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Auction: 25026 - Stamps and Covers of Africa Featuring the 'Protea' Collection of South Africa
Lot: 1077

(x) Bechuanaland
Covers and Cancellations
1913 (23 Apr.) long envelope registered from Lobatsi to Germany bearing KEVII ½d. yellowish-green (4) and 1/- green and carmine in combination with KGV 1d. scarlet (4) all tied by 'lobatsi/ b.b.' c.d.s. and with boxed 'lobatsi' registration cachet with manuscript number '595'; attractive and rare, few commercial covers bearing the 1/- have survived. S.G. 67, 71, 72

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

Estimate
£300 to £400

Starting price
£240