BECHUANALAND
Bechuanaland Protectorate Stamps
BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE  -  1889 CAPE OF GOOD HOPE ½d GREY-BLACK OVERPRINTED IN GREEN 'Bechuanaland / Protectorate'
AB2767
1889 ½d grey-black. Lower left corner example with variety OVERPRINT DOUBLE, ONE TRANSPOSED and showing additional ‘Protectorate’ overprint in the lower margin. Large hinge mark, otherwise very fine mint. Rare, one of 24 possible and a key stamp in the reconstruction of the layout of the transposed setting. Brandon certificate (2004, as SG 52a). SG 52ab var
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