Posts tagged CGH Triangulars
Journal Topics - June 2025
Journal Topics - June 2025

The June 2025 Journal (Issue 114) contains Three Enduring Mysteries of the Cape of Good Hope Triangular Issues. It’s172 years since the first of the Triangulars appeared and they were only prepared for 12 years from 1853 to 1864, yet so varied are the shades of the dyes, especially in the 6d values, that it requires considerable expertise to identify the colours of particular stamps. Fortunately we have such expertise in Chis Dorn and I think you will enjoy the way he goes about solving the mysteries.

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Rael SolomonCGH Triangulars, Britain Postal Wrappers, Six Queen Victoria Stamps, De La Rue, The Madagascar British Inland Mail Covers, Underpaid Zululand Covers
Journal Topics - December 2024
Journal Topics - December 2024

The December 2024 Journal (Issue 112) contains three Enduring Mysteries of the Cape of Good Hope Triangular issues of 1853-64 are tackled by Chris Dorn in the first of his articles on this subject. John Courtis returns to the Journal and has provided a review of the Cyclopaedia of Overprinted Private Wrappers which contains material from some 217 countries. Roger Porter’s Natal article entitled a Printed Advert on a Newspaper Wrapper demonstrates precisely how interesting these artefacts can be.

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Rael SolomonCGH Triangulars, Cyclopaedia of Overprinted Private Wrappers, Natal Telegraph