Stamps of Natal
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Stamps of Natal, a British colony since the 1840s. It issued stamps in the 1857-1909 period, before its merge in the Union of South Africa.
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1857 - 1861
[edit]Embossed on coloured paper. Very rare.
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From a 1894 album page
1859 - 1864 Chalon Head
[edit]Those stamps were also used for fiscal purposes and were then pen-marked.
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3 d blue, 1861 issue, numeral 2
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1 d rose-red, 1862 issue, pen-marked
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1 d thick lake, 1863 issue
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1 d carmine (?)
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6 d violet, 1863 issue with wmrk CC
1869-1877 overprint POSTAGE
[edit]Note the variety. Why this overprint? To exclude a fiscal use?
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6 d violet 1869 SG55
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1 sh curved ovpt SG59
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1 d bright red, double POSTAGE 1870 SG60
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3 d bright blue, double POSTAGE 1872 SG61
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1 sh fiscal purple-brown, single vertical 1873 SG63
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6d violet 1876 SG83
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1 sh green, DC with cross at DURBAN. SG84
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Half-penny yellow unused. SG91
1874-1899 wmrk Crown CC
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1 d dull rose unused 1874, SG66
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1 d used
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4 d brown, 1878 used
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6 d used SG70
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5 Shillings rose 1874, large format, Sc57, SG72
1880-1889 wmrk crown CA
[edit]Typo De la Rue. There is a Half d with crown CC wmrk in 1880.
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Half d dull green, oval P.O. SG97a
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1 d oval 18
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1 d rose, DC at DURBAN in 1890, SG99
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1 d rose, circle at RICHMOND on 17 December 1891
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1 d rose, circle at UMZINTO on 13 April 1892
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1 d rose, DC at DUNDEE on 9 April 1895
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3 d blue sub-issue 1884, DC at Durban SG100
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2 d olive-green sub-issue 1889, SG107
1885-1891 surcharges
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One half on 1d rose SG104
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Two pence on 3d grey SG105
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Late (in 1888) red POSTAGE overprint SG108
1902 Edward VII wmrk Crown CA
[edit]13 values (Half penny to 4 sh). Typo by De la Rue. Labelled POSTAGE REVENUE.
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1 d, circle at Umtwalumi .. in 1904. SG128
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2 d red center & olive, unused
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5 d black center & orange, unused
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1 sh carmine center & pale blue
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2 sh green center & bright violet
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2 sh 6 d purple SG138
1902 Edward VII wmrk Crown CC
[edit]7 values (5 sh to £20). Typo by De la Rue. Labelled POSTAGE REVENUE.
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£20 red & green, SPECIMEN. SG145bs
1904-1908 Edward VII wmrk mult Crown CA
[edit]9 values (Half penny to 1£10s). Typo by De la Rue. Labelled POSTAGE REVENUE.
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Halfpenny blue-green SG146
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2 d red center & olive green
1908-1909 POSTAGE-POSTAGE
[edit]7 values (6d to 1£). Typo by De la Rue. Labelled POSTAGE POSTAGE.
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1 sh black on green paper SG166
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2s6d black & red on blue paper SG168