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Auction: 26013 - The "Mulberry" Collection of British Empire and Commonwealth Stamps
Lot: 96

Cape of Good Hope
Mafeking Siege
Sans-Serif Overprint on Bechuanaland Protectorate
1900 (28 Apr.) envelope ex the Godley correspondence to Exeter and redirected to Lynmouth, bearing 1s. on 6d. purple on rose-red (crease at lower right corner) neatly cancelled with a further strike alongside, part Exeter duple (23.6) below, the reverse with Bulawayo (6.5 with "mei" Dutch spelling for month), Exeter (23.6) and Barnstaple (24.6) datestamps. Rare with few sans-serif printings recorded, particularly on non-philatelic frankings. Brandon Certificate (1980). S.G. 14. Photo

Note: Major Godley was advisor on postal matters in Mafeking.

provenance:
Harry Birkhead, Spink, March 2014
Spink auction, January 2025, Lot 1025

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Estimate
£3,000 to £6,000

Starting price
£2100