Posts tagged De La Rue
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 - March 2025
Journal Topics - March 2025

The March 2025 Journal (Issue 113) contains the De La Rue Cape of Good Hope Triangular issues of 1863-64 and Charges for Underpaid Postage on covers sent from Natal as well as arriving in Natal from overseas locations. Keith Klugman continues his tale of Postmaster Provisional Half-Penny Envelopes of Natal, with a number of new findings. Another Natal article, but this one on a completely new aspect of Revenue collecting, is included: Cape, Natal and Southern African Postal Orders.

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Rael SolomonDe La Rue, Charges for Underpaid Postage, Postmaster Provisional Half-Penny Envelopes of Natal, Natal Replica King Edward Postage Stamps