BECHUANALAND
Postal History, Postmarks
POSTAL HISTORY
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| AB4519 |
(British Bechuanaland stamps used in the Protectorate) 1899 (4th March), British Bechuanaland QV 4d registered postal stationery envelope (H&G 7 / BBS RE15a) addressed to the USA. Bearing a single 1891 QV 2d bistre and a pair of 1891 6d purple on rose-red (SG 32, 36), all tied by fine strikes of PALAPYE (4 Mar) single circle datestamps (with dot at base) with an additional strike alongside. Cape Town (9 Mar) transit and New York (1 Apr) arrival backstamps. Very attractive.
Note: British Bechuanaland was annexed to the Cape on 16th November 1895, though the stamps remained in use in the Protectorate for some years.
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| £325 |
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