BECHUANALAND
Bechuanaland Protectorate Stamps
BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE  -  1904-13 KEVII ISSUE
AB4028
1913 KEVII issue. Madagascar UPU Archive Receiving Authority Specimens. 1/- green and carmine horizontal STRIP OF THREE, each overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ (Samuel type GB23). Affixed to small piece ex the Madagascar Archives. The stamps are tied by two large circular cachets ‘POSTES ET TÉLÉGRAPHES / COLLECTION / DE / BERNE / MADAGASCAR struck in red. A unique strip sent from the UPU in Berne to the Madagascar Post Office. SG 71s var.
£550