‘VIC’ VISSER BECHUANALAND
Postal History
Postal History
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BRITISH BECHUANALAND 1887 (18th May), stampless ‘O.H.M.S.’ entire, signed on front by ‘E C Baxter’ (later PMG of British Bechuanaland) at upper right and endorsed ‘C.C. Office / Vryburg’ at lower left. With printed notice on the reverse in Dutch (translation: NOTICE / OLD STELLALAND DEBT / PROMISSORY NOTES AND TITLEDEEDS TO ERVEN IN VRYBURG) requesting all persons owing unpaid promissory notes to the late Stellaland Government to provide security within 2 months or face legal proceedings. Also, persons holding title deeds to redeem them by 30 June 1887, pay quitrent due, or forfeit such Erven to the Crown. ‘By Order of his Honour the Administrator / P.J. Truter, Civil Commissioner, Vryburg 14th April 1887’. Addressed locally with VRYBURG BECHUANALAND (18 May) single circle dispatch datestamp, then readdressed to Bloemhof, Transvaal. Showing the scarce ‘GEADVERTEERD EN ONAFGEHAALD.’ (Advertised and Unclaimed) boxed cachet struck in purple, applied in the Transvaal. Backstamped with Bloemhof (JLY 23) and Kimberley (JY 25) datestamps. The cover never reached the intended recipient and ended up in Cape Town five months later where it received a Returned Letter Office / Cape Town (OC 24) datestamp, struck on the front. Rare, and in remarkably fine condition A superb end piece to a Stellaland exhibit.
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