BECHUANALAND
Postal History, Postmarks
POSTAL HISTORY
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| VV614 |
| 1961 (14th February), First Day of Issue envelope (229x102mm) with issue details printed in green, addressed to South Africa. Bearing set of ten decimal surcharge definitives as issued on the 14th February including the R1 Type I. Lacking only the 2½c on 2d red-brown although the scarcer 2½c on 3d bright ultramarine is present (SG 157-167 between). All are tied by neat double circle datestamps with the top half of the datestamp blank (where ‘ROYAL VISIT’ was removed) and LOBATSI. BECH. PROT. (14 Feb) at base. Very fine. |
| £150 |
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