BECHUANALAND
Postal History, Postmarks
- POSTAL HISTORY
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1898 (1st April), British Bechuanaland used in the Protectorate. Cape of Good Hope QV 1d chestnut postal stationery card overprinted ‘BRITISH BECHUANALAND’ in seriffed capital letters (H&G 5 / B&BS PC8). Addressed to ‘Rev. Ferd. Jensen / Linokana / Transvaal’. The imprinted stamp is cancelled with a LOBATSI R.S. / SOUTH AFRICA (1 Apr) single circle datestamp (‘R.S.’ = Railway Station). No message and small corner fault, otherwise very fine.
Note: the addressee, Ferdinand Jensen, was the son of Thomas Jensen, a missionary based in Linokana from 1863, who died in 1908 after 45 years in the service of the Hermannsburg Missionaries. Ferdinand followed in the footsteps of his father to become Mission Superintendent. He also completed 45 years of service, and died in 1941. (from an article titled “Thomas Jensen of Linokana - Missionary and Post Agent” by Werner Seeba, published in ‘The Transvaal Philatelist’ issue 123, August 1992.)
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