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;) | MBABANE, Swaziland postmark 23 OCT 23 on two hinged together re-united vertical pairs South Africa KGV 1½d. £18 |
;) ;) ;) | BULWER, Natal postal history printed green flap with King's Crown/NP/NONGQAI of the Native Police on KE7 1d rate cover to Miss Jeune, South Hampstead, London dated AU 8 10. Fort Nongqai, situated on the outskirts of the town of Eshowe, was built to serve as the headquarters of the Zululand Native Police. This small force was established in 1883 to serve as a bodyguard to the then Resident Commissioner Sir Melmoth Osborne. The small force, initially just 50 men, was known to the Zulus as nongqai and hence the fort was given the name Fort Nongqai. £75 |
;) | G15 used BLUE MOUNTAIN VALLEY, Jamaica postmark on QV 1d CA wmk (SG.18). £4 |
;) ;) ;) ;) | POA 57, Natal postal history tying KE7 ½d on NORWEGIAN col. ppc of the future King Haakon VII and Queen Maud (coronation 22 June 1906) addressed Stanger showing Pietersmaritzburg FE 15 06 transit, text includes the word "Eshowe". The Norwegian Missionary Society founded its first permanent mission station north of the Tugela in the 1840’s. £325 |
;) ;) ;) | POA 64, Natal postal history Cape Gov't Railways col. ppc headed "Subeni, Zululand" mailed with pair KE7 ½d to Abbey Wood, Kent, alongside VRYHEID AU 21 09 d/ring. £225 |
;) ;) | POA 90, Natal postal history chrome ppc headed "Winkle Spruit P.O. 31/8/05" mailed with KE7 ½d to Stanger. £48 |
;) | POA 80, Natal postal history tying pair QV ½d on cover to Wexford, Ireland, b/stamped Durban 2 JU 1900, both cover and adhesives toned. £48 |
;) | KABALLA, Sierra Leone postmark (057.02) C/JA 11 40 on KG6 1d (SG.189). £6 |
;) | JIMMI, Sierra Leone postmark (056.03) 21 FE 55 on KG6 2d (SG.191a). £9 |
;) | HANGHA, Sierra Leone postmark (050.03) sideways up C/NO 23 38 on KG6 4d (SG.193), perf. defect at left. £4 |
;) | HANGHA, Sierra Leone postmark (050.03) 5 JY 48 on KG6 1½d (SG.190a), short perfs. Inverted dates also known for 3 JY 48 £10 |
;) | GERIHUN, Sierra Leone postmark (045.01) */13 JA (47) on KG6 1½d Victory (SG.201). £9 |
;) | FREETOWN QUAY, Sierra Leone postmark (035.81) */14 OC 54 on KG6 1/3d (SG.196a) piece. £7 |
;) | FREETOWN PARCEL POST, Sierra Leone postmark (035.42) partially dated -- AU -- on 1884-91 QV 4d brown CA wmk (SG.33). £20 |
;) | CLINE TOWN, Sierra Leone postmark (025.03) */2 AP 54 on KG6 1/- (SG.190). £4 |
;) | GBAP, Sierra Leone postmark (042.01) */17 OC 47 on KG6 1½d (SG.190a). Walton handbook earliest date £14 |
;) | GBANGBATOKE, Sierra Leone postmark (041.01) 12 SP 49 on KG6 1/- (SG.196), unusual on this denomination. £18 |
;) | GBANGBAIA, Sierra Leone postmark (039.01) */NO 5 40 on KG6 3d (SG.192). £9 |
;) | GBANGBAIA, Sierra Leone postmark (039.01) */11 SP 47 on KG6 ½d (SG.188). £9 |
;) | BAOMA, Sierra Leone postmark (008.01) */28 AP 5 (5 for year only) on KG6 2d (SG.191a), minor toning. Illustrated Page 4 of "The Postmarks of Sierra Leone 1854-1961 Second Edition" by Walton, Quirk, Hamilton, Horry. £14 |