This overprinted British stamp was used at Eshowe in August 1890.
A halfpenny of the Key Plate issue, used in 1896.
During Zululand's period as a British territory, it operated its own postal system and had its own postage stamps.
A post office was established in Eshowe in 1887, but an official postal system was not started until May 1, 1888, at which time both Zululand and Natal became members of the Universal Postal Union. At first, the territory used postage stamps of Great Britain and Natal overprinted "ZULULAND".
Regular ("Key Plate") issues with a profile of Queen Victoria, inscribed "ZULULAND" appeared in 1894 and were in use at 21 post offices, up until the annexation by Natal. Only the lowest values are commonly seen today, priced at US$2 or so, while some higher values are worth hundreds of dollars.
Zululand high face value stamps accumulated by well known collectors just after 1900. Many of them were issued in very limited numbers and eventually ended up in museums. Therefore these high values are quite difficult to obtain.
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