1887 Unappropriated Die 1s green and black lower left corner block of nineteen (5×4, lacking upper right stamp), fresh mint with most remaining unmounted, folded along some perforation lines, a scarce and impressive multiple (Image)

1888 2d on 2d Lilac & Black marginal strip of five cancelled by 21 August datestamps of all five of the post offices along the Matabeleland Runner Service route, namely Gubulawayo, Tati, Shoshong, Molepolole and Kanye, all superb strikes applied on the first day use of these five datestamps, a unique strip and highly important item of Bechuanaland and Rhodesia philately. Note: In 1888 John Moffat established a runner post service from Mafeking to Bulawayo. The service commenced on 21 August though after this one day the word “Bechuanaland” was excised from the Tati and Gubulawayo datestamps in order to avoid offending the Matabele King Lobangula who had his headquarters at Gubulawayo and claimed the Tati area. These two datestamps therefore occur solely on this one date. (Image)

1893-95 1d rose-red mint nh block of four, lower left stamp showing damaged “s” of “British”, very fine (Image)

1893-95 1d rose-red with variety first “I” of “BRITISH” omitted, mint og (toned), the only example of this variety recorded to date and possibly unique Expertise: Cert. Brandon (2001) (Image)

1888 4d on 4d lilac and black mint part og, a couple of trivial imperfections, fine appearance (SG £140) (Image)

1890 19mm Overprint 1/2d vermilion vertical pair, fresh mint with the lower stamp unmounted, fine (SG £525) (Image)

1904-13 1/2d (both), 1d, 2 1/2d and 1s green and carmine (2), mint, and 1s deep green and scarlet used with Francistown cds, fine

1935 Silver Jubilee 3d and 6d with “extra flagstaff” variety in mint blocks of four, slightly toned gum otherwise fine and fresh appearance (SG £340+) (Image)

1889 (Sep 5) envelope from Mafeking to England, bearing 1888 6d on 6d cancelled with cds and showing a further fine strike alongside, Cape Town (10.9) and Macclesfield (1.10) cds on reverse, fine (Image)

1892 (Feb 24) Envelope from Vryburg to Cape Town, bearing 1891 on Cape 1d pair (one with part of “l” missing) sharing “555” barred oval and with despatch cds below, arrival cds (26.2) on reverse; a couple of small imperfections though this issue scarce on cover (Image)

1893 (Jul 12) Burmester correspondence envelope (complete with contents) from Kuruman to Cape Town, bearing 1891-1904 2d cancelled by cds with a further fine strike alongside, Vryburg (14.7) and arrival (16.7) datestamps on reverse; clean and attractive. (Image)

1893 (Oct 10) Burmester correspondence envelope (complete with contents) from Vryburg to Cape Town, bearing 1891-1904 1d lilac pair each neatly cancelled with cds, arrival cds (20.10) on reverse; clean and attractive (Image)

1898 (Mar 14) 4d G size registered envelope, uprated with 1891-1904 1s dull green, from Palapye Station to Johannesburg, lightly cancelled with cds with a further strike alongside, the reverse with N.E. T.P.O. Down and arrival cds, the adhesive with small imperfections though scarce use of this stamp, especially alone on commercial cover (Image)

1900 (Jun 16) Envelope from Taungs to Port Elizabeth, bearing Cape 1893 1d with clear manuscript “Taungs 18/6/00” cancellation, arrival cds (21.6) on reverse, rare and most unusual (Image)

1905 (Apr 25) 2d F size registered envelope from Mahalapye Siding to Germany, uprated with 1888 3d lilac and black neatly cancelled by cds with a further strike alongside, Mafeking, Cape Town and arrival bs, clean, attractive and a very late use of this stamp in the Protectorate (Image)

1906 (Feb) Envelope registered from Mochudi to Boston, U.S.A. “c/o Adams Express Co.”, bearing 1897-1902 4d and 1904-13 21/2d sharing several badly inked impressions of what appears to be negative mail bag seal cancellations of Mochudi and with Harbor sender’s cachet at upper left, Cape Town and arrival bs, fine (Image)

1910 (Nov 14) Envelope sent registered from Francistown to England with 1910 6d overprinted fiscal tied by cds with reg’d box hs adjacent, reverse with Cape Town and London ds, very fine and scarce usage (Image)

1910 (Nov 31) Envelope sent registered from Mochudi to England with 1910 6d overprinted fiscal tied by cds, reverse with London ds, stamp with fault, a scarce usage (Image)

1913 (Feb 9) Envelope sent registered from Lobatsi to Germany, bearing 1888 2s green and black (SG 16, marginal from the right of the sheet) neatly cancelled by cds and showing registration handstamp in blue alongside, despatch, Kimberley, Cape Town and arrival ds on reverse, a scarce stamp on cover (Image)

1914 (Feb 5) large part Union label for “One gold bar” sent by The Tati Company Ltd. to Bulawayo, bearing 1888 2s pair in combination with 1897-1902 2d (5) each neatly cancelled by Francistown cds; a fine and rare example of bullion mail from The Tati Company (Image)

1915 (Apr 8) Large part Union label for bullion sent by The Tati Company Ltd. To Bulawayo, bearing 1888 10s in combination with 1913-24 2d and 1s each neatly cancelled by Francistown cds, fine and rare with this 10s value (Image)