The Hooded Datestamps of Southern Africa 1888 - 1903
Thanks to all who have subsequently sent me more HCD examples. The response is encouraging.
Alex Visser is pressing me to wrap this up by putting together a revised date listing of the 'HCD With and Without Dot in Name' for publication in the SA Philatelist . I look forward to doing this. It will not be too difficult but right now I am finalising a 180 sheet display on 'The Postal History of Simonstown' for presentation in five days time. I am currently desperately pre-occupied with this as I have found myself short by some 20 pages and am scratching around to find ways to plug the gap, one of which may be to show the Simonstown HCD research sheets. It's not ideal but it will provide a specific Simonstown filler. Also, as I am making the display to Simon Kelly's Cambridge Philatelic Society, it's a fitting tribute to him. As soon as this is done I will return to the HCDs. Till then.....