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Auction: 25011 - The David Spivack Collection of Queen Victoria Overprinted for use in the Bechuanalands
Lot: 315

(x) British Bechuanaland
Covers and Cancellations
Incoming Mail
1886 (16 Feb.) envelope (small faults) ex the Crawford correspondence from Ireland to Vryburg bearing G.B. 1881 1d. lilac (2) and 1883-14 6d. green tied by Ballyshannon "55" duplex and showing handstruck "2" in red which has been crossed through in blue crayon, the reverse bearing Cape Town (31.3) and Vryburg (6.4) c.d.s. A good cover, the 8d. through rate was introduced on 1st January 1886, previously the rate was 6d. to the Cape with the recipient paying the additional 2d. Photo

provenance:
'Greca', September 2021


Note: The Bechuanaland Border Police was an Imperial unit formed at Barkly West in August 1885 under Col. Carrington as a successor of Warren's force. Besides carrying out police duties and assisting with the postal service, they also saw action in the 1893 Matabeleland War as part of the Shangani Patrol

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Estimate
£250 to £350