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This is a survey of the postage stamps and
Sandafayre Stamp Atlas. Retrieved 20 September 2011. The first stamps of Natal after these were issued in 1859, with the
The Embossed Postage Stamps of Natal 1857-1869.
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This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history
Postal history is the study of postal systems and how they operate and, or, the study of the use of postage stamps and covers and associated postal artifacts illustrating historical episodes in the development of postal systems. The term is att ...
of Natal. Natal was proclaimed a British colony
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on 4 May 1843 after the British had annexed 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.Natal.Sandafayre Stamp Atlas. Retrieved 20 September 2011. The first stamps of Natal after these were issued in 1859, with the
Chalon head Chalon may refer to:
Culture
*Chalon people, a Native American tribe of California
* Chalon language, an Ohlone language spoken by the Chalon people
Places
* Chalon, Isère, formerly Châlons, in France's Isère ''département''
* Le Chalon, in t ...
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.
In 1910 Natal combined with three other colonies to form the Union of South Africa.
See also
*Postage stamps and postal history of Zululand
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Zululand under British rule.
The Zulu Kingdom was defeated by Britain in the Anglo-Zulu War and was annexed as a British territory in 1887. For a brief period, it operated its own post ...
References
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 222p. * 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 168p. * 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.External links
The Embossed Postage Stamps of Natal 1857-1869.
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