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Auction: 21030 - The 'Greca' Collection of Southern African Postal History
Lot: 48

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 India
1896 (26 Oct.) envelope from Palachwe to Assam, bearing 1891 1d. vertical pair tied by violet crayon cross and 1895 2d. pair tied by "676" barred numeral with "palachwe/khamas town" c.d.s., showing violet crayon "T", hexagonal-framed "T/5c" (applied at Cape Town), framed "foreign postage due/annas" with manuscript "one" inserted and, on reverse, Mafeking (31.10), Durban, Colombo (9.12) and arrival (15.12) datestamps. A fine ½d. underpaid franking to a rare and most unusual destination. Photo

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£270

Starting price
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