Postage stamps and postal history of Natal
This is a survey of the Boer Republic of Natalia.
The first stamps of Natal were issued on 26 May 1857. They were uncoloured designs embossed in plain relief on coloured wove paper and were imperforate.King Edward VII were issued between 1902 and 1909. Six official stamps of King Edward were also issued.
In 1910 Natal combined with three other colonies to form the Union of South Africa.
See also
References
- ^ Natal. Sandafayre Stamp Atlas. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ^ "Natal | Stamps and postal history | StampWorldHistory". Archived from the original on 2017-08-05. Retrieved 12 August 2018.[title missing]
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Further reading
- Dickson, John. Bibliography of the Philately and Postal History of Natal and Zululand. Ilminster: Natal & Zululand Study Circle, 2007 1 CD-ROM
- Dickson, John and Keith Hanman. The Postal Stationery of Natal. Ilminster: Natal & Zululand Study Circle, 2001 ISBN 0954038002222p.
- Hart, W.R., B.A. Kantey and A. Leslie Leon. The Postal Markings of Natal. s.l.: Printed for the Authors by Creda Press Ltd., 1977 ISBN 062002352X168p.
- Mann, Eric W. The Victorian Postage Stamps of Natal. Plymouth: Mayflower Press, 1939 53p.
- Walker, L.H.J. and J.-B. Moens. Les Timbres de Natal. Bruxelles: J.-B. Moens, 1883 60p. Series Title: Bibliotheque des timbrophiles; 15
- Wright, E. C. The Embossed Postage Stamps of Natal 1857-1861 and Their Reprints. Pietermaritzburg: E.C. Wright, 1988 29p.
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