Auction: 25026 - Stamps and Covers of Africa Featuring the 'Protea' Collection of South Africa
                    
                    Lot: 1087
                
                    
                        (x) Bechuanaland
Covers and Cancellations 
 Parcel Labels
1926 bi-lingual 'Foreign Parcel Post' label sent from the Tati Co. Ltd., Francistown, addressed to the Standard Bank, Bulawayo with contents stated as 'Bullion' and weighing 13lb., franked 14/5d. comprising Seahorse 5/- pair in combination with 1925-27 1/- strip of four with watermark inverted and 1d. and 4d.;  an exceptionally rare combination, the 1/- strip being one of the largest recorded multiples of this variety
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                        Sold for                    
                        
                        
                        £1,600                    
                    
                        
                            Starting price                        
                            
                            
                            £320