BECHUANALAND
Postal History, Postmarks
POSTAL HISTORY
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| AB4278 |
| 1890 (11th June), envelope addressed and sent registered to Cape Town. Bearing a single ‘6d.’ surcharge in black on 6d lilac and black (SG 26) tied by a ‘534’ Barred Oval Numeral Canceller with a proving KURUMAN / BECHUANALAND (11 Jun) single circle datestamp alongside. With TAUNGS / BECHUANALAND (13 Jun) single circle transit datestamp below. Backstamped with Registered Kimberley (16 Jun) transit and Registered Letter Office Cape Town (18 Jun) arrival datestamps. An annotation by the receiver on the reverse indicates the sender was Barry May who was later appointed Government Secretary, a position he held from 1904 to 1915. A very clean and attractive single franking paying 4d registration fee and the 2d per half-ounce letter rate to the Cape (introduced on the 1st October 1888). The 1888 6d provisional surcharge is very rare on cover, especially in such fine condition. |
| £550 |
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