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Auction: 25026 - Stamps and Covers of Africa Featuring the 'Protea' Collection of South Africa
Lot: 1068

(x) Bechuanaland
Bechuanaland Protectorate
1932 Issue
1931 De la Rue essay for a proposed 5/- duty featuring cattle and trees and inscribed 'postage' and 'revenue' in side tablets and 'bechuanaland protectorate' at foot, printed in sepia on thin card (42 x 48mm.) and hand-painted in green and purple; unique, only this and a 4d. essay in brown are recorded

provenance:
De la Rue Archives

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Sold for
£4,500

Starting price
£1200