SPECIMEN' in violet (Samuel type NA1). Fine unused, without gum. SG 125s

£25

NA272

1895 QV 1d rose surcharged ‘HALF’. Block of four, superb unmounted mint. SG 125

£15

MN22

1895 QV 1d rose surcharged 'HALF'. Horizontal pair left stamp showing 'H' with longer limb. Superb and fresh unmounted. SG 125, 125b

£50

NA286

1895 QV 1d rose surcharged ‘HALF’. Lower left corner block of six (3x2) showing plate ‘3’. Folded vertically, otherwise very fine unmounted mint. SG 125

£48

NA459

1895 1d rose surcharged ‘HALF’. Block of 18 (6x3) from the top of a left hand pane with margins at left, top and interpanneau at right, showing plate number ‘3’. Hinged in margins only, the stamps are all superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 125

£65

NA94

1902-03 KEVII ˝d to 4/- complete set of 13, very fine used. Scarce. SG 127-39

£70

MN27

OTTOS BLUFF dc in violet, dated 9 AP 1904, two crisp strikes on pair KEVII ˝d on piece. Uncommon.

£45

NA193

1902 KEVII KEVII 1˝d green and black. Block of four, very lightly mounted mint. SG 129

£16

NA226

1902-03 KEVII 1˝d green and black. Block of four, very lightly mounted on top pair, lower pair unmounted mint. SG 129

£18

NA330

1902-03 KEVII 1˝d green and black. BLOCK OF 48 (6x8), Two small stains on reverse, otherwise very fine unmounted mint. A very impressive multiple. SG 129

SOLD

NA300

1902 KEVII 2d red and olive-green overprinted SPECIMEN (type D12). Hinge remainders, otherwise fine mint. SG 130s

£15

NA301

1902 KEVII 3d purple and grey overprinted SPECIMEN (type D12). Hinge remainders, otherwise fine mint. SG 132s

£15

NA281

1902 KEVII 3d purple and grey. Block of four, very fine or superb fresh mint (very light hinge mark on one stamp, the others are unmounted). SG 132

£20

NA293

1902 KEVII 3d purple and grey. Block of four, very fine or superb fresh mint (very light hinge mark on upper stamps, the lower pair is unmounted). SG 132

£20

NA331

1902-03 KEVII 4d carmine and cinnamon. BLOCK OF 42 (6x7). Two stamps with small stains on reverse, otherwise all very fine unmounted mint. A rare and very impressive multiple. SG 133

SOLD

MN137

1902 KEVII 2/- green and bright violet. Very fine unmounted. SG 137

£75

NA302

1902 KEVII 4/- deep rose and maize overprinted SPECIMEN (type D12). Very fine with gum. SG 139s

£50

NA434

1902 KEVII 4/- deep rose and maize, very fine fresh mint. SG 139

£65

MN138

1902 KEVII 4/- deep rose and maize. Very fine unmounted. SG 139

£135

MN71

1902 KEVII 4/- deep rose and maize, very fine used. Uncommon. SG 139

£65

MN139

1902 KEVII 5/- dull blue and rose. Very fine unmounted. SG 140

£95

MN140

1902 KEVII 10/- deep rose and chocolate. Very fine unmounted. Uncommon as such. SG 141

£185

MN24

1902 KEVII 10/- deep rose and chocolate. Few short perfs. at top fine used cancelled 'LOWER UMKOMAAS AP 7 09'. SG 141

£25

MN48

1902 KEVII 10/- deep rose and chocolate. Very fine used cancelled 'STANGER AP 19 1903'. SG 141

£35

MN83

1902 KEVII Ł1 black and bright blue. Small mark at top otherwise fine mint. SG 142

£150

MN73

1902 KEVII Ł1 black and bright blue, right marginal with plate ‘1’ in margin, slightly reduced. Hinge trace, lovely. SG 142

£300

MN76

1902 KEVII Ł1 black and bright blue, fine used cancelled 'GREYTOWN / 7 AU 03 datestamp, light blue registration line through. SG 142

£45

NA213

1902 Ł1 black and bright blue (pale shade). Very fine used with Durban (AP 8 09) datestamp. SG 142

£45

NA214

1902 Ł1 black and bright blue (deep shade). Very fine used with Pietermaritzburg (7 SP 04) datestamp. SG 142

£45

MN45

1902 Ł1 black and bright blue. Very fine used cancelled 'DURBAN FE 22' datestamp. SG 142

£45

MN84

1902 KEVII Ł1 black and bright blue. Superb used cancelled crisp central 'UMZINTO OC 6 1903' datestamp. Lovely. SG 142

£80

NA362

1902 KEVII Ł1 black and bright blue. BLOCK OF FOUR, very fine used, each stamp with a neat PIETERMARITZBURG (DE 15 08) double circle datestamp. Very rare and a most attractive multiple. SG 142

£450

MN80

1902 Ł1.10s green & violet. Very fine used cancelled large part 'DURBAN FE 22 04' datestamp. Most attractive SG 143

£110

MN94

1902 Ł5 mauve and black. Very fine used cancelled with central large part 'PIETERMARITZBURG MY 2 04' datestamp. Lovely strong colours, very scarce SG 144

£900

MN85

1902 KEVII Ł20 carmine and grey-green. Very fine fiscally used on piece with oval Deeds Office revenue cancel dated ‘MAR 1907’ and perfinned ‘RD’. Lovely strong colour, scarce, 6000 stamps printed. SG 145b fiscal use

£285

MN53

1908-09 KEVII ˝d to 2/6 complete set of eight values. Fine to very fine mint. SG 146-157

£175

NA296

1904 KEVII 1d rose-carmine. Block of four, very fine mint (hinge remnants, one stamp is unmounted). SG 147

£35

NA274

1904 KEVII 1d deep carmine. Lower left corner block of eight showing plate number ‘3’ and a degree of anilinity. Odd gum wrinkle otherwise superb unmounted mint. Scarce. SG 148

£170

MN142

1904 KEVII 2d red and olive-green. Very fine unmounted. SG 149

£25

MN156

1908 KEVII 5d black and orange. Superb unmounted. SG 153

£10

NA292

1904 KEVII 1/- carmine and pale blue. Block of four from the upper right corner of a pane with interpanneau margin at top and sheet margin at right. Very fine mint with light hinge marks. Most attractive and a rare multiple with this watermark. SG 155

£450

MN109

1908 KEVII Ł1 10/- brown-orange and deep purple. Very fine and fresh mint, free from the usual rubbing which often plagues this stamp. Diena opinion (1974). SG 162

£1,250

MN173

1908-09 KEVII complete set of seven values, 6d to Ł1, each overprinted 'SPECIMEN' (Samuel type D12/a). 5/- with light offsetting on gum otherwise very fine and fresh mint. SG 165s-171s

£300

MN50

1908-09 KEVII complete set of seven values, 6d to Ł1, each overprinted 'SPECIMEN' (Samuel type D12/a). Very fine and fresh mint. SG 165s-171s

£325

MN144

1908-09 KEVII ˝d to Ł1 complete set of seven values. Very fine and fresh unmounted. A scarce assembly. SG 165-171

£800

NA435

1908-09 KEVII set of three high values, 5/-, 10/- and Ł1, each overprinted SPECIMEN (Samuel type D12a). Fresh mint. Attractive. SG 169s-171s

£150

NA436

1908-09 KEVII 2/6 black and red on blue overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ (Samuel type D12). Fine and fresh mint. SG 168s

£30

MN146

1908-09 KEVII 2/6 black and red on blue. Lower right corner copy, superb and fresh unmounted. SG 168

£38

MN106

1908 KEVII 5/- green and red on yellow. Very fine mint. SG 169

£25

MN148

1908 KEVII 5/- green and red on yellow. Upper marginal, hinged on margin stamp superb and fresh unmounted. A wonderful stamp. SG 169

£45

MN79

1908 KEVII 5/- green and red on yellow. Very fine used cancelled 'NEWCASTLE'. SG 169

£45

NA439

1908-09 KEVII 5/- green and red on yellow. Very light horizontal surface crease, otherwise fine used with Pietermaritzburg (JU 8 09) double circle datestamp SG 169

£20

MN107

1908-09 KEVII 10/- green and red on green. Very fine fresh mint. SG 170

£100

MN46

1908-09 KEVII 10/- green and red on green. Very fine mint, hinge trace. SG 170

£110

MN91

1908-09 KEVII 10/- green and red on green. Very fine unmounted. Uncommon as such SG 170

£195

NA440

1908-09 KEVII 10/- green and red on green. Horizontal crease, otherwise fine used with Newcastle (AP 12 10) double circle datestamp. SG 170

£45

MN108

1908-09 KEVII Ł1 purple and black on red. Very fine fresh mint with superb intact colours. Very scarce in such fine condition. SG 171

£350

MN01

1904 KEVII ˝d to 1/- set of six, overprinted 'OFFICIAL'. Fine or very fine fresh mint. SG O1-O6

£225

NA190

1904 KEVII 1d carmine overprinted 'OFFICIAL'. Block of four very fine unmounted mint. SG O2

£35

NA161

1904 KEVII 1d carmine overprinted 'OFFICIAL'. Block of four superb fresh unmounted mint. SG O2

£35

NA201

1904 KEVII 1d carmine overprinted 'OFFICIAL'. Block of six (3x2) very fine unmounted mint. SG O2

£45

NA212

1904 KEVII 1d carmine overprinted OFFICIAL. Block of 15 (5x3) with interpanneau gutter margin at left. Crease affects top row and one stamp with small stains, otherwise very fine unmounted mint. An impressive multiple. SG O2

£100

MN110

1904 KEVII 2d red and olive-green overprinted 'OFFICIAL'. Very fine mint. SG O3

£35

NA202

1904 KEVII 3d purple and grey overprinted 'OFFICIAL'. Block of four, diagonal bend, otherwise very fine mint. Scarce multiple. SG O4

£45

MN111

1904 KEVII 6d green and brown-purple overprinted 'OFFICIAL'. Very fine mint. SG O5

£65

MN44

1904 KEVII 6d green and brown-purple overprinted 'OFFICIAL'. Fine used. SG O5

£45

MN98

1904 KEVII 1/- carmine and pale blue overprinted 'OFFICIAL'. Superb and fresh unmounted. Scarce as such. SG O6

£350

MN12

c1905 KEVII 1d carmine, two copies on piece perforated ‘NGR’, the left reversed and the right normal, both considerably off-centre. Very fine used cancelled 'DURBAN de 26 10'.

£20

AZ01

ZULULAND 1888-1893 GB QV complete set of ten, ˝d to 5/-, overprinted ‘ZULULAND’, each further handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ in violet (Type NA1). Superb unmounted mint. SG 1s-11s

£650

ZU37

ZULULAND 1888-93 GB QV overprinted ZULULAND. Set of nine, ˝d to 1/- (less the 1d), very fine mint. SG 1, 3-10

£275

AZ03

ZULULAND 1888 GB QV ˝d vermilion overprinted ‘ZULULAND’. Vertical strip of three, each handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ in violet (Type NA1). One with corner wrinkle, otherwise superb unmounted mint. SG 1s. Copy of BPA certificate (2011, for seven items).

£135

MZ54

ZULULAND 1888 GB QV ˝d vermilion overprinted ZULULAND. Very fine unmounted. SG 1

£12

AZ18

ZULULAND / Forgery 1888 GB QV ˝d vermilion. An upper right corner marginal block of 30, each apparently bearing a forged ‘ZULULAND’ overprint, applied inverted. Creasing and some reinforced splitting, otherwise fine mint. Although widely regarded as a forgery, the overprint is virtually identical to known genuine examples apart from a few positions which appear 0.5 mm shorter. Philatelic Foundation certificate (1946) bears a photographs of a pane of 60 although the text refers to a block of 30, and states ‘that it is counterfeit’. SG 1 forgery.

£275

AZ19

ZULULAND / Forgery 1888 GB QV ˝d vermilion. A lower right corner marginal block of eight (4x2), perforated through the lower margin (partially doubled) and showing control letter ‘G’. Each apparently bearing a forged ‘ZULULAND’ overprint, applied inverted. Some creasing otherwise fine mint. BPA ‘pink’ certificate stating ‘. . . provided with a bogus “Zululand” inverted overprint.’ (2011). SG 1 forgery.

£200

AZ20

ZULULAND 1888 GB QV 1d deep purple overprinted ‘ZULULAND’. Block of four, superb fresh unmounted mint. Very scarce multiple. SG 2.

£140

MZ56

ZULULAND 1888 GB QV 2d grey-green and carmine overprinted ZULULAND. Very fine unmounted. SG 3

£40

AZ05

ZULULAND 1891 GB QV 2˝d purple on blue overprinted ‘ZULULAND’. Horizontal strip of four, each handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ in violet (Type NA1). Superb unmounted mint. SG 4s. Copy of BPA certificate (2011, for seven items). (az05) Ł180

£180

MZ70

ZULULAND 1891 GB QV 2˝d purple on blue overprinted ZULULAND. Showing curious partial offset of design on reverse. Fine mint. Most unusual. SG 4 var.

£45

AZ08

ZULULAND 1893 GB QV 5d dull purple and blue overprinted ‘ZULULAND’. Horizontal strip of three, each handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ in violet (Type NA1). Superb unmounted mint. SG 7s. Copy of BPA certificate (2011, for seven items).

£135

AZ68

ZULULAND 1893 GB QV 5d dull purple and blue overprinted ‘ZULULAND’. BLOCK OF FOUR. Blunt perforations at left, otherwise very fine fresh mint with light hinge marks. A very scarce multiple. SG 7

£300

AZ09

ZULULAND 1888 GB QV 6d purple on rose-red overprinted ‘ZULULAND’. Horizontal strip of three, each handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ in violet (Type NA1). Superb unmounted mint. SG 8s. Copy of BPA certificate (2011, for seven items).

£135

AZ11

ZULULAND 1892 GB QV 1/- dull green overprinted ‘ZULULAND’. Handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ in violet (Type NA1). Fine mint with hinge remainder. SG 10s

£35

AZ10

ZULULAND 1892 GB QV 1/- dull green overprinted ‘ZULULAND’. Vertical strip of four, each handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ in violet (Type NA1). Superb unmounted mint. SG 10s. Copy of BPA certificate (2011, for seven items).

£180

AZ30

ZULULAND 1892 GB QV 5/- rose lettered ‘B D’ overprinted ‘ZULULAND’. Fine used, tied to small ‘Inland Parcel Post’ piece by ESHOWE (JU 4 94) double circle datestamps with code letter ‘P’. Very rare commercial use. BPA certificate (2014). SG 11.

£1,100

MZ71

ZULULAND 1888 Natal QV ˝d dull green overprinted ‘ZULULAND’ (with stop), major variety OVERPRINT DOUBLE. A clear separation, very fine mint. SG 12a

£795

AZ35

ZULULAND 1888 Natal QV ˝d dull green overprinted ‘ZULULAND’ (without stop). Block of four, superb unmounted mint. SG 13.

£125

MZ17

ZULULAND 1888 Natal ˝d dull green overprinted 'ZULULAND' (without stop). Lower left corner strip of three showing plate '1' in margin. Very fine unmounted. SG 13

£135

AZ38

ZULULAND 1893 Natal QV 6d dull purple overprinted ‘ZULULAND’. An upper right corner block of four superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 16. A scarce multiple.

£350

AZ39

ZULULAND 1893 Natal QV 6d dull purple overprinted ‘ZULULAND’. BLOCK OF 30 (6x5) superb used, each pair sharing an ESHOWE (AP 10 95) double circle datestamp. Believed to be the largest multiple extant. BPA certificate (2012, mentions toning on one stamp). SG 16.

£1,200

MZ65

ZULULAND1894-96 QV ˝d to 1/-, set of six values. Very fine fresh mint. SG 20-25

£65

MZ11

ZULULAND1894-96 QV ˝d to Ł1, complete set of nine values. Lower values upper marginal, very fine fresh mint. A lovely set. SG 20-28

£650

MZ43

ZULULAND 1894 QV ˝d to 6d, five values each in a block of four. Light creasing affect ˝d and 6d blocks, a few stamps hinged but majority unmounted. Attractive and uncommon group. SG 20-24

£275

MZ22

ZULULAND 1894 QV ˝d dull mauve and green, block of four. Superb and fresh unmounted. SG 20

£35

MZ72

ZULULAND 1894 QV ˝d dull mauve and green. Major variety WATERMARK INVERTED. Superb and fresh unmounted. SG 20w

£450

MZ45

ZULULAND 1894 QV 1d dull mauve and carmine, block of four. Superb and fresh unmounted. SG 21

£35

MZ37

ZULULAND 1894 QV 1d dull mauve and carmine, left marginal block of four. Very fine unmounted. SG 21

£35

MZ66

ZULULAND 1894 QV 3d dull mauve and olive-brown. Upper left corner block of four showing plate '1' in margin. Superb and fresh unmounted. Uncommon. SG 23

£55

MZ35

ZULULAND 1894 QV 6d dull mauve and black. Very fine unmounted. SG 24

£30

AZ60

ZULULAND 1894 QV 6d dull mauve and black. Upper right corner block of six (3x2) showing plate number ‘1’ in margin. Small adherence in margin, the stamps are all superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 24

£185

MZ67

ZULULAND 1894 QV 1/- green, upper marginal showing plate '1' in margin. Hinged on margin stamp superb and fresh unmounted. Uncommon. SG 25

£80

MZ49

ZULULAND 1894 QV 1/- green. Upper left corner block of four showing plate '1' in margin. Hinged on margin otherwise very fine unmounted. Very scarce. SG 25

£325

MZ32

ZULULAND 1896 QV 2/6 dull green and black, block of four. Upper right stamp with fault at upper left, fine mint. Scarce. SG 26

£300

MZ51

ZULULAND 1894 QV 4/- green and carmine, block of four. Light blemish on reverse of lower left stamp otherwise very fine mint. Very scarce. SG 27

£600

AZ64

ZULULAND 1894 QV 4/- green and carmine. Fine used with large part Eshowe (NO 29 95) datestamp. SG 27

£150

MZ69

ZULULAND 1894 QV Ł1 purple on red. Superb fresh mint, hinge trace. SG 28

£475

MZ68

ZULULAND 1894 Ł5 purple and black on red, overprinted 'SPECIMEN'. Superb fresh unmounted. RARE as such. SG 29s

£600

AZ43

ZULULAND 1891 Natal Fiscal 1d dull mauve overprinted ‘ZULULAND’ and authorised for postal use. Vertical STRIP OF FIVE, each handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ in violet (Type NA1). Superb unmounted mint. SG F1s.

£300

AZ46

ZULULAND 1891 Natal Fiscal 1d dull mauve overprinted ‘ZULULAND’ and authorised for postal use. A lower marginal horizontal strip of three showing plate number ‘2’ in lower margin. Superb unmounted mint. SG F1.

£40

AZ49

ZULULAND 1891 Natal Fiscal 1d dull mauve (deep shade) overprinted ‘ZULULAND’ and authorised for postal use. A lower left corner marginal block of six showing plate number ‘2’ in lower margin. Superb unmounted mint. SG F1.

£55

AZ50

ZULULAND 1891 Natal Fiscal 1d dull mauve (deep shade) overprinted ‘ZULULAND’ and authorised for postal use. The upper two rows of a sheet comprising two blocks of 12 separated by the interpanneau margin. With full margins on three sides and showing plate number ‘2’ in each corner. Superb unmounted mint. SG F1.

£165

AZ51

ZULULAND 1891 Natal Fiscal 1d dull mauve (deep shade) overprinted ‘ZULULAND’ and authorised for postal use. The lower two rows of a sheet comprising two blocks of 12 separated by the interpanneau margin. With full margins on three sides and showing plate number ‘2’ in each corner. Superb unmounted mint. SG F1.

£165

AZ61

ZULULAND / Postal History 1891 (15th October), envelope addressed to Natal, bearing a single 1d dull mauve postal fiscal (SG F1) tied by an ESHOWE / ZULULAND (15 Oct) double circle datestamp. Durban (17 Oct), GPO Natal (18 Oct) and Hermannsburg (20 Oct) transit / arrival backstamps. A very scarce example of this stamp used alone on cover.

£325

AZ59

ZULULAND / Postal History 1894 (17th October), long folded official envelope with a superb ‘TREASURY / ZULULAND’ red wax seal on the flap and ‘ON HER MAJESTY’S SERVICE’ crossed through at top. Addressed to Paris and sent registered, with a large oval framed ‘R’ struck at left. Bearing two examples of the 1892 1/- dull green overprinted ‘ZULULAND’ (SG 10), tied by ESHOWE / ZULULAND (17 Oct) double circle datestamps. Durban (19 Oct) transit on the reverse with London and Paris (12 Nov) transit / arrival datestamps struck on the front. An exceptionally rare commercial franking.

£2,200

AZ58

ZULULAND / Postal History 1896 (6th August), stampless envelope endorsed 'O.H.M.S.' at top and with Royal Arms embossed on the flap in blue. Addressed to ‘Messrs Adams & Co / Stationers / Maritzburg’ (Natal). Bearing a superb crisp UBOMBO / ZULULAND (6 AUG 1896) single circle datestamp struck in violet. Signed at lower left 'D. Bruce' the resident Magistrate. The reverse with Melmoth / Zululand (10 Aug), NONGOMA / ZULULAND (8 Aug) single circle in violet, Eshowe / Zululand (11 Aug), Durban (12 Aug) and G.P.O. Natal (13 Aug) transit / arrival backstamps. A magnificent cover. Ex Danson, Robson and Wilson Wong.

£2,500

AZ55

ZULULAND / Revenue Essay 1889 stamp-sized essay for a 1d duty inscribed ‘Revenue / Revenue’. Handpainted in mauve, green and Chinese white on buff tracing paper (60x77mm, corner faults), dated ‘May 20th 89’. A superb and most attractive essay. BPA certificate (2011). Ex De La Rue Archives, Ex Robson.

£4,500


		FEATURED ITEM

		MN109
		1908 KEVII Ł1 10/- brown-orange and deep purple. Very fine and fresh mint, free from the usual rubbing which often plagues this stamp. Diena opinion (1974). SG 162
		£1,250