Journal Topics - March 2021
Topics in the March 2021 Issue
From the Cape, some attractive postcards, followed by a further article on ‘The Earliest Recorded Picture Postcard used in Natal’ by Bram Leeflang, Keith Klugman and Roger Porter.
A short article on the Natal pineapple after which there is a study of the beautiful but intriguing Bourne Heads issued by Griqualand West.
A quick look at some Zululand proof material, after which comes the detailed analysis of Cape of Good Hope Postal Wrappers by John Courtis.
The Cape features again in three short articles – Revenue Use of a KEVII stamp, Ephemera from the Boer War and Forgeries by Sperati.
Turning back to Natal, Keith Klugman has produced an authoritative article on the Numeral Cancellations on Embossed Natal Stamps, I have added a short note on recent KEVII forgeries and Keith Klugman provides a fascinating piece on the ‘Errors of the Natal Half-penny Overprint on Mail of remote German Missionaries’.
Finally, Roger Porter and Keith Klugman join up in presenting a study of the Natal 1857 Cancel on embossed and early Chalon Stamps.
Simon Solomon
Honorary Editor