BECHUANALAND
Bechuanaland Protectorate Stamps
BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE  -  1897 CAPE ½d YELLOW-GREEN OVERPRINTED ‘BRITISH / BECHUANALAND’
AB4471
1897 Cape ½d yellow-green with lines of overprint 13mm apart (lower line 16mm long). Complete lower HALF SHEET OF 120 comprising two panes of 60 with margins on all sides (reduced at top) separated by the interpanneau gutter margin. Showing plate number ‘2’ at base of each pane. Some faults including creasing and adherences on gum, otherwise the majority of stamps are fine unmounted mint. An impressive multiple and a rare survivor. SG 56
£225