Great Britain, May 6, 1840 First Issues Collectors Club of stamps and philatelic material

Swaziland

Friday, October 18, 1889.

Perforated 12½ and 12½ x 12, no watermark, engraved.

Stamps of Transvaal 1885 - 93 overprinted in black.
Description Perforation # issued Scott # S.G. #
October 18, 1889
½ penny gray 12½ ? 1 4
1 penny rose 12½ x 12 ? 2 1
2 pence olive bister 12½ ? 3 2
12½ x 12 ? 3c 5
6 pence gray blue 12½ ? 4 6
1 shilling green 12½ x 12 ? 5 3
October 20, 1890
2 shilling 6 pence yellow 12½ ? 6 7
5 shilling slate 12½ ? 7 8
10 shilling light brown 12½ ? 8 9

All issue quantities are approximate.
Beware of counterfeits.

Perhaps the dates quoted were those on which the overprinting took place in Pretoria. The stamps may have been issued later in Swaziland itself.

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