1888-93 ½d to 1s (8 vals) h/stamped SPECIMEN, faults, SG.1s/9s excl. 2s. (8) (Image)

1891 (25 Aug) envelope to Port Elizabeth, bearing 1888 ½d pair & 1891 Natal Fiscal 1d sharing two 'ESHOWE/ZULULAND' double-ring d/stamps, the reverse with Durban (27.8) & arrival (2.9) c.d.s, a clean & attractive inter-colonial franking. (Image)

1892 (27 Apr) blue envelope (222 x 104mm) reg to Germany, bearing 1888 6d & 1891 Natal Postal Fiscal 1d (10), all cancelled with 'NKANDHLA/ZULULAND' triple ring d/stamp in violet and showing London reg oval d/stamp (22.5) at foot, the reverse with Eshowe (29.4), Dundee (30.4) & arrival (date unclear) c.d.s; vertical crease at centre and some stains though a remarkable franking from this small office. (Image)

1894 £1 purple/red, optd SPECIMEN, fine M, SG.28s. (1) (Image)

1894 £5 purple & black/red, optd SPECIMEN, fresh M, SG.29s. (1) Cat. £475 (Image)

1895 (12 June) envelope reg to Johannesburg, bearing 1894 1d pairs (3) tied by 'NQUTU/ZULULAND' double-ring d/stamp, showing red ink registration marking and, on reverse, Rorkes Drift (12.6), Dundee (13.6), Charlestown (14.6) and arrival (15.6) d/stamps; two pairs with perf faults due to proximity to edge of envelope. A rare franking. Provenance: John Robson, March 1992. (Image)

1895 (7 Apr) envelope to Johannesburg, bearing 1888 ½d strip of four tied by legible 'NQUTU/ZULULAND' double-ring d/stamp & showing, on reverse, Rorkes Drift (8.4), Dundee (8.4), Charlestown (9.4) and arrival (10.4) d/stamps; the strip with some perf faults due to proximity to edge of envelope. Rare. (Image)