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MN261 Undated single page letter 'Dear Madam, I should return in a favour if you want to sit as soon after twelve as possible instead of two. Truly yours, Alfd. Edwd. Chalon'. Together with a contemporary newspaper cutting announcing the passing of same in 1860.
 
Note: Alfred Edward Chalon painted the Coronation portrait of Queen Victoria in 1837. Engravings of this painting were later made for use on the postage stamps of several British colonies, including Natal
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MN254 1895 QV ½d on 6d violet. Two blocks of four, used watermark reversed. Both apparently the same positions row 1 7-8, row 2 7-8, and without any errors of surcharge. Very fine mint or used. SG 114, 114x £55
MN249 1895 QV ½d on 6d violet, watermark reversed. Showing ‘Half-Pennv’ and long 'P'. Very fine used. SG 114xb £60
MN248 1895 QV ½d on 6d violet. Pair, right stamp showing ‘Half-Pennv’ and long 'P', left stamp long 'P', 'A'. Very fine used. SG 114b, 114h £70
MN243 1895 QV ½d on 6d violet. Showing long 'T', 'A'. Very fine mint. SG 114ba £22
MN250 1895 QV ½d on 6d violet, watermark reversed. Showing ‘Half-Pennv’ and long 'T', 'A'. Very fine used. SG 114xba £60
MN253 1895 QV ½d on 6d violet, watermark reversed. Showing long 'P'. Very fine used. SG 114xd £12
MN251 1895 QV ½d on 6d violet. Showing long 'P', 'A'. Very fine used on piece. SG 114h £12
MN252 1895 QV ½d on 6d violet, watermark reversed. Showing long 'P', 'T', 'A'. Very fine used. SG 114xk £12
MN262 1895 QV ½d on 6d violet. Seven examples showing the more common varieties associated with this overprint. Mostly very fine mint. SG 114d,e,f,g,h,i and k £20
MN263 1895 QV ½d on 6d violet. Seven examples showing the more common varieties associated with this overprint. In addition one showing considerable downwards shift of surcharge now obliterating 'NATAL' at top. Very fine used. SG 114d,e,f,g,h,i and k £75
MN256 1895 QV ½d on 6d violet. Block of 72 being the lower six rows of the sheet, showing the full setting of 60 and thus all the listed surcharge errors. Typical; condition for these. A lovely multiple. SG 114, 114a x 1, 114b x 1, 114ba x 1, 114c x 6, 114d x 6, 114e x 6, 114f x 3, 114g x 6, 114h x 7, 114i x 5, 114k x 4 and 114ka x 2 £200
MN255 1895 QV ½d on 6d violet. Reconstructed block of 60, largely a block of 30 and lesser multiples, showing the full setting of 60 and thus all the listed surcharge errors. Very fine used cancelled 'REGISTERED DURBAN'. A lovely and very scarce unit. SG 114, 114a x 1, 114b x 1, 114ba x 1, 114c x 6, 114d x 6, 114e x 6, 114f x 3, 114g x 6, 114h x 7, 114i x 5, 114k x 4 and 114ka x 2 £485
NA593 1895 1d rose surcharged ‘HALF’. Lower right corner block of four showing plate ‘3’ in margin. Hinge remnants in margin only, the stamps are superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 125 SOLD
MN246 1895 15th March, envelope bearing single QV 'Half-Penny' surcharge on 6d (SG 114), cancelled 'G. P. O. / NATAL', flap unsealed and addressed to Durban, arrival backstamp. A very scarce single value usage, used three days after the issue of this surcharge. £295
MN257 1895 15th March, envelope bearing QV 'Half-Penny' surcharge, 2½d and 6d (SG 114, 113, 103), cancelled 'REGISTERED G.P.O.', sent registered to Canada. Transit and arrival strikes, further endorsed at right 'Received at PO in a broken(?) condition contents 'O.K', small tape across the affected area. SOLD
MN259 1895 23rd March, envelope bearing QV 'HALF' surcharge pair (SG 125), cancelled 'G. P. O. / NATAL', addressed to Fort Napier. £35
MN258 1895 21st March, printed advertising circular, an extraordinary account of transmission of Anthrax and apparent cure through the dose of Carbolic Acid, cancelled 'DURBAN' and along with 'one halfpenny received' I'm manuscript plus violet 'POSTMASTER OF DURBAN cachet. Reverse with contemporary endorsement stating the postmaster on this occasion being one J. Coleman, and 'there were no 1/2d stamps to be had'. A lovely example of this interim measure. SOLD
MN260 1895 7th July, envelope bearing QV 'HALF' surcharge x six, 2d and 4d (SG 125, 102, 107), cancelled 'REGISTERED G.P.O. / NATAL', sent registered to Canada, paying the correct 9d rate. Transit and arrival backstamps. £145
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