BECHUANALAND
Postal History, Postmarks
POSTAL HISTORY
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1925 (22nd July), envelope addressed to Transvaal, South Africa. Bearing KEVII 1/- green and carmine (SG 71) tied by tied by a very fine strike of the bilingual SOUTH AFRICA / ROYAL TOUR (22 JUL 25) commemorative oval datestamp with Union Coat of Arms above. With a PALAPYE ROAD (22 Jul) double circle datestamp alongside. Pretoria (24 Jul) arrival backstamp. Some spotting, mainly confined to the reverse. A scarce stamp used.
Note: according to an official S.A.R. Royal Tour itinerary published in Reisener (‘The Special and Commemorative Postmarks, Cachets and Covers of South Africa 1892-1975’, p19), the Royal Tour was in Bechuanaland Protectorate on the 18th July, and in the Cape Province on the 19th July en route to Cape Town, it is therefore unclear how both postmarks on this envelope were dated several days after the train and travelling post office had departed.
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