BECHUANALAND
Postal History, Postmarks
POSTAL HISTORY
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| AB3824 |
1916 (16th January), WWI period printed ‘Over-Seas Club / Tobacco Fund’ stampless postcard addressed to ‘Hospital Sergt / B.P. Police Gaberones / Bechuanaland’. The sender was a member of the forces, apparently serving in France, with an (ARMY) POST OFFICE (16 Jan) despatch datestamp and a PASSED FIELD CENSOR hexagonal censor marking struck in red. The message on the reverse is headed ‘Somewhere in France / 12-1-16’. GABERONES / B.P. (20 Feb) single circle arrival backstamp. Some unobtrusive creasing, otherwise fine and most unusual.
Note: these cards were issued free of charge to the troops serving in France and Belgium during World War I.
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| £55 |
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