β€˜VIC’ VISSER BECHUANALAND
Postal History
Postal History
VV470
BRITISH BECHUANALAND 1886 (15th October), envelope addressed to Cape Town. Bearing a single 1885 Cape overprinted 2d pale bistre (SG 6) tied by a β€˜555’ BONC with a very fine proving strike of the VRYBURG BECHUANALAND (OC 15) single circle datestamp alongside. Backstamped with a G.P.O. Cape Town (OC 20) arrival datestamp. Flap a little roughly opened and with receivers annotations, otherwise in remarkably fine condition. Very rare, with 12-15 covers bearing stamps of the first issue believed extant.
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