British
Bechuanaland Postal Stationery
BBS No’s = Thy & Watson's
book |
1886
- 1893 Mint Postcards |
|
|
BEC
51
1886
1d COGH large overprint H&G 1 - BBS PC 1
£10
|
BEC
52
1886
1d COGH small overprint H&G 1a - BBS PC 2
£10
|
|
BEC
50
Collection of mint
Postal Stationery Cards
H&G 1, 1a, 4, 5, 7, 8 & 9
(7 Items)
£70
|
BEC
53
1888
1d GB overprint H&G 4 - BBS PC 3a
£10
|
|
|
BEC
54
1890
1d COGH overprint H&G 5 - BBS PC 8
£10
|
BEC
55
1890
1d + 1d post & reply cards, H&G 7 - BBS
PC 6
£15 |
|
|
BEC
56
1893
GB THREE HALF PENCE on ONE PENNY overprint
H&G 8 - BBS PC 12
£10
|
BEC
57
1893
GB 1d + 1d post & reply overprints
H&G 9 - BBS PC1
£15
|
1886
- 1889 Mint Registered Envelopes |
|
BEC
61
1886
COGH small overprint
H&G 3 - BBS RE8
£20 |
|
|
|
|
BEC
62
1887
GB Four on two pence overprint H&G 5a -
BBS RE5a
£20
|
BEC
63
1889
De La Rue imprint, COGH green overprint H&G
6a - BBS RE12
£20 |
|
|
BEC
64
1889
G.B. Registered envelope overprinted, size G,
H&G 7
With specimen handstamp, type BEC2, BBS RE 15a
S(1)
£40
|
BEC
65
1889
GB overprint H&G 7
BBS RE15a
£20 |
1885
- 1899 Mint Newspaper
Wrappers |
|
|
BEC
66
1885
½d COGH overprint H&G 1 - BBS WR
1
£15
|
BEC
67
1885
1d COGH overprint H&G 2 - BBS WR 2
£10
|
|
|
BEC
68
1886
1d GB overprint H&G 4 BBS WR 4
£10
|
BEC
69
1899
½d COGH overprint H&G 5 - BBS WR 5
SOLD |
|
BEC
71
Collection
of mint Newspaper Wrappers
H&G 1, 2, 4 & 7b
(4 Items)
£40
|
BEC
70
1899
½d GB overprint, on deep buff paper H&G
7 - BBS WR 7b
£10
|
|
Bechuanaland
Protectorate Postal Stationery
BBS No’s = Thy & Watson's
book |
1901
- 1962 Mint Postcards |
|
|
BEC 75
1901 Queen Victoria ½d Postcard H&G
1 BBS PC13 S(2)
Overprinted Specimen
£40
|
BEC
76
1901 Queen Victoria Postcards 1d H&G
2
BBS PC14b S(1)
£40 |
|
|
BEC 77
1907 KEVII ½d Postcar H&G
3
BBS PC15 S(1)
£40
|
BEC
78
1907 KEVII 1d Postcard H&G 4
BBS PC16 8(1)
£40
|
|
BEC
81
KGVI Stationery Postcard - Specimen
1938 ½d
KGVI Postcard
H&G 8 BBS PC20 S(1)
£40 |
|
|
BEC 85
1932 KGVI Registered envelope, size
G, H&G 17 Overprinted SPECIMEN on the reverse
BBS RE 41 8(1)
£40
|
|
BEC 86
Die proof for
The 1937 registered envelope
Ex De La Rue archives
Endorsed in manuscript
Initialed and dated 1/10/37
Marked V748
This proof is referred to in
Thy & Watson’s book as
RE E(26)A
On page 178
Very rare
£2000 |
|
|
BEC
87
1937 KGVI Registered envelope Size G,
H&G 18
Overprinted SPECIMEN BBS RE42 8 (1)
£40 |
|
BEC 90
1961 QEII 5 cents Size H
H&G 20a - BBS RE47
£25 |
|
|
BEC 92
1945 3d S.A. Groote Schuur overprint,
(English)
H&G 4 - BBS AE4
£10
|
BEC
93
1945 3d Groote Schuur overprint, Afrikaans
version
With five figure serial number in black Not listed
by H&G BBS AE5b
£15 |
|
British Bechuanaland used Postal Stationery
BBS No’s = Thy & Watson's
book
|
|
|
BEC 100
H&G 5 (PC8) From Pudimoe Siding
19.2.95
The writer complaining that they are not getting
bread and meal regularly
Posted & cancelled BONC 637 and TAUNGS FE
19 9 to VRYBURG.
Rare card SOLD
|
BEC
101
H&G 5 (PC8) Cancelled FRANCISTOWN
JA 30 00 to Rhodesia
BULAWAYO 31 JAN 00 arrival cancel
Vertical crease at left
£30 |
|
|
BEC 102
H&G 5 (PC8) to UK
Cancelled FRANCISTOWN BECH PROTEC FE 5 09 with
Leeds arrival
£50
|
BEC
104
H&G 8 (PC12) to Germany
Cancelled VRYBURG AP 8 95 with arrival cancel
(Philatelic)
£25 |
|
|
BEC 105
H&G4 (WR4) cancelled VRYBURG NO 4 95 To
Winburg in the O.F.S.
£30
|
BEC
106
H&G7 (WR7a) Cancelled VRYBURG NO 14 95 To
Winburg
£30 |
|
|
BEC 107
1945 3d English H&G 4 - BBS AE4
Cancelled LOBATSI 22 VI A 50
SOLD
|
BEC
108
1945 3d Afrikaans, with serial number, H&G
5 (variation) - BBS AE5b
Cancelled LOBATSI 8 XII A 53
£20 |
|
Bechuanaland
Postal History
|
|
BEC
121 Sitwell
Correspondence
Envelope with QV 6d SG 36 cancelled
MACLOUTSIE
NO 27 92
Back stamped VRYBURG and
NEWCASTLE ON TYNE
transits and
DEAL 27 DE 92 arrival.
£125 |
|
1900 Boer War
- Crocodile Pools
Crocodile Pools on the line of rail south of Gaberones.
Captured by Boer forces 20 OCT 1899 and recaptured
by Imperial forces end of JAN 1900. From mid December
1899 to early Jan 1900 this canceller was used
either around Mochudi or Gaberones. The later
use of the datestamp during March to May 1900
was at the actual location of Crocodile Pools.
Last recorded date 30 OCT 01
|
BEC 125
First period of use - latest known date
Stampless cover cancelled CROCODILE POOLS 6 JAN
1900
Surcharge raised and deleted - Cancelled LONDON
PAID 24 FEB and STIRLING 26 FEB 1900 arrival backstamp
£850 |
C.O.G.H.
Stationery & Stamps used in Bechuanaland |
O.F.S.
Stamp used in Bechuanaland |
|
|
BEC 127
C.O.G.H. 1d Stationery envelope H&G5 to
Germany with ½d x 3
Cancelled KEIMOES BECHUANALAND SP 22 04
Upington transit & Osnabruck 16 OCT 04 arrival
back stamps
£300
|
BEC
128
Envelope to Pretoria with Orange River Colony
1/- VRI overprint SG 138
Registered and cancelled KEIMOES NO 11 15
£125 |
|
BEC
130
Envelope to Cape Town with
KGVI ½d, 1½d, 3d, 4d and 6d definitives
Registered and Cancelled
MAFEKING 7.3.44
£15 |
Baden
Powell Centenary
BEC 133
A lovely illustrated envelope commemorating the
Man & 50 years of Scouting
Cancelled MAFEKING 22 II 57
£50 |
|
|
SG
D4 - 6 Rated on cover x 60 by S.G.
BEC 140
Envelope airmailed from Canada, posted Prince
Rupert 12 III 56 with
Palapye 24 II 56 backstamp Redirected & Taxed
‘T10D’
Collected with ½d pair, 1d, 2d x 2 plus
a pair postage dues
All cancelled FRANCISTOWN 27 JUN 56
An amazing cover with all three postage due values
on one envelope
£1750
|
|
|