BECHUANALAND
Postal History, Postmarks
POSTAL HISTORY
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Cape of Good Hope 1898 (16th November), Cape of Good Hope QV embossed 1d rose postal stationery envelope. Addressed to Johannesburg, the embossed stamp is cancelled with a neat KURUMAN / BECHUANALAND (16 Nov) single circle datestamp. With Vryburg (18 Nov) transit and Johannesburg (21 Nov) arrival backstamps. Flap damaged from opening, otherwise very fine.
Note: a few post offices in the northern Cape continued to use the old Bechuanaland datestamps long after British Bechuanaland was annexed to the Cape on 16th November 1895.
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| £85 |
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