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NATAL (South Africa) 1857-1901

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1857 Embossed stamps, crown, on coloured paper, imperforated

(Reduced sizes, The embossed stamps are very badly visible)

  3 p red paper
  6 p green paper
  9 p blue paper
  1 Sh brown paper

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Reprints seem to exist.

1859 Embossed stamps on coloured paper, crown in a rectangle, imperforated

(Reduced size)

  1 p red paper
  1 p brown paper
  1 p blue paper

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Similar fiscal stamp

1 p yellow paper (perforated or imperforated)

Reprints seem to exist.

(I've been told that this is a forgery)

Some primitive forgeries:

(Forgeries printed with colour instead of embossing!)

1859 Queen Victoria

  1 p red
  3 p blue
  6 p violet

For the specialist: these stamps were first issued without watermark in 1859 (all values). The 1 p exists with watermark 'star' (issued 1862). The 1 p and 6 p were issued with watermark 'CC crown' in 1864. I have seen an imperforate stamps of the 3 p value (however, I have also seen forged imperforate stamps of the 1 p and 3 p values, made from genuine stamps, with attached new borders!).

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
No watermark (1859)
1 p	RR	RR
3 p	RR	***
6 p	RR	R
Watermark 'Star' (1862)
1 p	RR	R
Watermark CC Crown, perforated 12 1/2 (1864)
1 p	RR	R
6 p	R	***

Stamps in other colours are fiscal stamps.

(6 p red and 1 p yellow fiscal stamps)

Forgeries:

(Forgeries)

1867 Queen Victoria, facing the left

  1 Sh green

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Stamps in other colours are fiscal stamps.

(1 Sh lilac fiscal stamp)

1869-1895 Queen Victoria issues of 1859 and 1867 surcharged 'POSTAGE' or 'Postage'

'POSTAGE' or 'Postage' horizontally:
  1 p red (7 types of overprint)
  1 p yellow
  3 p blue (5 types of overprint)
  6 p lilac (6 types of overprint)
  1 Sh green (6 types of overprint)

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

'POSTAGE' curved:

  1 Sh green ('POSTAGE' in green, red or black)
  1 Sh yellow ('POSTAGE' in red)

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

'POSTAGE' twice and vertically

  1 p red (2 types of overprint)
  3 p blue (red overprint)
  6 p lilac

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

'POSTAGE' once, vertically:

  1 Sh lilac

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

'POSTAGE' and value

  'Half-Penny' on 1 p yellow
  'Half Penny' on 6 p violet
  'One Penny' on 6 p violet
  'One Penny' on 6 p red

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

The 'Postage' overprints were made to remove the confusion between fiscal and postage stamps among the public.

1874 Queen Victoria, Various frames

  1/2 p green
  1 p red
  2 p green
  2 1/2 p blue
  3 p blue
  3 p grey
  4 p brown
  6 p lilac
  5 Sh red

Most of these stamps have perforation 14. Some rare other perforations are: 3 p blue (CC Crown) 14 x 12 1/2: RRR, 4 p (CC Crown) 12 1/2: RR, 5 Sh (CC Crown) 15 1/2 x 15: RR.

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
Watermark CC Crown (1874)
1/2 p	***	***
1 p	***	**
3 p blue	RR	RR
4 p	RR	***
6 p	R	***
5 Sh	RR	R
Watermark CA Crown (1882)
1/2 p	*	c
1 p	*	c
2 p	**	*
2 1/2 p	*	*	1891
3 p blue	R	***
3 p grey	***	***
4 p	**	*
6 p	***	*

Surcharged

  '1/2 HALF' on 1 p red
  'HALF' on 1 p red
  'ONE HALF PENNY' on 1 p red
  'TWO PENCE' on 3 p grey
  'TWO PENCE HALFPENNY' on 4 p brown

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

The inverted and/or double overprints of the 'ONE HALF PENNY' on 1 p red are forgeries, example:

(I've been told that this stamp has a forged surcharge)

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