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Auction: 25011 - The David Spivack Collection of Queen Victoria Overprinted for use in the Bechuanalands
Lot: 276

(x) Bechuanaland
Military Campaigns and Expeditions
British West Charterland Expedition
1897 (22 Dec.) long envelope to London bearing 1891-1904 6d. vertical pair tied by light strikes of "676" barred oval with a good strike of "palachwe/khamas town" c.d.s. alongside, the reverse with Brockley squared circle arrival c.d.s. (14.1) and manuscript "Extracts from Major Lugards reports"; two vertical folds at centre and left. Written by Dr Spon who was the medical officer who accompanied Major Frederick Lugard's expedition to Ngamiland on behalf of the 'British West Charterland Ltd.' Also a group of adhesives bearing Palachwe postmarks. Photo

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Estimate
£400 to £500