Postage stamps and postal history of Natal

A 1902 £20 specimen stamp of Natal.

This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Natal.

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. [1] The first stamps of Natal after these were issued in 1859, with the Chalon portrait of Queen Victoria. Between 1869 and 1895, postage stamps of 1859-67 and fiscal stamps were overprinted 'POSTAGE' in various styles or additionally surcharged 'Half-Penny'. Stamps of King Edward VII were issued between 1902 and 1909. Six official stamps of King Edward were also issued.

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References

  1. ↑ Natal. Sandafayre Stamp Atlas. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
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