Lot 85
85
cover 1900 (12 Apr.) XU5 to Bulawayo (16.4 arrival d.s.), bearing fancy surcharge on Cape 1d. on ½d. (Hope standing) and sans serif surcharge on Bechuanaland Protectorate 3d. on 1d. and 1s. on 6d., cancelled by c.d.s., with crayon "1/4" and "JN" (John Nevett) checker's initials adjacent. A rare and desirable cover. S.G. 2, 7, 14. Photo in colour

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cover 1900 (12 Apr.) XU5 to Bulawayo (16.4 arrival d.s.), bearing fancy surcharge on Cape 1d. on ½d. (Hope standing) and sans serif surcharge on Bechuanaland Protectorate 3d. on 1d. and 1s. on 6d., cancelled by c.d.s., with crayon "1/4" and "JN" (John Nevett) checker's initials adjacent. A rare and desirable cover. S.G. 2, 7, 14. Photo in colour
Provenance
Maria de la Queillerie, 1970

Lot Essay

Note: On arrival at Bulawayo, the batches of letters received from Mafeking (usually in groups of 30) were examined on the "Base Train" (Military Post Office), the postage verified, the batch number noted, and then initialled by the checking clerk

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