BECHUANALAND
Bechuanaland Protectorate Stamps
BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE  -  1913-24 KGV WATERMARK SIMPLE CYPHER
AB2588
1913-24 KGV watermark Simple Cypher. ½d to 1/- each overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ (Samuel type GB23 / Holmes type 13). Exceptionally fine and fresh mint. A rare set. SG 73s-82s
 
Note: only the 1/- was supplied to the UPU with this overprint and is the only duty listed by SG. The 1½d (issued in 1920) is not recorded with this overprint. Holmes (p184) states "The ½d to 6d with this 'overprint' are rare." They are recorded as ‘abnormals’ in the 1983 supplement to the ‘Specimen Stamps of the Crown Colonies’ by Marcus Samuel (1976).
£750