BECHUANALAND
Postal History, Postmarks
POSTAL HISTORY
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| AB4302 |
1895 (6th February), envelope addressed to Mafeking bearing a single QV ‘Jubilee’ 4d green and purple-brown (SG 35) tied by a ‘390’ Barred Oval Numeral Canceller with a proving MOCHUDI / B.B. (6 Feb) single circle datestamp alongside. With a MAFEKING / B.B. (3 Mar) squared circle arrival backstamp. Very clean and attractive.
Note: it is not immediately apparent why this letter took nearly a month to travel what usually took one or two days.
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| £225 |
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