BECHUANALAND
Postal History, Postmarks
POSTAL HISTORY
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| VV612 |
| 1937 (1st April), ‘Pre-First Day of Issue’ envelope addressed to Swaziland. Bearing a complete set of the Coronation issue (SG 115-117), each tied by a BECH. PROT. / H.O. MAFEKING (1 IV 37) double circle datestamp. This date precedes the official issue date (12th May) by six weeks. It is unclear if this is an error on the datestamp or an accidental early release of the stamps at Mafeking (perhaps filling advance orders for the new issue). |
| £35 |
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