BECHUANALAND
Postal History, Postmarks
POSTAL HISTORY
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| 1907 (1st January), Cape of Good Hope KEVII embossed 1d rose postal stationery envelope. Addressed to Germany and uprated with Cape KEVII 1d and ½d adhesives (SG 70,71), all cancelled / tied by KEIMOES / BECHUANALAND (1 Jan) single circle datestamps. Upington (2 Jan) transit and Osnabruck (27 Jan) arrival backstamps. A very fine example of late use of this Keimoes datestamp. Although British Bechuanaland was annexed to the Cape in 1895, the datestamps of some postal agencies, including Keimoes, were not immediately altered and continued to show the previous territorial name for some time, in this case over 11 years after annexation. |
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