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Auction: 21030 - The 'Greca' Collection of Southern African Postal History
Lot: 42

Bechuanaland
British Bechuanaland used in Bechuanaland Protectorate
In June 1890 the Bechuanaland Protectorate and the colony of British Bechuanaland came under one Postal Administration, and the adhesives of British Bechuanaland were used in the Protectorate until 1897
Mail to Cape Colony
1896 (29 June) envelope registered to Port Elizabeth, bearing 1891 4d. (2) tied by "676" barred numeral with "palachwe/khamas town" c.d.s. alongside, showing manuscript registration marking with arrival datestamp on reverse; the envelope with vertical crease. Photo

provenance:
Jeffrey Weiss, November 1996

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Estimate
£250 to £300

Starting price
£200