BECHUANALAND
Postal History, Postmarks
POSTAL HISTORY
AB3949
1917 (25th July), Great Britain KGV ‘Downey Head’ ½d deep dull green on mottled buff postal stationery card overprinted for Bechuanaland Protectorate (H&G 5 / BBS PC17a). Addressed to Windhoek, South West Africa, The imprinted stamp is cancelled with a neat FRANCISTOWN / BECHD PROTECTORE (25 Jul) double circle datestamp. Corner crease at upper left, otherwise very fine. One of the scarcest of all Protectorate cards.
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