Postmark types

This page shows the various Zululand postmark types, information about them, and which post offices they were assigned to. Previous authors have used other groupings and at the bottom of each individual post office page I list these. The illustrations shown here are taken from Davis and Joseph.

Type Z1

A double circle postmark with the post office name at top and the date in two lines. Used at Eshowe

Type Z1

Type Z2a

A double circle postmark with the post office name at top and Zululand at bottom with the date in two lines. Used at Eshowe, Melmoth, Nondweni and Nqutu

Type Z2ab

A double circle postmark with the post office name at top and Zululand at bottom with the date in two lines and a code letter A or P in the line above. Used at Eshowe

Type Z2b

A double circle postmark with the post office name at top and Zululand at bottom separated by 2 dots within the circles with the date in two lines. Used at Lower Tugela, Nkandhla, Rorke's Drift and Ulundi

Left to Right, Types Z2a, Z2ab, Z2b

Type Z3a

A single circle postmark with the post office name at top and Zululand at bottom with the date in three lines. Used at Ingwavuma, Lower Umfolosi, Nongoma and Ubombo

Type Z3b

A single circle postmark with the post office name at top and Zululand at bottom separated by 2 dots within the circle with the date in three lines. Used at Ulundi

Type Z3c

A single circle postmark with 'Post Office' at top and the post office name at bottom with the date in three lines. Used at Qudeni

Type Z3d

A single circle postmark with 'R. M. Office' at top and the post office name at bottom with the date in three lines. Used at Hlabisa and Lower Umfolosi

Left to Right, Types Z3a, Z3b, Z3c, Z3d

Type Z4

A single circle postmark with 'Post Office' at top and the post office name at bottom with the date in one line. Used at Entonjaneni

Type Z4

Type Z5a

A single circle postmark with post office name at top and Zululand at bottom with the date in two lines. Used at Eshowe

Type Z5ab

A single circle postmark with post office name at top and Zululand at bottom with the date in two lines and Code A in the line above. Used at Eshowe

Left to Right, Types Z5a, Z5ab

Type Z6a

A triple circle postmark with the post office name at top and Zululand at bottom separated by 2 dots within the circle with the date in one line. Used at Nkandhla

Type Z6b

A triple circle postmark with the post office name at top and Zululand at bottom separated by 2 dots within the circle with the date in one line bordered by two straight lines. Used at Rorke's Drift

Type Z6c

A triple oval postmark with the post office name at top and Zululand at bottom separated by 2 dots within the oval with the date in one line bordered by two stylised lines. Used at Nondweni

Left to Right, Types Z6a, Z6b, Z6c