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Auction: 7025 - Bechauanaland, Somaliland & Sudan, The John Inglefield-Watson Collections
Lot: 1081

THE BECHUANALANDS British Bechuanaland 1891 (Dec. ) Great Britain Jubilee Issue Overprinted "BRITISH/BECHUANALAND" Essay 3d. purple on yellow overprinted "british/bechuanaland" at top, marked with ink ticks of official approval; very rare. R.P.S. Certificate (1969). Photo Estimate £ 800-1,000 Note: De La Rue prepared six sets of essays. The sets comprised the 1d., 2d., 4d. and 6d. values as issued and also 1/2d. and 3d. values. One set marked "Cancelled" in manuscript, was retained by the company. Another set was marked with an ink tick of official approval. The essays of the issued values cannot be distinguished from the issued stamps

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