BECHUANALAND
Postal History, Postmarks
POSTAL HISTORY
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BECHUANALAND / RHODESIA. 1895 (March), British South Africa Company 1½d dull orange ‘Mashonaland / International Post Card’ addressed to Cape Town. The imprinted stamp cancelled with a ‘679’ Barred Oval Numeral Canceller and with a proving TATI / MATABELELAND (MR 17 / 95) single circle datestamp alongside. The message is headed ‘Tati Matabeleland’ and dated ‘13th March 95’. The writer is enquiring about books on electrical devices, specifically lights, bells, telephones and also books on shorthand. Cape Town (25 Mar) arrival datestamp struck on the front. Very fine and a rare proving item for this agency.
Note: although situated within Bechuanaland Protectorate, the Tati post office was administered by the BSA Company from May 1894 until July 1897 when it was transferred to Francistown, as the route of the railway bypassed Tati in favour of Francistown.
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