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Auction: 26010 - Stamps of British Africa including the R. J. Looker collection of Rhodesia Double Heads and the ‘Protea’ collection of South Africa, Part II
Lot: 2030

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

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Estimate
£400 to £600