1895 (2 Mar) double rate locally addressed & registered Isaacs envelope, bearing 1891 4d pair clearly tied by 'MAFEKING' c.d.s with another clear strike on reverse.
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Lot #268 - british bechuanaland
1888 (6 Oct) envelope to Leicester, bearing 1888 6d on 6d tied by 'TAUNGS/BECHUANALAND' c.d.s with a further strike on face & showing on reverse, Cape Town (10.10) & arrival (30.10) d/stamps. A clean & attractive franking.
Lot #269 - british bechuanaland
1891 (16 May) Burmester envelope (with contents) to Cape Town, bearing 1888 1d (2), tied by '555' barred numeral & 'VRYBURG/BECHUANALAND' c.d.s. with arrival d/stamp (19.5) on reverse.
Lot #270 - british bechuanaland
1892 (15 Jun) 1d card (1888 issue) from Kuruman to Surrey, cancelled by '534' barred numeral and showing 'KURUMAN/BECHUANALAND' c.d.s alongside with Vryburg transit d/stamp (18.6) on reverse and 1895 (26 Jan) 1d card (1890 issue) to Oxford, uprated with 1888 ½d cancelled by 'MAFEKING/B.B' squared circle d/stamp with Cape Town transit d/stamp (30.1) on reverse.
Lot #271 - british bechuanaland
1893 (17 Nov) double rate envelope to London, bearing 1891 6d pair sharing 'GABERONES/B.P.P' c.d.s with another strike alongside and showing, on reverse, Vryburg (20.11), Cape Town (22.11) and arrival (11.12) d/stamps, the envelope with some light creases.
Lot #272 - british bechuanaland
1893 (21 May) 1½d card (1890) issue to Amsterdam, cancelled by 'VRYBURG/B.B' c.d.s, 1894 (13 Aug) 1½d card (1890 issue) to Germany, uprated with 1891 1d, both cancelled by '555' barred numeral and showing 'VRYBURG/B.B' c.d.s. alongside, 189? 1d card (1888 issue) to Germany, cancelled by 'VRYBURG' c.d.s with another strike alongside. A fine lot.
Lot #273 - british bechuanaland
1893 (30 Mar) Burmester OHMS (deleted) envelope (with contents) to Cape Town, bearing 1891 1d pair, tied by 'VRYBURG/B.B' c.d.s with another strike alongside and showing arrival d/stamp (2.4) on reverse, the 1d pair with a few lightly toned perfs.
Lot #274 - british bechuanaland
1894 (6 Aug) Isaacs envelope to Mafeking, bearing 1891 1d (4) cancelled by '676' barred numeral, showing PALACHWE/KHAMAS TOWN' c.d.s. on face with fine arrival d/stamps (11.8) on reverse.
Lot #275 - british bechuanaland
1894 (7 Jun) Isaacs unsealed envelope to Mafeking, bearing 1888 ½d, tied by poor '555' barred numeral & showing 'VRYBURG/B.B' c.d.s. on face. A very scarce stamp used alone and paying the ½d open letter rate.
Lot #276 - british bechuanaland
1894 (July) envelope to France, re-addressed internally, bearing 1888 ½d & 1891 4d, both tied by light 'GABERONES/B.B' c.d.s. & showing on reverse, Mafeking (14.7), London (6.8) & French transit & arrival d/stamps; the 4d. with some minor perf faults at top due to being fixed at edge of envelope. Provenance: Jeffrey Weiss, November 1996.
Lot #277 - british bechuanaland
1894 1½d card (1893 issue) to Iowa, America, clearly cancelled by 'MOCHUDI/B.B' c.d.s, no other postal markings. Fine.
Lot #278 - british bechuanaland
1895 (12 Nov) envelope to Amsterdam, bearing 1888 ½d (5) & 1891 4d, tied by poor 'KANYE/BECHUANALAND' c.d.s & showing on reverse, Mafeking (19.11) & arrival (23.12) d/stamps.
Lot #279 - british bechuanaland
1896 (22 Jun) 4d G size registered envelope to Cape Town, uprated with 1891 4d & 1s, tied by light '758' barred numeral with light 'PALLA' c.d.s. below & showing on reverse, Mafeking (25.7) & arrival (28.7) d/stamps; a little creased though an attractive franking from this small office.
Lot #280 - british bechuanaland
1916-19 DLR 2/6d pale brown with re-entry, well centred fine M example, gum toned, small mark on front, SG.85a. BPA Cert. 1963, Cat. £1200.
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