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Auction: 25011 - The David Spivack Collection of Queen Victoria Overprinted for use in the Bechuanalands
Lot: 74

(x) Bechuanaland
1888 on Unappropriated Values
Covers
Pioneer Column: 1891 (8 Sept.) envelope to London bearing 2d. and 4d. tied by Macloutsi c.d.s. with a further strike on the reverse with Vryburg (14.9), Cape Town (16.9) and Paddington (5.10) red c.d.s.; small faults in lower left corner. Photo

provenance:
H.R. Holmes, October 1981

It is believed Macloutsi was opened in June 1891 to deal with mail from the Pioneer Column which had entered Mashonaland in July 1890

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Estimate
£180 to £240