BECHUANALAND
Postal History, Postmarks
POSTAL HISTORY
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| AB3957 |
BOTSWANA 1973 (3rd January), 2c ‘Hoopoe’ postal stationery card (H&G 1 / BBS PC24). Addressed to Canada with a message on the reverse and uprated with the addition of 4c and 5c definitives (SG 223, 224), all tied by a SELEBI PHIKWE (3 Jan) double circle datestamp. Some soiling and odd crumple, otherwise fine and very rare commercial use of this card.
Note: despite the 9c in additional postage, the card remained underpaid by 7c for the 18c airmail postcard rate or overpaid by 8c for the surface rate. It is unclear by which method the card travelled.
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| £225 |
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