South Africa
Covers and stamps / Natal / Telegramme
(Natal) 1883 Natal Government Telegraphs with message from Durban to Newcastle, Newcastle cds at right, short ten word message, folded in half with slight stain towards top right.
£85
South Africa
Covers and stamps / Natal
(Natal) 1887 cover to Amsterdam franked 1882-89 ½d. dull green, 1d. rose and 6d. mauve tied double-ring Durban cds, reverse with London transit and arrival cds; address written back in.
£55
South Africa
Covers and stamps / Natal
(Natal) 1887 cover to England franked horizontal strip of six 1d. tied Lower-Tucela cds, Durban transit on reverse, redirected upon arrival.
£225
South Africa
Covers and stamps / Natal / Zululand
(Natal) 1898 (JY 21) registered cover to Albany, N.Y., USA franked 1882-89 1d. and pair 3d. grey tied by Eshowe Zululand cds, red London transit, reverse with Durban and New York transits plus arrival cds; fine condition. (Zululand was annexed to Natal on 31st December 1897).
£195
South Africa
Covers and stamps / Natal / Advertising stationery
(Natal) 1900s ½d. postal stationery card with printed message for travelling portrait artist cancelled by S.S.Helvetia O.R.C. cds; fine quality.
£65
South Africa
Covers and stamps / Natal / Forgeries / Postal Stationery
(Natal) 1905 4d. postal stationery registration envelope, size H2, to Naples uprated with a mix of Victorian and Edwardian issues tied Estcourt cds, reverse with Ladysmith and London transits plus arrival. The 4d. brown in bottom left corner has been previously used, the postal fraud went unnoticed.
£65
South Africa
Covers and stamps / Natal / Postal Stationery / Advertising Covers / Minerals
(Natal) 1906 ‘The Natal Navigation Collieries & Estate Co., Ltd printed 1d stationery printed letter card promoting Port Natal as a Coaling Station. Long printed contents detailing charges and services. Addressed to Melbourne, Australia with Durban cds, selvedge missing at left and largely detached at right.
£65
Germany
Covers and stamps / Germany / Natal / Boer War / Picture Stationery
(Picture Stationery) 1900 2pf grey card entitled ‘Hafen von Durban (Natal)’ with general view in town with docks; very fine unused.
£95
Great Britain
Covers and stamps / Great Britain / Natal
1883 (26 JY) underfranked cover to Natal, South Africa franked 1880-83 ‘3d’ on 3d., OK and 1880-81 2d. deep rose tied by two London G.W cds, blue manuscript “3” below surcharge stamp and ‘3d’ charge handstamp below this, to left of stamps large circular framed ‘7d’, arrival backstamp of 24.8. Some pinholes at left, an attractive cover.
£375
Zululand
Covers and stamps / Natal / Zululand / postal fiscals
1892 (27 Apr) long blue envelope registered to Germany, franked 1888 6d. and 1891 Natal Postal Fiscal 1d. (10) all cancelled with Nkandhla Zululand triple ring date stamp in violet, Registered London at center, reverse with Eshowe (29.4.), Dundee (30.4.) and arrival; central vertical crease, a remarkable franking from this small office.
£2395
Haiti
Covers and stamps / Haiti / Natal
1902 cover to Pietersmarizburg, Natal franked 1896 Palms 1c. and 2c. pairs plus 3c. single together with 1898 1c. Pres. Simon Sam tied Port-Au-Prince cds; small tear at right below stamps, without backstamps.
£195
Indo-China
Covers and stamps / Aden / Indo-Chine / Natal / Advice of Receipt
1902 ‘Avis De Reception’ complete form for a letter from Haiphong Tonkin to Nottingham Road, Natal, franked with 10c. tied red Haiphong Tonkin date stamp, this date stamp repeated inside, also with Aden transit and T.P.O. Natal arrival.
£435
SOUTH AFRICA (Natal)
Covers and stamps / / Natal
1905 up-rated 1d postal stationery envelope from Trappist Monastery to Freiburg, Germany tied fine 'P.O.A./51' handstamps, reverse with PINETOWN cds and arrival cancel.
£60
SOUTH AFRICA (Natal)
Covers and stamps / / Natal / Printed Mattar
Internal undated 1d postal stationery wrapper to Trappist Mission, Dronk Vlei, cancelled by fine 'P.O.A./51' handstamp; no backstamps.