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  • Lot# : 2383 Betchuanaland

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    1935 (May 4): Silver Jubilee 6 d. slate & purple, a used block of four, corner marginal from right of sheet, Plate 3, position Row 2, stamp 5 (third stamp) showing "Lightening Conductor" flaw, neatly cancelled by central cds. Slight marginal wrinkle due to water accident in post which also affects the cert. BPA (2005) Gi = £ 300+.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2384 Betchuanaland

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    1937 (May 13): Coronation Issue, the set of three values in matching Imperforate Proof blocks of four, each marginal from left of sheet, and each perforated "SPECIMEN" (Samuel type 20), fresh and fine, stamps unmounted og. Just six sets of three of these Proofs were produced, thus this set in blocks of four is unique.
    Starting bid : 3,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,200 CHF

    Lot# : 2385 Betchuanaland

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    1938: Pictorial set of eleven values to 10 s. unused, all perforated "SPECIMEN" diagonally, fresh and fine, large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 375.
    Starting bid : 140 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2386 Betchuanaland

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    1938: Pictorial set of eleven values to 10 s. unused, all in fine blocks of four, large part og. with lower pairs unmounted og. An attractive set Gi = £ 440+.
    Starting bid : 160 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2387 Betchuanaland

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    1945 (Dec 3): Victory Issue, South Africa 3 d. deep blue & blue overprinted in black, the vertical strip of four, marginal at top with centre line ornament in margin, top stamp variety "Overprint Omitted", together with a lower marginal strip of four with "Bechuanaland" overprint in margin in black; fresh and fine, unmounted og. Just ten strips possible. A rarity of George VI and British Colonial philately Gi = £ 17'000.rnrnProvenance: Harmers, London, 30 July 1998, lot 997.
    Starting bid : 7,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2388 Betchuanaland

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    Postage Due 1926: 1 d. carmine used on enevlope originally mailed from Pakistan (4 a. brown adhesive on reverse), forwarded from USA to Gaberones and the Postage Due tied by "Gaberones Village" cds (Sept 28, 1951) in black. Two vertical file folds away from the adhesives, philatelic but nevetheless a very rare usage.
    Starting bid : 160 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2389 Betchuanaland

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    Postal Fiscal 1910 (July): Postal Fiscal Transvaal 6 d. black & brown-orange on chalk surfaced paper, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, perf. 14, overprinted "Bechuanaland / Protectorate" in black, an unused block of sixteen (4 x 4) with margin at right, unmounted og. Believed to be the largest unused multiple extant Gi = £ 3'200+.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 2390 Betchuanaland

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    Postal Fiscal 1910 (July): Postal Fiscal Transvaal 6 d. black & brown-orange on chalk surfaced paper, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, perf. 14, overprinted "Bechuanaland / Protectorate" in black, a used block of four cancelled by "Mochudi / B.B." cds in black. Rare. Cert. BPA (1999) Gi = £ 1'500+.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 2391 Betchuanaland

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    Postal Fiscal 1921: Postal Fiscal South Africa 1 d. scarlet, wmk. Springbok, perf. 14, overprinted "Bechuanaland / Protectorate" in black, an unused block of four, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Gi = £ 200.
    Starting bid : 80 CHF
    Hammer price : 80 CHF

    Lot# : 2392 Betchuanaland

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    Warren Expedition 1885/86: Cape of Good Hope 6 d. mauve, wmk. Cabled Anchor (Gi 52) and 1 s. green, wmk. Crown CC (Gi 26), each in unused blocks of four, overprinted after Sir Charles Warren took Vryburg (Feb 7, 1885) with two line "Military / Telegraphs" in black, fresh and very fine appearance, large part og. ; the 1 s. value as normal with whiter somewhat dried gum. H.R. Holmes in "The Postage Stamps of Bechuanaland" states, on page 35, "the largest piece (multiple) seen being a strip of three, even pairs are unusual". Rare and most attractive.rnrnProvenance: Tommy Allen; Ernest Hunt RDP.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF
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