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Lots (1790)
1919 10r on 10 on 7k blue fine used cds cancels, very fine, SG 10. Scarce stamp, only 298 issued.
1919 10r on 5k brown-lilac fine used, SG 9.
1920 25r on 7k blue fine used cto, SG 30.
1920 7r yellow mounted mint showing BPITISH variety, tone spot on right, SG 49a.
1886 (Sep 23) Large piece from an official registered envelope, showing (HER M) AJESTY's SERVICE, franked with 1885-7 2d pale bistre horiz. pair and 6d reddish purple (two horizontal strips of 4), tied MAFEKING BECHUANALAND cds. The 5th stamp showing missing dot to I variety (pos 57, left hand pane). Somewhat stained, faded and creased, still a rare and remarkable item. SG 2/2a. Cat £900 mint. 1982 BPA Certificate.
1894 ( 7 Auf) Commercial cover Vryburg to Mafeking bearing GB ovptd ½d vermilion as four singles to pay 2d rate tied 555 duplex cancels and VRYBURG cds alongside, arrival backstamp. Fine and seldom seen. SG 9. Cover multiplier x 80 (Cat £5 each).
1904-13 EDVII 2½d ultramarine fine used showing stop after P in Protectorate variety, scarce, accompanied by 1991 Philatelic Federation of Southern Africa Expert Committee.
1913 GB GV control blocks of six in bottom left corner marginal mint / unmounted incl 1½d red-brown (O19), 2d orange (R21), some perf separations, scarce format, SG 75, 76a.
1935 (21 Feb) cover to Johannesburg franked by 1932 ½d green x 6, 1d red (6), 2d brown strip of 3, and 6d single, tied fine strikes of IMPERIAL PRESS CONFERENCE bilingual cds cancels. Minor faults but a spectacular cover.
1948 RSW set 2 in marginal blocks of 4 unmounted mint, both plate number corner marginal. SG 136/7.
QV 4d red large Registered postal stationery envelope overprint with BRITISH BECHUANALAND, toned on address side, even on the value side.
Twenty GVI Covers from an original correspondence to Central News Agency in Johannesburg. Many different postmarks tying GVI 2d brown defin incl LOBATSI, SEROWE (9), PALAPYE, MAHALPYE, FRANCISTOWN, MOCHUDI, RAMOUTSA, most are slit to open out. (20).
