Overprinted ZULULAND 1888/1893: ½ d. vermilion used with 1894 ½ d. dull mauve & green in a horizontal pair and 1 d. dull mauve & carmine, on 1894 cover cover to Streatham, London tied by neat ESHOWE / ZULULAND datestamps (Dec 31) in black. Reverse with 'Durban / Natal' cds (Jan 1, 1895) and London arrival cds (Jan 26). A charming and very scarce cover.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 14 Feb 1995, lot 1522. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Overprinted ZULULAND 1888/1893: ½ d. vermilion, 5 d. dull purple & blue and optd. on Natal ½ d dull green (without stop) all used on 1894 registered cover to Nylstroom, Transvaal tied by ESHOWE 7 ZULULAND cds's (June 1) in black. Red "Register" handstamp at left and reverse with 'Durban / Natal' cds (June 4) and 'Pretoria / ZAR' cds in black. A most attractive cover. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Overprinted ZULULAND 1888/1893: 2½ d. purple on blued, used on 1893 cover from Eshowe to Montreal, Canada tied by ESHOWE / ZULULAND cds (March 25) in black. Reverse with "Durban / Natal" cds (March 26), London cds in red (April 20) and Montreal arrival cds (April 28) in black. A scarce cover to a most unusual destination.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 14 Feb 1995, lot 1519. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1889/1893: 5 d. dull purple & blue, an unused example overprinted CANCELLED in black (Samuel Type GB14), scarce and fine, large part og. Rare. (Image 1) (Image)

Overprinted ZULULAND 1888/1893: 1 s. dull green, a single example used on 1894 registered OHMS cover to Montreal, Canada tied by ESHOWE / ZULULAND cds (May 16) in black. Oval 'R' at left and reverse with Durban cds (May 18), oval 'Registered / Liverpool' datestamp (June 11) and Montreal arrival cds (June 21). The cover with closed tear at top and slightly trimmed at left but a remarkable and rare usage.rnProvenance: RL, London, 19 Nov 1996, lot 232. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1894/96: £ 1 purple on red, an unused horizontal strip of five of wonderously fresh colour, overprinted SPECIMEN (Type D12) in black, superb and most attractive strip, unmounted og. Rare.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 21 Dec 1994, lot 2375. (Image 1) (Image)

1888/96: Lot two multiples and a cover incl. Overprinted 'ZULULAND' at Pietermaritzburg 1888 Natal ½ d. dull green, without stop, an unused block of eight of fine colour and superb unmounted og.; Overprinted 'ZULULAND' by De La Rue 1893 Natal 6 d. dull purple, a used block of nine in a deep shade, all cancelled by ESHOWE / ZULULAND cds's (April 10, 1896) in black; and 1894/96 2½ d. dull mauve & ultramarine, a vertical strip of three used on registered 1896 cover to Paris, all tied by ESHOWE / ZULULAND cds's (May 9) in black. Large oval 'R' at left and 'Registered / London' oval datestamp of transit (June 8) in red on front. Reverse with 'Durban / Natal' transit (May 11) and Paris arrival cds (June 8). (Image 1) (Image)