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Auction: 25026 - Stamps and Covers of Africa Featuring the 'Protea' Collection of South Africa
Lot: 1075

(x) Bechuanaland
Covers and Cancellations
1904 (15 Dec.) envelope to Upington bearing KE Cape of Good Hope 1d. cancelled with barred numeral '938' (Mier) and with 'mier/b.b.' c.d.s. alongside; backstamped 'upington' and the flap bears the imprint of 'le riche & co. rietfontein' (the site of the Mier agency); a very scarce Mier Camel Post cover; also 1906 (Apr.) Cape of Good Hope 1d. postal stationery card to Germany cancelled 'mier/ b.b.' and carried via the same Camel post

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Estimate
£300 to £400

Starting price
£240