Two types of forgeries are known:
1. British stamps with a fake Zululand overprint which can be easily detected as the postmark or numeral cancel is not from a Zululand post office. This page shows examples of these forgeries
2. Forged postmarks exist for Eshowe and Melmoth and are shown on those post office pages
An English postmark - ... Hill NR Rail Station SE in England dated 28 August 1900. Seen on Ebay
A non Zululand postmark and numeral canceller. Seen on Ebay
A non Zululand postmark. Seen in the collection of Morgan Farrell
A non Zululand numeral canceller. Seen in the collection of Morgan Farrell
An English postmark dated 22 October 1901. Seen in the collection of Morgan Farrell
A non Zululand and probably English postmark. Seen on Ebay
Forgery examples on British stamps used in England shown in Cape & Natal Philatelic Journal vol 23 no 3 (91) p. 217
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