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Auction: 21030 - The 'Greca' Collection of Southern African Postal History
Lot: 25

Bechuanaland
British Bechuanaland
Mail to Cape Colony
1891 (2 July) Burmester envelope (with enclosure) from E.I. Finnis, the Chief Constable of Kuruman, to Cape Town, bearing 1888 2d. tied by "534" barred numeral with "kuruman/bechuanaland" c.d.s. alongside, both in blue, with the reverse (some toning) showing Kimberley (25.7) and Cape Town (27.7) datestamps. A rare and attractive example of a coloured Bechuanaland cancellation. Photo

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Estimate
£350 to £450

Starting price
£280