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Auction: 25011 - The David Spivack Collection of Queen Victoria Overprinted for use in the Bechuanalands
Lot: 316

(x) British Bechuanaland
Covers and Cancellations
Incoming Mail
1887 (9 Feb.) envelope addressed to the Assistant Commissioners Office, Mafeteng, Basutoland bearing G.B. Jubilee 6d. tied by Stockport duplex and Mafeking c.d.s. (3.3) with a second strike (24.3) alongside. marked "Missent to Bechuanaland" in ink and with a light strike of Mafeteng arrival c.d.s.; the reverse bearing Cape Town (2.3), Mafeking (3.3), Kimberley (28.3) and Aliwal North (30.3); there are a few minor faults but one of only two known covers bearing this manuscript missent marking, both to the same recipient. Photo

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Estimate
£600 to £800