BECHUANALAND
Postal History, Postmarks
POSTAL HISTORY
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| AB4287 |
| 1888 (11th August), envelope addressed to the USA, bearing 11d postage, comprising five examples of the unappropriated die 1d and one 2d lilac and black (SG 10, 11) all tied by ‘555’ Barred Oval Numeral Cancellers with a proving VRYBURG / BECHUANALAND (11 Aug) single circle datestamp below. With a large ‘2½d’ accountancy mark struck in red which was applied in Cape Town. Backstamped with G.P.O. Cape Town (15 Aug) and New York (14 Sep) transit and Washington (15 Sep) arrival datestamps. Clear BPA certificate (1975) erroneously states all the adhesives are 2d. The postage rate to ‘Class II’ countries (which included the USA) was 11d per half ounce, introduced on the 1st December 1885. A very fine, attractive and scarce franking. |
| £375 |
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