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NATAL
/ Revenues
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EMBOSSED REVENUES
Note: Law No.18 of 1868, which
suspended Ordinance No.3 of 1850, required changes in certain Stamp
Duties and Fees, obliging the treasury to obtain additional dies for
these new rates. A total of 13 new duties were ordered and were
engraved by Mr. B. Wyon as were the earlier embossed issues. It is
understood
the original dies, now defaced, are held by the Museum Services
Department (or its successor) in Pietermaritzburg.
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NA132
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1868
De La Rue (?) ‘Additional embossed dies’. Proof impressions comprising 13
duties: 2/-, 2/3, 2/6, 5/-, £1, £1/5/-, £2,
£2/10/-, £5, £8, £10, £20 and £25,
each struck in rose-carmine on thin card, and each overprinted
'SPECIMEN'
(appears to be Samuel type D9). A few minor faults, though a most
attractive
set. Believed to be unique.
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NA133
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1868
De La Rue (?) ‘Additional embossed dies’. Proof impression of the £1
duty
struck in rose-carmine on thin card, without the Specimen overprint.
Most attractive and very rare.
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NA134
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1868
De La Rue (?) ‘Additional embossed dies’. Proof impression of the £25
duty
struck in rose-carmine on thin card, without the Specimen overprint.
Most attractive and very rare.
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CHEQUE STAMPS
Note: On 9th January 1886 the Colonial
Secretary wrote to the Crown Agents requisitioning “A strong lever
press with Die and metal counterpart”. The die to be circular or oval
with a Queen’s Head or Crown in the centre and the words ‘Natal One
Penny’ around it. The requisition was forwarded to De La Rue on the
13th February 1886 with the reference ‘Natal req. 14/1886 Stamps’. On
the 16th February, De La Rue submitted a quote and an essay. The Crown
Agents requested a further sketch with only a Crown in the centre. This
was submitted on the 19th February. This was also found unsatisfactory
and De La Rue submitted a further oval sketch on 25th February. As none
of these were acceptable the Crown Agents returned the Essays to De La
Rue who sent a further sketch on the 7th April, and from this the
necessary metal Dies were then made.
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NA145
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1886
Cheque Stamp Essay for a 1d duty, comprising Crown over flower within a
three-ring oval. Executed by hand in black and red ink on tracing paper
(62x89mm) dated upper right ‘FEB.25.86’. Exquisite and unique.
Essay
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NA146
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1886
Cheque Stamp Essay for a 1d duty, comprising an outline of the Queen’s
Head within multiple oval designs. Executed by hand in black and red
ink on tracing paper (67x 99mm) and dated at upper right ‘FEB.16.86’.
Endorsed at base ‘THIS DESIGN IS AS SMALL AS IT CAN BE MADE TO CONTAIN
THE QUEEN’S HEAD.’ Exquisite. Unique. Essay
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NA147
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1886
Cheque Stamp Essay for a 1d duty, comprising a central embossed Crown
within multiple oval designs. Executed by hand in black and red ink on
card (28x29mm) and dated at upper right ‘19.FEB’ with ‘1886’ on the
reverse. Exquisite & unique. Essay
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NA148
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1886
Cheque Stamp Essay for a 1d duty, comprising a central embossed Crown
over a flower within a three-ring oval. Executed by hand in black and
red ink on card (25x32mm) & dated ’25.FEB.86’ at upper right.
Exquisite and unique. Essay
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NA156
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c1886
cheque stamp ‘ONE / (Crown) / NATAL / PENNY’ embossed on piece of
blue cheque.
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NA149
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c1886
Keyplate Issue QV 1d lilac revenue overprinted ‘CANCELLED’ in black (Samuel type
D4). Affixed to piece (33x53mm) ex the De La Rue ‘Day Book’ endorsed
‘120 Set / 60 ovpt’ in red ink. Attractive and unique.
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£650
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1882-86
QV ‘keyplate’ range: Crown CC 1d, 1886 Crown CA set of
14 values to £20 (complete except 4d) with both £1 colours,
also 1901 1/- on 4/- provisional surcharge. All fine to very fine used.
Rare group (20 stamps). B73-4, 76-89 |
£275 |
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NA57 |
1886 QV ‘keyplate’ 4/- and 6/- (x 2) lilac
and red with
£1 green all tied to piece by large REGISTRY OF DEEDS OFFICE
NATAL violet cds's dated 19 June 1889. Most attractive. B79, 81,
84
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£25 |
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NA58 |
1886 QV ‘keyplate’ 9/- lilac and red. Two
examples very
fine used on piece small with REGISTRY OF DEEDS OFFICE violet oval
dated 3 July 1898. A most attractive and elusive value. B82
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£20 |
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NA185
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1886 QV ‘Keyplate’
£1 dull green. Block of four with very fine large part oval UPPER TUGELA D(EPT?) / 3 JAN 99 / R.M.’S
OFFICE oval datestamp struck in purple. A few paper wrinkles and
some reinforced perfs at top though a scarce multiple. Barefoot 84
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£55
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NA60 |
1886 QV ‘keyplate’ £20 green and black.
Very fine used
with manuscript cancel B88
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£85 |
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NA107
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1886
QV ‘keyplate’ £20 green and black. Horizontal
pair, very fine used apart from some light creasing, with good
colour (much original gum) and cancelled with circular datestamp and
manuscript initials. A rare multiple. B88
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£145
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NA85
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1897
receipt for £13.15s.1d being the share of an estate. Dated 25th
August and bearing a single QV 1d deep rose (SG 99) tied by signature
‘Jessica M. Robinson’ signed at Middlefield, Rosetta Station.
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£15 |
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