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Auction: 24028 - Stamps and Covers of British Africa
Lot: 1074

(x) Bechuanaland
Covers and Cancellations
British Bechuanaland
1892 (14 July) envelope to Mamoiza, Transvaal bearing 1888 ½d. vertical pairs (2, both with some minor foxing around perfs), both cancelled by "555" barred numeral, and showing Vryburg and Christiana (18.7) datestamps with, on reverse, Warrenton (15.7), Klerksdorp (16.7) and blue Bloemhof (18.7) transit datestamps; the envelope with part of flap missing

Note: Mamoiza, the seat of the Korannas, is situated just inside Transvaal and very close to the Bechuanaland border. There was almost constant unrest between the Batlaping and Korranna tribes, the latter siding with the Boers, and the latter favouring the British.

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Sold for
£140

Starting price
£140