Melmoth

Melmoth post office (28s35 31e24), 35 km north of Eshowe, opened on 23 April 1888 as Entonjaneni and was renamed Melmoth in January 1893. 

• Postmark type Z4a (18 January 1893 - 7 December 1897) rated 2R
• Forgery A: dated 2 April 1890 with the date in 3 characters (APR) instead of the 3 characters (AP) found on genuine postmarks
• Forgery B: incorrectly spelt as 'MNEMOT' and a time code 5 PM

Varieties: month-day-year and inverted year-day-month

This postmark was retained and used on Natal stamps from 1898 onwards and this usage is included in the Natal section. I have also seen a post-1898 example on Zululand stamps dated 13 December 1901 and which may or may not be philatelically contrived

According to Davis and Joseph (p. 35), remainders of the 1894 Zululand definitive issues appear to have been cancelled by authorities. These possible remainders with CTO postmarks are known for several post offices including Melmoth

Z4a

Postmark type Z4a Melmoth postmark type Z4a dated 11 July 1894. Rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

Melmoth postmark type Z4a dated 15 June 1895. Rated 2R. Seen in Stanley Gibbons online

Melmoth postmark type Z4a dated 9 September 1895. Rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

Melmoth postmark type Z4a dated 22 October 1895. Rated 2R. Seen in Spink auction no 19015 lot no 2337

Melmoth postmark type Z4a dated 16 November 1895. Rated 2R. Seen in Spink auction no 15046 lot no 1846

Melmoth postmark type Z4a dated 17 March 1896. Rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

Melmoth postmark type Z4a dated 4 April 1896. Rated 2R

Melmoth postmark type Z4a dated 48 August 1896. Rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

Melmoth postmark type Z4a dated 1896. Rated 2R. Seen in the collection of Morgan Farrell

Melmoth postmark type Z4a dated 22 March 1897. Rated 2R. Seen in the collection of Morgan Farrell

Melmoth postmark type Z4a dated 22 April 1897. Rated 2R. Seen in Spink auction no 6004 lot no 1664

Melmoth postmark type Z4a dated 19 May 1897. Rated 2R. Seen in Spink auction no 15046 lot no 1846

Melmoth postmark type Z4a dated 3 July 1897. Rated 2R. Seen in the collection of Morgan Farrell

Melmoth postmark type Z4a dated 7 August 1897. Rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

Melmoth postmark type Z4a dated 7 December 1897. Rated 2R. Seen on Ebay

Melmoth postmark type Z4a dated 13 December 1901. Rated 2R. Seen in Spink auction no 20035 lot no 4160

Forgery A - 2 April 1890

Melmoth forgery dated 2 APR1890. Seen in Cape & Natal Philatelic Journal vol 23 no 3 (91) p. 216

Forgery B - 5 PM

Melmoth forgery incorrectly spelt with 5 PM time code. Seen in Cape & Natal Philatelic Journal vol 23 no 3 (91) p. 216

Other Types and Ratings (for more info see here)

• Davis & Joseph - Type 11 rated 1
• Kantey - Type Z. 9
• Proud D1  70/700
• Putzel No 1a  50/250
• Putzel - Post Office no rating

I suspect some of these ratings reflect usage of this postmark into the Natal and Union of South period