BECHUANALAND
Postal History, Postmarks
POSTAL HISTORY
AB4192
1896 (11th April), envelope addressed to Finland, bearing a horizontal strip of three 2d bistre (SG 39) tied by light ‘758’ Barred Oval Numeral Cancellers with proving PALLA (11 Apr) single circle datestamp below. Backstamped with Mafeking (14 Apr) transit and Turku (14 May) arrival datestamps. Very fine condition and a very scarce example of mail from Palla, and to an unusual destination.
£475