Warren Expedition. 1885 Stampless soldiers rate cover endorsed "From Trooper Kent 1st M.R, On Active Service, No Stamps Procurable", countersigned by the Commanding Officer of C. Troop on July 10th, with "BARKLY / G.W" c.d.s (July 19), backstamped at Cape Town and upon arrival in England, charged the single 1d rate. Opened out, closed tear at left, minor faults at upper edge and reverse slightly reduced. A scarce soldiers rate campaign cover. Photo on Page 128. (Image1)
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Lot No: 909
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P.O Notices. 1888 (July 28) and 1892 (Nov 17) Printed Post Office Notices giving the postal rates within and from the Protectorate, both printed at Vryburg. The first headed "..... arrangements will shortly be completed for the establishment of a Postal Service, by Native Runners, between British Bechuanaland and Matabeleland via Bamangwato, when the following rates of postage will come into force:-"; the second announcing reduced charges on mail to the Protectorate and Trans-Protectorate due to the abolition of delivery charges, and new rates for postcards, book packets and samples, parcels and registration. The 1888 notice fine, the 1892 notice with a few edge tears, both folded, very scarce. (2).
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Post Office Reports. 1888-89 Annual Reports of the Postmaster-General of British Bechuanaland for the years ending August 31st 1888 or September 30th 1889 with details of the postal routes and rates and post offices, with exact records of the numbers of letters, official letters, newspapers, book packets and registered letters received and despatched at each office, sales of stamps and postage collected upon delivery. The first a little stained, otherwise fine, two rare and fascinating documents. (2).
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Lot No: 911
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1889-95 Postal and other documents, including 1889 timetables for the postal services from Mafeking to Soshong via Notwanie Junction or via Kanya, Molopolole and Notwanie Junction; 1890 printed circular regarding the abuse of the telegraph system by Government officers, and a subsequent 1892 report into continuing abuses of the telegraph system; 1893 report on Post Office accounts; 1893 copy letters regarding alteration of the postal route to Tati; 1893 PMG receipt for money paid to the Gaberones Deputy Postmaster for allowances; 1894 list of Post Masters salaries, etc. (12).
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Lot No: 912
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Money Orders. 1890 Original handwritten convention to establish a system of exchange of Money Orders between the Cape of Good Hope and British Bechuanaland, comprising eleven pages of text listing 33 articles, and a further 13 pages of schedules with handdrawn copies of various forms, including Cape and Bechuanaland Money Orders and Money Order Advice forms, requisition forms and labels to be affixed to the orders, Money Order Telegrams and P.O copy forms, receipts to the remitter or payee of telegraphic Money Orders. A superbly drawn and unique document.
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Lot No: 914
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Gubulawayo/Rhodesia. 1891 Covers to Kimberley (2) or Johannesburg, the two long covers to Kimberley franked British Bechuanaland 1888 6d pair or British Bechuanaland 1888 2d + Protectorate overprint 4d on ½d, both cancelled "678" with "GUBULAWAYO" c.d.s alongside, the third cover with British Bechuanaland 6d tied by the Gubulawayo c.d.s, all with Mafeking and arrival backstamps. All three covers with vertical folds, the third cover to Transvaal with large opening tears, nevertheless very scarce covers from the Trans-Protectorate, located within Mashonaland with the postal service operated by Bechuanaland from August 1888 until the B.S.A.P Co. took over the mail service in May 1894. (3). Photo on Page 128. (Image1)
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Lot No: 915
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Rhodesia. 1892 (June/July) Documents, letters and copy letters regarding the exchange of mail between Mashonaland and Bechuanaland, including agreements on postage rates and the accounting of postage between the two colonies. A unique and interesting group. (7).
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Mier - Camel Post. 1899 (Nov 10) Cape 1d postcard from Rietfontein to Germany, cancelled "MIER / B.B" c.d.s with Upington c.d.s (Nov 15) alongside, carried by Camel Post from Mier to Upington, light crease at left, otherwise fine.
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Lot No: 919
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Mier - Camel Post. 1906 G.B KEVII 1d Postal stationery envelope from London to Rietfontein, sent between Mier and Upington by Camel Post on three occasions, unclaimed and finally returned to the sender, with datestamps of "MIER / B.B" (JY 8, JY 24, SP 30) and Upington (JU 25, JY 30, OC 8, OC 31) and violet "UNCLAIMED" of Cape Town. Very unusual. Photo on Page 128. (Image1)
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Lot No: 921
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Palapye. 1893-1901 Covers and cards comprising 1893-94 covers to Mafeking bearing Bechuanaland 1891 2d pair or block of four cancelled "676" with Palapye c.d.s (D2) alongside; and 1899 Cape 1d postal stationery postcard with a picture of Table Bay, unusually franked by Protectorate 1897 1d tied by larger Palapye c.d.s type D3. (3).
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Lot No: 922
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Palapye/Serowe. 1908 Registered cover to Kimberley with six KEVII 1d stamps tied by Palapye Station datestamps, violet "R / PALAPYE RD" registration handstamp alongside; and 1911 cover to England with a Serowe c.d.s (Nov 18), a KEVII 1d apparently applied in transit on the following day and cancelled by Palapye Station c.d.s, possibly due to a shortage of stamps at Serowe. Very unusual. (2).
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Lot No: 923
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Other Offices. 1895-1905 Covers (4) and a card bearing QV stamps, comprising 1895 cover franked 1891 4d from Maribogo; 1898 4d registration envelope franked Bechuanaland 1888 3d + 1893-95 1d cancelled "676" with Palachwe c.d.s alongside; 1898 cover to Cape Town with Protectorate 1897 2d pair cancelled "1061" with Mahalapye Siding C.G.H c.d.s below; 1898 British Bechuanaland 1d postcard to Cape Town with Protectorate 1897 1d applied over the postcard stamp, cancelled at Kanye; and 1905 cover franked Protectorate 1897 ½d + 1d pair cancelled at Francistown. A good group. (5).
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Lot No: 924
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Royal Tours/ Imperial Press Conference. 1925-34 Covers and cards with 1925 commercial covers to Cape Town or Pretoria bearing Bechuanaland 2d tied by the oval "SOUTH AFRICA / ROYAL TOUR" cancel (June 27/28), one with the Prince of Wales feathers on the flap, possibly sent by the Prince; and a 1935 picture postcard to Natal, the commercial message headed "Imperial Press Conference on train just passed Palapye Road, 3pm 21/2/35" with Bechuanaland 1d tied by the smaller size "SOUTH AFRICA / IMPERIAL PRESS CONFERENCE" c.d.s. Also philatelic covers with cancels of the 1934 Royal Tour of Prince George (2) or 1935 Imperial Press Conference (2, larger size c.d.s, one registered). A good lot, commercial mail very scarce. (7).
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Lot No: 925
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Oldsmobile Kalahari Expedition. 1929 Cover to Cape Town bearing two Bechuanaland KGV 1d stamps, one cancelled "OLDSMOBILE / 23 NOV. 1929 / KALAHARI MAIL" with a second strike alongside, the other cancelled at Gaberones Station (Nov 28). The Expedition crossed the Kalahari in Oldsmobile vehicles, from Ghanzi to Gaberones and went on to Johannesburg. Very little mail was carried and the expedition c.d.s is very scarce; this is the only cover we have recorded with the datestamp on Bechuanaland stamps. A few minor edge stains, otherwise fine and probably unique. Photo on Page 128. (Image1)
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Lot No: 926
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1911 Registered cover from Lobatsi to USA bearing five KEVII 1d stamps, endorsed "Deficiency noted", edges repaired with three U.S Officially Sealed labels tied by New York datestamps. An unusual registered letter incorrectly accepted underpaid by 1½d.
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Lot No: 927
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1932-53 KGV and KGVI Covers and cards with KGV 4d registration envelope (H&G 17), KGVI 4d registration envelopes (3, H&G 18), KGVI 1d postcard (H&G 9) used from Ghanzi, 1932 registered cover to USA with dated "Post Office Mafeking" cachet franked KGV 1½d, 2½d, 3d cancelled two days later at Lobatsi, WW2 stampless O.A.S covers with violet oval "BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE GROUP / A.A.P.C" (2), WW2 censored covers (3, one from Kanye to a South African P.O.W in Italy), 1951 cover from Brunei to New York redirected to Bechuanaland with ½d, 1d and 2d postage dues cancelled at Tsienyane, and KGV ½d postcard "SPECIMEN" (H&G 7). An unusual group. (13).
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Lot No: 930
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Postal Stationery - Registration Envelopes. 1908-26 G.B Registration envelopes overprinted for Bechuanaland, KEVII envelopes comprising 4d (H&G 9) size F envelope from Ramoutsa to Cape Town franked 1897 2d + 1904 1d, 4d (H&G 9a) size G envelopes from Molepolole to Mafeking franked 1904 ½d pair + 1d, or from Mahalapye Junction to Germany franked 1897 2d + 1904 ½d, 1d, 2½d; KGV 4d size G envelope (H&G 12) from Mochudi to Mafeking with KGV 1d block, 4½d size G envelope (H&G 16) from Gaberones Village to Egypt franked ½d + 1d (3), 5½d size G envelope (H&G 14a) from Palla Road to Mafeking franked ½d (2) + 1d (5), the Mochudi envelope with violet registration handstamp (R3). (6).
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Lot No: 932
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1932 ½d - 10/- Set of twelve fine mint. S.G. 99/110, £500. Photo on Page 122. (Image1)
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Lot No: 933
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Revenue Documents. 1887 Power of Attorney documents each bearing a Cape 1/- revenue with "British Bechuanaland" handstamped overprint in blue (Barefoot 2, £150), odd peripheral tears and one document a little trimmed at left, otherwise fine, a scarce stamp on documents. (2).
