BECHUANALAND
Postal History, Postmarks
POSTAL HISTORY
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| AB4317 |
1894 (23rd November), incoming envelope from England bearing a QV ‘Jubilee’ 2½d purple on blue (SG 201) tied by a London (23 Nov) squared circle datestamp. The printed address reads ‘The Kanya Exploration Company, Limited, / Kanya, / British Bechuanaland, / South Africa.’ and ‘Viâ Cape & Kimberley’. With a KANYE / BECHUANALAND (18 Dec) single circle arrival datestamp struck on the front.
Note: despite being addressed to ‘British Bechuanaland’, ‘Kanya’ (Kanye) is situated in Bechuanaland Protectorate. This envelope is correctly franked at the 2½d per half-ounce rate introduced on the 1st July 1892 for letters from the United Kingdom to British Bechuanaland or Bechuanaland Protectorate.
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| £175 |
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