BECHUANALAND
Postal History, Postmarks
POSTAL HISTORY
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CAPE OF GOOD HOPE / BECHUANALAND / Langeberg Rebellion 1897 (27th May), stampless soldier’s concessionary envelope addressed to England. Endorsed at top ‘On Active Service From Pte S.J. Solomon’ who was a member of the Imperial Forces engaged in the ‘Langeberg Rebellion’ (also known as the Bechuanaland, Rinderpest or Langeberg Campaign). Countersigned at lower left ‘G. Murrell Lieut. for Officer Commanding Active Service Detachment, PAG’ (Prince Alfred Guards). With octagonal ‘T/25.c.’ tax marking and a large ‘2½D’ both struck in black, the latter indicating the charge as the overseas postage was not prepaid. Vryburg (MY 27) transit backstamp. Some peripheral faults though a very scarce example of mail from this little-known campaign.
Note: The Langeberg Campaign was one of the specified campaigns where Colonial Forces (including serving officers) received the concession of free postage. However, this privilege did not extend to mail addressed outside the Cape Colony (See ‘Southern African Mails’ pages 534 and 563 by Brian Trotter).
A detailed account of this campaign appeared in Runner Post issue 44, p1052 (September 1996) and articles concerning the philatelic aspects, including a census of the postal history, were published in The Runner Post: issue 40, p894 (September 1995) and 45, p1086 (December 1996).
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