BECHUANALAND
Postal History, Postmarks
POSTAL HISTORY
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| AB4492 |
| 1911 (13th September), envelope addressed to Mafeking, South Africa. Bearing a single KEVII 1d scarlet (SG 68) tied by a fine and clear strike of the ‘674’ Barred Oval Numeral Canceller with proving MOLEPOLOLE / BECHUANALAND (13 Sep) single circle datestamp below. GABERONES / B.P (15 Sep) transit struck on the front. The reverse with large handstamped cachet of ‘SECHELE II. / KGOSI E KGOLO EA BAKWENA / [image of crocodile] / MOLEPOLOLE, / B.B. PROTECTORATE.’ struck in violet. Backstamped GABERONES / B.P. (14 Sep), GABERONES STATION / B.B (14 and 15 Sep) and Mafeking (15 Sep) transit / arrival datestamps. Opened on three sides though a neat and attractive item of mail from the chief of the Bakwena tribe. |
| £125 |
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