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cover 1892 (29 July) envelope from Tuli to Johannesburg, bearing Rhodesia 1892 6d. ultramarine cancelled "H" in diamond of bars, in combination with British Bechuanaland 1891 4d. green and brown vertical pair sharing Macloutsi c.d.s. for 31 July, the reverse with Tuli Mashonaland (29/7), Macloutsi (31/7), Vryburg (8/8) and Johannesburg (11/8) c.d.s. A very rare combination franking of which only seven covers are recorded. Photo
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus bu… Read more Rhodesia/British Bechuanaland Combination Cover The regulations that give rise to covers franked with combinations of British South Africa Co. and British Bechuanaland were in force for only two and a half months from 14 May to 31 July 1892
cover 1892 (29 July) envelope from Tuli to Johannesburg, bearing Rhodesia 1892 6d. ultramarine cancelled "H" in diamond of bars, in combination with British Bechuanaland 1891 4d. green and brown vertical pair sharing Macloutsi c.d.s. for 31 July, the reverse with Tuli Mashonaland (29/7), Macloutsi (31/7), Vryburg (8/8) and Johannesburg (11/8) c.d.s. A very rare combination franking of which only seven covers are recorded. Photo

Details
cover 1892 (29 July) envelope from Tuli to Johannesburg, bearing Rhodesia 1892 6d. ultramarine cancelled "H" in diamond of bars, in combination with British Bechuanaland 1891 4d. green and brown vertical pair sharing Macloutsi c.d.s. for 31 July, the reverse with Tuli Mashonaland (29/7), Macloutsi (31/7), Vryburg (8/8) and Johannesburg (11/8) c.d.s. A very rare combination franking of which only seven covers are recorded. Photo
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.
Further details
Note: The record of the other six covers recorded from this period are described in "Mashonaland, A Postal History 1890-96" by Alan Drysdall and Dave Collis