Zululand

Zululand was a country in southern Africa.
 * Originally the Zulu kingdom, it was taken by Great Britain in May 1887.
 * In 1875, Natal opened a post office there. It was closed in 1879 in the Zulu War and was not reopened until 1879.
 * In November 1888, it issued British stamps overprinted Zululand.
 * In 1894, Victoria keytype designs were issued.
 * Meanwhile, British field post offices were opened during the South African (Boer) War of 1899-1902. They used special postmarks on British stamps.

 File:Zululand halfpenny.jpg|½d value from 1888. File:Zululand ovpt.jpg|4d from the first overprint issue. File:Zululand 6d.jpg|6d issued in 1894. 

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