Journal Topics - December 2025
Topics in the December 2025 Issue
The December 2025 Journal (Issue 116) includes Vincent Kalkhoven solution to the issue of the Cape Triangular with ‘P.B. Cancelled’ applied by a handstamp. The Cape of Good Hope kicks off the articles with some Treasures from the Franschhoek Collection. Natal has received considerable attention through research in six differing areas. The Fox Hill Handstamp on Piece is an unexpected discovery in a recent Grosvenor Auction. The Missing Elements of the Coleman Halfpenny during March 1895 is a further instalment through the efforts of Keith Klugman, this time jointly with John Hardman. The 1888 Orange 1/-, reflects on the ways that the Natal authorities and the Colonial Office responded to the need for extra supplies of one shilling stamps and the inventive approach taken by De La Rue in ensuring that the stamps were overprinted with the word ‘Postage’.
