BECHUANALAND
FEATURED ITEM
FEATURED ITEM
AB2289
AB2691
1888 unappropriated dies £1 lilac and black handstamped ‘CANCELLED’ (Samuel type GB14), applied by De La Rue to only 12 examples of certain stamps under Inland Revenue authority. Very fine with some original gum. Very rare. SG 20 var.
1888 Unappropriated Dies £5 lilac and black. Bearing a forged ‘638’ numeral cancellation similar to the genuine though with curved side bars. RPS certificate (2013) states ‘cleaned of a manuscript fiscal obliteration’ though the stamp has very good colour and shows no obvious signs of cleaning. Unusual. SG 21
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Recent acquisitions are numbered in blue. Last update: 1st April, 2019
Stamps of Bechuanaland Protectorate can be found here: Bechuanaland Protectorate
BRITISH BECHUANALAND
1885-87 CAPE OF GOOD HOPE STAMPS OVERPRINTED ‘British Bechuanaland’
AB2911 1885-87 Cape stamps overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’. Complete set of eight with an additional shade of the ½d with red overprint. Fine to very fine mint with some rather heavily hinged though of fresh appearance. SG 1-8 £350
AB2947 1885 Cape ½d grey-black overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in red. BLOCK OF FOUR, very fine mint with hinge remnants on the upper pair, the lower pair is unmounted. A rare multiple. SG 1 SOLD
AB2772 1885 Cape 3d pale claret overprinted in black. Very fine mint with light hinge remnants. SG 2 £40
AB2942 1885 Cape 3d pale claret overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in black. A lower left horizontal CORNER PAIR showing plate number ‘1’ in margin. Very fine fresh mint with light hinge remnants. A rare multiple. SG 2 £300
AB2945 1885 Cape 3d pale claret overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in black. BLOCK OF FOUR, hinge remnants, otherwise very fine mint. A rare multiple. SG 2 £425
AB2773 1887 Cape 4d dull blue overprinted in black. Fine fresh mint. SG 3 £65
AB2774 1887 Cape 4d dull blue overprinted in black. Very fine fresh mint. SG 3 £65
AB2949 1887 Cape 4d dull blue overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in black. BLOCK OF FOUR, very fine and fresh mint with hinge remnants. A rare multiple. SG 3 £525
AB2255 1886 ½d grey-black overprinted in black. Block of four, hinge remnants on three, otherwise very fine mint. A scarce multiple. SG 4 £110
AB2946 1886 Cape ½d grey-black overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in black. BLOCK OF FOUR, very fine mint with hinge remnants. Various constant broken letters indicate this block emanates from the upper right corner of the sheet. A scarce multiple. SG 4 £110
AB2051 1886 ½d grey-black overprinted in black. Block of four, some pulled perfs at base and well hinged, otherwise fine mint. A scarce multiple. SG 4 £45
AB2453 Forgery of the 1885 issue. Cape ½d grey-black (SG 48), upper left corner marginal block of 16 (4x4), the upper right stamp showing the ‘ritish’ error. One stamp (not the error) with a toned perf, otherwise all are superb fresh unmounted mint. Although a forgery, the ‘error’ is remarkably rare, especially mint in a positional block. £275
AB1033 Forgery of the 1885 issue. Cape ½d grey-black (SG 48) with forged overprint. Block of four, cancelled with neat apparently genuine Vryburg (27 JU / 87) single circle datestamp. £30
AB971 Forgery of the 1885 issue. Cape ½d grey-black (SG 48) with forged overprint. Horizontal pair cancelled with neat apparently genuine Vryburg (JY 12 / 87) datestamp. £15
AB2775 1885 Cape 1d rose-red overprinted in black. Fine mint. SG 5 £20
AB2948 1885 Cape 1d rose-red overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in black. BLOCK OF FOUR, the upper right stamp showing broken 's' in 'British' and raised 'and' in 'Bechuanaland'. Light surface mark on upper left stamp, otherwise very fine or superb fresh mint with hinge remnant on the upper pair only, the lower pair is unmounted. A rare multiple. SG 5 £275
AB2941 1885 Cape 1d rose-red overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in black. An upper right corner marginal BLOCK OF FOUR showing plate number ‘6’. Also showing various broken letters of the overprint. Very fine mint. A rare multiple. SG 5 £450
AB2443 1885 1d rose-red overprinted in black. Very fine mint. A ‘kiss-print’ is evident on some letters. SG 5 £20
AB2866 1886 Cape 1d rose-red overprinted in black. Showing the variety ‘B’ of ‘British’ omitted resulting in the ‘ritish’ error. Holcombe (1988) and BPA (1990) certificates. Very rare. SG 5a £3,250
AB1210 1d rose-red overprinted in black. Fine used with light cds overstruck with transit or arrival BONC. SG 5 £6
AB1979 1885 1d rose-red (in a deep shade) overprinted in black. Fine used with part BONC cancellation. SG 5 £6
AB1061 1d rose-red overprinted in black. Variety OVERPRINT DOUBLE. RPS certificate (1971) mentions ‘small closed tear’, otherwise fine used. A rarity. SG 5c £700
AB1492 2d pale bistre overprinted in black. Fine used with light Mafeking (OC 21 / 86) datestamps. SG 6 £6
AB2444 1885 6d reddish purple overprinted in black. Hinge remnants, otherwise very fine mint. Scarce. SG 7 £140
AB2776 1885 Cape 6d reddish purple overprinted in black, showing evidence of a light ‘kiss print’. Fine mint. SG 7 £125
AB1167 6d reddish purple overprinted in black. Clean diagonal crease, otherwise fine used with Mafeking single circle datestamp. SG 7 £12
AB1976 1885 6d reddish purple overprinted in black. Fine used with part BONC cancellation. SG 7 £25
AB2445 1885 6d reddish purple overprinteded in black. Very fine used with part Mafeking single circle datestamps. SG 7 £25
AB2456 1886 1/- green overprinted in black. Several large hinge remnants, otherwise very fine mint. SG 8 £100
AB1638 1/- green overprinted in black. Very fine used with part circular datestamp. SG 8 £125
AB1412 1/- green overprinted in black. Very fine used with ‘638’ Barred Oval Numeral Cancel of Mafeking. SG 8 £120
AB1458 1/- green overprinted in black. Blunt perf at lower right otherwise very fine used with ‘555’ Barred Oval Numeral Cancel of Vryburg. SG 8 £75
AB2124 Forgery of the 1885 issue. Cape ½d grey-black (SG 48) with forged overprint. Block of four, cancelled with neat apparently genuine Vryburg (21 JU / 87) single circle datestamp. £30
AB2125 Forgery of the 1885 issue. Cape 1882 3d pale claret (SG 43) used, subsequently provided with a forged overprint. Cape SG 43) £5
1888 GB ½d VERMILION OVERPRINTED 'BRITISH / BECHUANALAND'
AB2463 1888 QV ½d vermilion handstamped 'SPECIMEN' (Samuel Type BEC2). Very fine mint. SG 9s £65
AB2954 1888 QV ½d vermilion. Right marginal block of six (2x3) without the marginal rule (denoting 1st printing). Hinged in margin only, the stamps are superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 9 £65
AB2953 1888 QV ½d vermilion. Lower right corner block of six (2x3) showing CONTROL LETTER ‘B’ (denoting 1st printing, without marginal rule). Superb fresh unmounted mint. Very rare. SG 9 SOLD
AB2950 1888 QV ½d vermilion. Lower marginal example showing CONTROL LETTER ‘D’ (2nd printing with marginal rule). Superb fresh unmounted mint. Very scarce. SG 9 SOLD
AB2951 1888 QV ½d vermilion. Lower right corner pair showing CONTROL LETTER ‘L’ (denoting 4th printing, marginal rule with rounded corner). Very fine mint with light hinge marks and sensibly reinforced in the lower margin where the perforations are doubled. Rare. SG 9 £225
AB2952 1888 QV ½d vermilion. Lower right corner strip of three showing CONTROL LETTER ‘L’ (denoting 4th printing, marginal rule with rounded corner). Very fine or superb fresh mint with hinge mark on one stamp only, the others are unmounted. Rare. SG 9 SOLD
AB2955 1888 ½d vermilion. Two blocks of four showing distinct differences between colour of the basic stamps (dull vs bright vermilion) and the overprints (lightly impressed and dull vs heavy and shiny). Very fine mint with two stamps in each block unmounted. SG 9 £25
AB2957 1888 ½d vermilion. Upper left corner marginal block of 14 (2x7) showing marginal rule with rounded corner (denoting 4th printing). Hinged in margin only and small adherence on one, otherwise stamps are superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 9 £35
AB2798 1888 ½d vermilion (dull shade). A lower right corner block of 15 (3x5) showing marginal rule with rounded corner (denoting 4th printing), perforated through lower margin. Some split perforations and mainly marginal gum creasing, otherwise very fine unmounted mint. SG 9 £25
AB2956 1888 ½d vermilion. Upper left corner block of 18 (3x6) showing marginal rule with rounded corner (denoting 4th printing). Hinged in margin only, the stamps are superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 9 SOLD
AB2799 1888 ½d vermilion (bright shade). Upper right corner block of 35 (7x5) showing marginal rule with rounded corner (denoting the 4th printing), perforated through the upper margin. Superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 9 SOLD
1887 UNAPPROPRIATED DIES
AB2530 PLATE PROOF Unappropriated dies imperforate plate proofs of the 2d, 3d and 6d duties printed in a pale reddish lilac on gummed, ‘Orb’ watermarked paper (the 6d is on slightly bluish paper). Each handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ (Samuel type GB9). The 6d with large hinge thin, otherwise fine with hinge remnants. These are in similar colours and with the watermark utilised for Bechuanaland. £45
AB2531 PLATE PROOFS Unappropriated dies imperforate plate proofs of the 3d printed in lilac (as issued) and the 6d and 1/- printed in orange on gummed, ‘Orb’ (3d, 6d) or Script ‘VR’ watermarked paper. Each handstamped ‘CANCELLED’ (Samuel type GB14). The 1/- thinned at lower lewft, otherwise very fine and fresh. These watermarks were utilised for Bechuanaland. £55
AB2273 1888 unappropriated dies 1d lilac and black handstamped ‘CANCELLED’ (Samuel type GB14), applied by De La Rue to only 12 examples of certain stamps under Inland Revenue authority. Very fine with little or no gum. Very rare. SG 10 var. £150
AB2274 1888 unappropriated dies 2d lilac and black handstamped ‘CANCELLED’ (Samuel type GB14), applied by De La Rue to only 12 examples of certain stamps under Inland Revenue authority. Very fine with little or no gum. Very rare. SG 11 var. £150
AB2275 1888 unappropriated dies 4d lilac and black handstamped ‘CANCELLED’ (Samuel type GB14), applied by De La Rue to only 12 examples of certain stamps under Inland Revenue authority. Very fine with little or no gum. Very rare. SG 13 var. £150
AB2276 1888 unappropriated dies 6d lilac and black handstamped ‘CANCELLED’ (Samuel type GB14), applied by De La Rue to only 12 examples of certain stamps under Inland Revenue authority. Very fine with little or no gum. Very rare. SG 14 var. £150
AB2277 1888 unappropriated dies 1/- green and black handstamped ‘CANCELLED’ (Samuel type GB14), applied by De La Rue to only 12 examples of certain stamps under Inland Revenue authority. A little faded otherwise very fine with little or no gum. Very rare. SG 15 var. £175
AB2278 1888 unappropriated dies 2/6 green and black handstamped ‘CANCELLED’ (Samuel type GB14), unusually with the handstamp INVERTED. This handstamp was applied by De La Rue to only 12 examples of certain stamps under Inland Revenue authority. A little faded otherwise very fine with little or no gum. Very rare, probably unique. SG 17 var. £750
AB2280 1888 unappropriated dies 10/- green and black handstamped ‘CANCELLED’ (Samuel type GB14), applied by De La Rue to only 12 examples of certain stamps under Inland Revenue authority. Very fine with little or no gum. Very rare. SG 19 var. £225
AB2289 1888 unappropriated dies £1 lilac and black handstamped ‘CANCELLED’ (Samuel type GB14), applied by De La Rue to only 12 examples of certain stamps under Inland Revenue authority. Very fine with some original gum. Very rare. SG 20 var. £400
AB1219 1887 Complete set of 12, 1d to £5, each handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ (Samuel type BEC2). The 1d is without gum, otherwise a very fine and fresh set. SG 10s-21s £600
AB2528 1888 unappropriated dies complete set of 12, 1d to £5, each handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ (Samuel type BEC2). Some faults including 1d and 2d re-gummed and the £1 is without gum. Some are rather heavily hinged though the £5 is very fine and the set is of fine appearance. SG 10s-21s £350
AB130 1887 1d to 10/- set of ten values. Fine mint. SG 10-19 £350
AB2750 1888 1d lilac and black. Very fine fresh mint with light hinge mark. SG 10 £20
AB1982 1888 1d lilac and black. A deep bluish shade, very fine fresh mint. SG 10 £20
AB2675 1888 1d lilac and black. BLOCK OF FOUR, very fine fresh mint with light hinge across the upper pair, the lower pair remains unmounted. Scarce. SG 10 £150
AB2558 1888 unappropriated Dies, 2d lilac and black handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ (Samuel type GB9). Fine with gum. SG 11 specimen £45
AB1712 1887 2d lilac and black. Handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ in black (Samuel type GB9), partially doubled. Fine with gum. SG 11 specimen £40
AB2751 1888 2d lilac and black. Very fine fresh mint with light hinge mark. Scarce. SG 11 £85
AB2010 1887 2d pale dull lilac and black showing a degree of bluing. Fine mint. Very scarce. SG 11a £75
AB2028 1887 2d pale dull lilac and black. Fine mint. Very scarce. SG 11a £70
AB2447 1888 2d pale dull lilac and black. Superb used with neat central Vryburg (AU 8 90) single circle datestamp. Very scarce this fine. SG 11a £30
AB2752 1888 3d lilac and black. Very fine fresh mint with light hinge mark. SG 12 £6
AA4192 1888 3d lilac and black. Superb fresh unmounted. SG 12 £12
AB2559 1888 3d pale reddish lilac and black. Handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ (Samuel type GB9). Fine with gum. SG 12a specimen £45
AB2446 1888 3d pale reddish lilac and black. Very fine and fresh with hinge remnants. A scarce shade, especially this fine. SG 12a £65
AA4193 1888 3d pale reddish lilac and black. Superb and fresh unmounted. A scarce shade, especially this fine. SG 12a £120
AB1714 1887 4d lilac and black. Handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ in black (Samuel type GB9). Very fine with gum. SG 13 specimen £40
AB2560 1888 4d lilac and black handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ (Samuel type GB9). Fine with gum. SG 13 specimen £45
AB2779 1888 4d lilac and black. Handstamped SPECIMEN’ (Samuel type GB9). Fine with gum and heavy hinge remnants. SG 13 specimen £30
AB2753 1888 4d lilac and black. Very fine fresh mint with light hinge mark. SG 13 £50
AB2754 1888 6d lilac and black. Very fine fresh mint with light hinge mark. SG 14 £60
AB2759 1888 2/- green and black. Very fine fresh mint with light hinge remnant. SG 16 £45
AB2755 1888 2/- green and black. Fine used with large part MAFEKING (SP 17 90) single circle datestamp. SG 16 £40
AB2886 1888 2/- green and black. Fine used with large part TAUNGS (OC 11 / 90) single circle datestamp. SG 16 £40
AB2760 1888 2/6 green and black. Very fine fresh mint with light hinge remnant. SG 17 £45
AA4194 1887 5/- green and black. Superb and fresh mint with barest trace of hinge. Very scarce in this condition. SG 18 £130
AB2500 1888 5/- green and black. Fine used with rather heavy ‘638’ BONC of Mafeking. A scarce stamp used, especially with good colour. SG 18 £125
AB2761 1888 10/- green and black. Very fine fresh mint with light hinge remnants. SG 19 £180
AB2425 1888 £1 lilac and black. Handstamped 'SPECIMEN' (Samuel type BEC2). Very fine mint with light hinge remnants. SG 20s £175
AB2865 1888 £1 lilac and black. Very fine fresh mint with light hinge remnant. A scarce stamp this fine. SG 20 £750
AB2007 1888 £1 lilac and black. Very fine, well centred used example with crisp ‘638’ BONCs of Mafeking. A very scarce stamp this fine. SG 20 £600
AB2691 1888 Unappropriated Dies £5 lilac and black. Bearing a forged ‘638’ numeral cancellation similar to the genuine though with curved side bars. RPS certificate (2013) states ‘cleaned of a manuscript fiscal obliteration’ though the stamp has very good colour and shows no obvious signs of cleaning. Unusual. SG 21 £150
1888 SURCHARGES
AA2785 1888 1d lilac and black surcharged ‘1d.’ in black. Very fine mint. SG 22 £6
AB1151 1888 2d lilac and black surcharged ‘2d.’ in red. Fine mint. SG 23 £18
AA2786 1888 2d lilac and black surcharged ‘2d.’ in red. Very fine and fresh mint. SG 23 £40
AB1995 1888 2d lilac and black surcharged ‘2d.’ in red. Hinge remnants, otherwise fine mint. SG 23 £30
AB2664 1888 2d pale dull lilac and black surcharged ‘2d.’ in red. Showing the variety CURVED FOOT TO ‘2’. Vertical paper wrinkle otherwise fine used with Mafeking datestamp. A scarce variety on the scarce shade. SG 23a+b £120
AB2118 1888 2d lilac and black surcharged ‘2d.’ in red. Variety CURVED FOOT TO ‘2’. Very fine mint with hinge remainders. Clear BPA certificate (2012). SG 23b £275
AB2869 1888 2d lilac and black surcharged ‘2d.’ in red. Variety CURVED FOOT TO ‘2’. Very fine fresh mint. SG 23b £275
AB619 1888 2d lilac and black surcharged ‘2d.’ in red. Variety CURVED FOOT TO ‘2’. Fine used with light barred oval cancellation. SG 23b £100
AB1536 1888 2d lilac and black surcharged ‘2d.’ in red. Variety CURVED FOOT TO ‘2’. Very fine used with part BONC cancellation, well clear of the variety. SG 23b £130
AB2162 1888 2d lilac and black surcharged ‘2d.’ in red. Variety CURVED FOOT TO ‘2’. Fine used with part datestamp leaving the variety clear. SG 23b £130
AB2719 1888 2d lilac and black surcharged ‘2d.’ in red. Variety CURVED FOOT TO ‘2’. Fine used with light barred oval numeral cancellation. SG 23b £120
AB2870 1888 2d lilac and black surcharged ‘2d.’ in red. Variety CURVED FOOT TO ‘2’. Almost imperceptible corner crease, otherwise fine used with Mafeking single circle datestamp. SG 23b £85
AA2789 1888 6d lilac and black surcharged ‘6d.’ in black. Hinge remnant, very fine mint. A scarce stamp. SG 26 £110
AB2856 1888 1/- green and black surcharged ‘1s.’ in black. Handstamped ‘Specimen’ (Samuel type BEC1) in purple. Unobtrusive corner crease, otherwise remarkably fine and fresh mint. A very scarce local handstamp. SG 28 specimen £250
AB2771 1888 1/- green and black surcharged ‘1s.’ in black. Fine used with light ‘638’ BONC of Mafeking. SG 28 £50
AB2127 1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d pale reddish lilac and black. Gum loss around hinge remnants, otherwise fine mint. Clear BPA certificate (2012). SG 29 £180
AB1867 1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d pale reddish lilac and black. Very fine fresh mint. SG 29 £180
AB2025 1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d pale reddish lilac and black. Hinge remnants, otherwise very fine and fresh mint. Plateable as position [60] of the setting. SG 29 £190
AB2685 1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d pale reddish lilac and black. Hinge remnants, otherwise very fine fresh mint. Scarce. SG 29 £200
AB2780 1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d pale reddish lilac and black. Very fine fresh mint with light hinge remnants. Appears plateable as position [58] from the pane illustrated by Holmes on p52. SG 29 £180
AB2944 1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d pale reddish lilac and black. BLOCK OF FOUR, plated as positions 22-23, 34-35. Very fine or superb fresh mint, with two stamps unmounted. A very rare multiple. SG 29 £1,350
AB2943 1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d pale reddish lilac and black. Very fine used with neat Vryburg (18 DE / 88) single circle datestamp. Clear Brandon opinion (2004) states ‘genuine (Row 5/5, position 53).’ A rare stamp genuinely used. SG 29 £275
AB1050 Forgery of the 1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d lilac and black (wrong shade). Fine ‘mint’. (SG 29) Forgery £75
AB1346 Forgery of the 1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d lilac and black (wrong shade) with vertical bars apparently drawn in with ink. Very fine ‘mint’. (SG 29) Forgery £65
AB445 Forgery of the 1888 'One / Half- / Penny' surcharge on 3d lilac and black (wrong shade) with vertical bars apparently drawn in with ink. Very fine 'mint'. (SG 29 forgery) £65
AB622 Forgery of the 1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d lilac and black (wrong shade) with vertical bars ‘printed’. The surcharge is noticeably bold. Very fine ‘mint’. (SG 29 forgery) £65
AB1046 Forgery of the 1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d lilac and black (wrong shade). Superb ‘used’, tied to small piece by apparently genuine VRYBURG (12 DE 88) single circle datestamp. (SG 29) Forgery £75
AB842 Forgery of the 1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d lilac and black (the wrong shade). Very fine ‘used’ with an apparently genuine Vryburg (13 DE 88) datestamp. (SG 29) £65
AB623 Forgery of the 1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d lilac and black (should be the pale shade). Very fine ‘used’ with apparently genuine, VRYBURG (18 DE 88) datestamp. Most unusual. (SG 29 forgery) £75
AB1049 Forgery of the 1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d lilac and black (wrong shade). Fine ‘used’ with apparently genuine Vryburg (AU 1 90) datestamp. (SG 29) Forgery £65
AB1347 Forgery of the 1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d lilac and black (wrong shade) with vertical bars apparently drawn in with ink. Fine ‘used’ with partial apparently genuine VRYBURG datestamp. (SG 29) Forgery £65
AB1348 Forgery of the 1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d lilac and black (wrong shade) with vertical bars apparently drawn in with ink. Superb ‘used’, tied to small piece by apparently genuine VRYBURG datestamp. Unusual. (SG 29) Forgery £85
AB2625 Forgery of the 1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d lilac and black (wrong shade) with light hand-drawn vertical ‘bars’. Fine ‘used’, with an apparently genuine Barred Oval Numaral Canceller. PFSA certificate (2003). (SG 29) Forgery £55
AB446 Forgery of the 1888 'One / Half- / Penny' surcharge on 3d lilac and black (wrong shade) with vertical bars apparently drawn in with ink. Superb 'used', tied to small piece by an apparently genuine Barred Oval Numeral Canceller '555' of Vryburg. Most unusual. (SG 29 forgery) £85
AB1048 Forgery of the 1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d lilac and black (wrong shade). Fine ‘used’, with apparently genuine ‘951’ (?) BONC. (SG 29) Forgery £65
AB2112 Forgery of the 1888 ‘One / Half / Penny’ surcharge on 3d lilac and black (wrong shade). Showing bogus spelling varieties ‘Helf’ and ‘Panny’. Tied to small piece by an apparently genuine VRYBURG (12 Dec 88) datestamp. Scarce. (SG 29) Forgery £110
AB2130 Forgery of the 1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d lilac and black (wrong shade). Showing bogus ‘varieties’ surcharge and ‘e’ of ‘Penny’ inverted. Fine ‘used’ with part of an apparently genuine VRYBURG datestamp. (SG 29) Forgery £85
AB2327 Forgery of the 1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d lilac and black (wrong shade). Showing bogus ‘varieties’ surcharge and ‘a’ of ‘Half’ inverted. Fine ‘used’ with part of an apparently genuine VRYBURG datestamp. RPS certificate (submitted by 'E.Mosely' in 1929 !) (SG 29) Forgery £110
AB2471 Forgery of the 1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d lilac and black (wrong shade). Showing bogus ‘varieties’ surcharge and ‘e’ of ‘One’ inverted. Fine ‘used’ with part of an apparently genuine VRYBURG datestamp. (SG 29) Forgery £85
AB2570 Forgery of the 1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d lilac and black (wrong shade). Horizontal pair showing the non-existent ‘varieties’ surcharge inverted and 'error of spelling' ‘Pneny’. Fine ‘used’, tied to small piece with an apparently genuine VRYBURG datestamp. (SG 29) Forgery £175
1889-1895 CAPE ½d OVERPRINTED
AB2939 1889 Cape of Good Hope ½d grey-black overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in green. Handstamped ‘Specimen’ in purple (Samuel type BEC 1). Very fine mint. Rare. SG 30 Specimen £175
AB2671 1889 Cape of Good Hope ½d grey-black with ‘British Bechuanaland’ overprinted in green. A lower marginal example showing guidelines. Very fine and fresh lightly hinged mint. SG 30 £5
AB2936 1889 Cape of Good Hope ½d grey-black overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in green. An upper marginal pair showing plate number ‘1’. Some marginal creasing, the stamps are superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 30 £45
AB2748 1889 Cape of Good Hope ½d grey-black overprinted in green. A horizontal strip of three straddling the interpanneau gutter margin. Superb unmounted mint. Seldom seen in this format. SG 30 SOLD
AB2398 1889 Cape of Good Hope ½d grey-black overprinted in green. Block of four, some very light gum creasing and offset, otherwise very fine unmounted mint. SG 30 £30
AB2422 1889 Cape of Good Hope ½d grey-black overprinted in green. Block of four, very fine and fresh mint with light hinge remnants. SG 30 £40
AB2506 1889 Cape of Good Hope ½d grey-black overprinted in green. Block of four, very fine fresh mint with light hinge remnants on the upper pair, the lower pair is unmounted. SG 30 £40
AB2921 1889 Cape of Good Hope ½d grey-black overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in green. A lower right corner block of six (3x2) showing current number ‘43’ in margin. Very fine or superb fresh mint with light hinge marks on three, the others are unmounted. SG 30 SOLD
AB2922 1889 Cape of Good Hope ½d grey-black overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in green. An upper right corner block of six (3x2) showing plate number ‘1’ in the margin. Very fine or superb fresh mint with light hinge mark on one, the others are unmounted. SG 30 SOLD
AB2742 1889 Cape of Good Hope ½d grey-black overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in green. Very fine used with part Vryburg single circle datestamp. Scarce. SG 30 £40
AB2937 1889 Cape of Good Hope ½d grey-black overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in green. Fine used with ‘1003’ BONC of Lobatsi. Very scarce. SG 30 £40
AB2938 1889 Cape of Good Hope ½d grey-black overprint ‘British Bechuanaland’ in green. Fine used with ‘555’ BONC of Vryburg. Very scarce. SG 30 £40
AB2940 1889 Cape of Good Hope ½d grey-black overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in green. Showing the variety OVERPRINT DOUBLE, ONE VERTICAL. Some gum adherences and a little unfresh, otherwise fine mint. Scarce. SG 30c
 
Note: research by Brian Hurst indicates two half panes of 30 received the overprint double, one vertical. This stamp plates to row 3, column 4. 		SOLD
AB2871 1889 Cape of Good Hope ½d grey-black overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in green. Showing the variety OVERPRINT DOUBLE, ONE VERTICAL (the vertical reading ‘Bechuanaland’ only). Very fine mint. Clear BPA certificate (1979). Very rare. SG 30c var
 
Note: research by Brian Hurst indicates two half panes of 30 received the overprint double, one vertical. Stamps reading ‘Bechuanaland’ only occur on columns 3 and 6. This stamp plates to row 2, column 3. 		SOLD
1891 CAPE 1d & 2d OVERPRINTED READING UP 'British Bechuanaland'
AA3151 1891 Cape 1d carmine-red and 2d bistre with overprint reading upwards. Handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ (Samuel type BEC2) diagonally in violet. Without gum. SG 31s-32s £65
AB2465 1891 Cape 1d carmine-red and 2d pale bistre with overprint reading upwards. Handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ (Samuel type BEC2) diagonally in violet-black. Very fine mint. SG 31s-32s £85
AA3150 1891 Cape 1d carmine-red and 2d bistre with overprint reading upwards. Very fine and fresh mint. SG 31-32 £12
AB627 1891 Cape 1d carmine-red and 2d bistre with overprint reading upwards. Fine mint. SG 31-32 £12
AB2757 1891 Cape 1d carmine-red with overprint (typeset) reading upwards. An upper marginal example showing plate number ‘7’. Pulled perforation at base, otherwise superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 31 £20
AB2481 1891 Cape 1d carmine-red with overprint reading upwards. Lower left corner block of four with interpanneau margin at left. The upper left stamp showing the constant flaw, 'dot in ‘u’' [row 9/1]. Very fine fresh mint with faint hinge mark on upper pair, the lower pair is unmounted. SG 31 £45
AB2482 1891 Cape 1d carmine-red with overprint reading upwards. An irregular upper marginal block of eight, the lower centre stamp showing the progressive flaw ‘i’ in ‘British’ partially omitted [row 3/5]. Hinged in the margin, the stamps are all superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 31 £120
AB2347 1891 Cape 1d carmine-red with type-set overprint reading upwards. Re-joined marginal block of 24 from the top of the pane comprising two blocks of six (3x2) and a block of 12 (3x4). Brownish gum, otherwise fine unmounted mint. SG 31 £225
AB2959 1891 Cape 1d carmine-red with overprint (typeset) reading upwards. A complete LOWER RIGHT PANE OF 60 with margins on all sides and showing plate number ‘7’ at base. Hinged in margin and on one stamp, otherwise all stamps are remarkably fresh unmounted mint. A rare multiple. SG 31 SOLD
AB2756 1891 Cape 2d bistre with overprint (stereo) reading upwards. Lower right corner example, superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 32 £15
AB2344 1891 Cape 2d (pale) bistre with typeset overprint reading up. Block of four, fresh lightly mounted mint, one stamp being unmounted. SG 32 £25
AB2343 1891 Cape 2d (deep) bistre with stereo overprint reading up. Block of four, fresh mint with a light hinge on the upper pair, the lower pair is unmounted. SG 32 £25
AA3156 1891 Cape 2d bistre with overprint reading upwards. Left marginal block of six. Very fine unmounted. SG 32 £45
AB2485 1891 Cape 2d (deep) bistre with stereo overprint reading upwards. An upper right corner marginal block of six (3x2). Upper left stamp with diagonal crease, otherwise superb fresh unmounted mint (hinged on margin only). SG 32 £40
AB2961 1891 Cape 2d bistre with overprint (stereo) reading upwards. An UPPER LEFT PANE OF 60 with margins on three sides showing plate number ‘2’ at top. Row 3/3 showing the variety No stop after ‘Bechuanaland'. Also showing various constant flaws including Stop and broken tail at base of ‘s’ of ‘British’ on positions R3/2, R3/4, R3/6, R7/2 and R7/6. Two stamps with hint of a gum tone and some marginal perforations splitting, otherwise all (including the variety) are superb fresh unmounted mint. A rare multiple, especially so fine. SG 32, 32a SOLD
AB2960 1891 Cape 2d bistre with overprint (stereo) reading upwards. A complete UPPER RIGHT PANE OF 60 with margins on all four sides, showing plate number ‘2’ at top. With various constant flaws including ‘stop and broken tail at base of ‘s’ of ‘British’’ on positions R3/2, R3/4, R3/6, R7/4 and R7/6. Also showing the ‘nail head’ (at base of R7/5-6). A few marginal perforations splitting, otherwise all stamps are superb fresh unmounted mint. A very scarce multiple. SG 32 SOLD
AA3157 1891 Cape 2d bistre with overprint reading upwards. Showing striking weak impression of the overprint. Very fine mint. SG 32 var. £45
AA3160 1891 Cape 2d bistre with overprint reading upwards. Showing split 'B' of 'Bechuanaland' (stamp no. 37 left pane). Very fine mint. SG 32 var. £60
AA3161 1891 Cape 2d bistre with overprint reading upwards. Showing stop between 'i' and 's' of 'British'. Very fine mint. SG 32 var. £45
AB2768 1891 Cape 2d bistre with overprint (stereo) reading upwards. Showing ‘l’ of 'Bechuanaland' almost omitted and constant flaw ‘stop and broken tail at base of ‘s’ of 'British''. Light gum bend, otherwise very fine mint. SG 32 var £15
AB2436 1891 Cape 2d (pale) bistre with overprint reading upwards. Showing the ‘t’ of ‘British’ largely omitted. Small scuff marks suggest the omission may have been ‘assisted’. Fine used with light cancellation. SG 32 var £10
AA3162 1891 Cape 2d bistre with overprint reading upwards. Horizontal pair right stamp showing stop between 'i' and 's' of 'British'. Very fine mint. SG 32 and var. £55
AB2379 1891 Cape 2d bistre with overprint reading upwards. Horizontal pair, the left stamp showing the variety NO STOP AFTER ‘Bechuanaland’. Very fine fresh mint with light hinge marks. Very scarce. SG 32, 32a £275
AB2589 1891 Cape 2d bistre with overprint reading upwards. Showing the variety NO STOP AFTER 'Bechuanaland'. Very fine mint. SG 32a £225
AA3159 1891 Cape 2d bistre with overprint reading upwards. Showing the variety NO STOP AFTER 'Bechuanaland'. Some faults, mint. SG 32a £95
AB2064 1891 Cape 2d bistre with overprint reading upwards. Showing the variety NO STOP AFTER 'Bechuanaland'. Very fine used. SG 32a £225
1891-1904 QV 'JUBILEE' ISSUE OF GB OVERPRINTED 'BRITISH BECHUANALAND'
AB2926 1891 GB ‘Jubilee’ complete set of four, 1d to 6d, each handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ diagonally in shades of violet-black (Samuel type BEC2). The 4d is position [18] showing the flaw Stop after ‘BRITISH’. Fair to fine mint with odd small stain. SG 33s-36s SOLD
AB2927 1891 GB QV ‘Jubilee’ 4d green and purple-brown handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ (Samuel type GB9). Very fine and fresh mint. Scarce. SG 35 specimen £40
AB1845 1891 6d purple on rose-red handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ (Samuel type BEC2) diagonally in violet. Very fine ‘mint’. SG 36s £35
AB1260 Complete set of five, 1d to 1/-, with additional 1d in a distinctly deeper shade. Very fine and fresh mint. SG 33-37 £25
AB1703 1891 complete set of five, 1d to 1/-, very fine mint. SG 33-37 £25
AB2923 1891-94 QV 'Jubilee' 1d to 1/-, complete set of five in blocks of four. The 1d is marginal and the lower left 2d shows a flaw ‘stop’ after ‘BRITISH’. Superb fresh unmounted mint. A scarce and attractive group. SG 33-37 £275
AB2913 1891 QV ‘Jubilee’ 1d lilac. Block of four, the lower right stamp showing broken ‘A’ and ‘N’ of overprint. Very fine or superb fresh mint, hinged on the upper stamps only, the lower pair is unmounted. SG 33 £40
AB1907 1d lilac. Right marginal block of four, one with hint of a hinge mark, otherwise superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 33 £35
AB2149 1891 1d lilac. Upper left corner marginal block of six. Hinged in margin and one stamp with small adhesion, otherwise superb unmounted mint. SG 33 £50
AB2914 1891 QV ‘Jubilee’ 1d lilac. Lower right corner horizontal strip of three showing control ‘N’ in the margin (perforated through). Superb fresh unmounted mint. Very scarce. SG 33 SOLD
AB2967 1891 QV ‘Jubilee’ 1d lilac. COMPLETE LOWER PANE OF 120 (12x10) with margins on all sides and showing the control letter ‘N’ in the lower margin. A few stamps with small tones spots on gum, otherwise all but one fresh unmounted mint. A rare survivor and an impressive multiple. SG 33 SOLD
AB2910 1891 QV ‘Jubilee’ 1d lilac. A lower marginal example showing control ‘O’ in margin (perforated through and partly doubled at base). Very fine fresh mint with light hinge mark. Scarce. SG 33 SOLD
AB2909 1891 QV ‘Jubilee’ 1d lilac. Lower right corner horizontal strip of three showing control ‘R’ in the margin (perforated through). Very fine or superb fresh mint with faint hinge mark on two. Very scarce. SG 33 SOLD
AB2915 1891 QV ‘Jubilee’ 1d lilac. Lower right corner BLOCK OF 18 (6x3) showing control ‘R’ in the lower margin (perforated through) and part of the centre sheet marking. Superb fresh unmounted mint. Very scarce. SG 33 SOLD
AB2924 1891 QV 'Jubilee' 2d grey-green and carmine. Block of four, the upper right stamp showing broken second ‘I’ in 'BRITISH'. Light hinge marks on one otherwise very fine unmounted mint. SG 34 £100
AB2912 1891 QV 'Jubilee' 2d grey-green and carmine, block of six (3x2). Superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 34 £165
AA2346 2d grey-green and carmine. Block of nine, superb and fresh unmounted. SG 34 £225
AB2790 1891 QV 4d green and purple-brown. COMPLETE UPPER RIGHT PANE OF 20 with margins on all sides (the lower left corner slightly trimmed) showing marginal ‘rules’. Some perforation splitting reinforced in top margin, and one stamp with small adherences, otherwise all stamps superb fresh unmounted mint. A spectacular and very scarce multiple. SG 35 £625
AB2919 1891 QV ‘Jubilee’ 4d green and purple-brown. COMPLETE LOWER LEFT PANE OF 20 with margins on all sides showing the various marginal ‘rules’ or ‘pillars’. Position [7] with ‘comma’ flaw after ‘BRITISH’ and [20] with short first ‘I’ in 'BRITISH'. Superb fresh unmounted mint. A spectacular and very scarce multiple. SG 35 SOLD
AB2920 1894 QV ‘Jubilee’ 1/- dull green. An upper left corner marginal BLOCK OF 25 showing the sheet guide ‘arrow’ markings. Marginal thin, the stamps are all superb fresh unmounted mint. A spectacular and very scarce multiple. SG 37 SOLD
1893-95 CAPE 1d & 2d OVERPRINTED READING DOWN 'British Bechuanaland'
AB2564 1893 Cape 1d carmine-red with overprint reading downwards. A lower right corner marginal block of four. Very fine or superb fresh mint with hinge remnant on one stamp, the others are unmounted mint. SG 38 £30
AB2391 1893 Cape 1d carmine-red with overprint reading downwards. An upper marginal block of six (3x2) with interpanneau margin at right. Showing guide marking and lower right stamp with constant flaw, 'dot in ‘u’' [row 2/6]. Some creasing and marginal stains, otherwise stamps very fine unmounted mint. SG 38 £25
AB2962 1893 Cape 1d carmine-red with overprint (typeset) reading downwards. Complete LOWER LEFT PANE OF 60 with margins on three sides showing plate number ‘7’ at base. Three stamps with creases and a few marginal perforations splitting, otherwise all stamps are remarkably fresh unmounted mint. A rare multiple. SG 38 SOLD
AB2823 1893 Cape 1d carmine-red with overprint reading downwards. Block of four, the upper left stamp showing a broken ‘B’ in ‘British’. Faint possible hinge mark on the upper pair, otherwise superb unmounted mint. SG 38 + var £25
AB2824 1893 Cape 1d carmine-red with overprint reading downwards. Block of four, the lower left stamp showing a broken ‘B’ in ‘Bechuanaland’. Very faint possible hinge mark on the upper pair, otherwise superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 38 + var £25
AB2434 1893 Cape 1d carmine-red with overprint reading downwards. Showing shift of overprint to the right with ‘British’ now straddling the perforations. Ex column 1 (no overprint showing on left perforations). Light hinge remnants, otherwise fine and fresh mint. SG 38 var £45
AB2432 1893 Cape 1d carmine-red with overprint reading downwards. Showing the variety ‘s’ of ‘British’ largely omitted (an advanced state of the progressive variety on R10/8 which resulted in the ‘s’ being completely omitted on later printings). Hinge remainders, otherwise fine mint. SG 38 var £85
AB2487 1893 Cape 1d carmine-red with overprint reading downwards. Showing variety NO DOTS TO 'i' OF 'British'. Hinge remnants, otherwise very fine fresh mint. SG 38e £120
AB2397 1895 Cape 2d bistre with overprint reading downwards. Block of four showing overprint shifted to the left. Paper wrinkle affects the right pair, otherwise very fine unmounted mint. SG 39 £45
AB2770 1895 Cape 2d bistre with overprint (typeset) reading downwards. An upper marginal example showing the variety ‘British’ OMITTED due to a shift of the overprint to the right. Fine mint. Rare, especially with no trace of ‘British’. Brandon certificate (2004). SG 39b
 
Note: the lack of the word ‘British’ at left indicates this stamp emanates from a left hand column. 		SOLD
AB2973 1895 Cape 2d bistre with overprint (typeset) reading downwards. A left marginal example showing the variety ‘British’ OMITTED due to a shift of the overprint to the right. Very fine, lightly hinged mint. Rare, especially with no trace of ‘British’. SG 39b £725
AB2867 1895 Cape 2d bistre with overprint (typeset) reading down. Showing the variety ‘British’ OMITTED due to shift of the overprint to the right. Fine used with part Ramoutsa single circle datestamp. Rare, especially with no trace of ‘British’. SG 39b
 
Note: the lack of the word ‘British’ at left indicates this stamp emanates from a left hand column. This stamp previously joined above item AB2868. 		£375
AB2868 1895 Cape 2d bistre with overprint (typeset) reading down. Showing the variety ‘British’ OMITTED due to shift of the overprint to the right. Fine used with part Ramoutsa single circle datestamp. Rare, especially with no trace of ‘British’. SG 39b
 
Note: the lack of the word ‘British’ at left indicates this stamp emanates from a left hand column. This stamp previously joined below item AB2867. 		£375
AB2486 1895 Cape 2d bistre with overprint (typeset) reading downwards. Showing the variety OVERPRINT TRANSPOSED (‘Bechuanaland. / British’). Large hinge mark, otherwise fine mint. Rare. SG 39d £300
AB2963 1895 Cape 2d bistre with overprint (typeset) reading down. LOWER RIGHT PANE OF 60 with all margins less two pieces at lower left. Row 1/3 shows the variety INVERTED ‘u’ FOR 2nd ‘n’ and Row 1/4 the NO DOTS TO ‘i’ OF 'British'. Some creasing mainly confined to two rows and some central perforations hinge reinforced though most stamps are superb fresh unmounted mint. A very rare multiple. SG 39, 39e, 39f £650
AB2796 1895 Cape 2d bistre with overprint (typeset) reading downwards. Upper right corner block of nine, the upper left stamp showing the variety NO DOTS TO 'i' OF 'British'. Marginal fault, the stamps are superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 39, 39f £275
AB2769 1895 Cape 2d bistre with overprint (typeset) reading downwards. Showing spaced ‘h’ and ‘u’ of ‘Bechuanaland’. Fine mint. SG 39 var £15
AB2566 1895 Cape 2d bistre with overprint reading downwards. Showing varieties Broken ‘B’ in ‘Bechuanaland’ and overprint largely transposed. Fair used with BONC cancel. SG 39 vars £45
AB2568 1895 Cape 2d bistre with overprint reading downwards. Showing the variety overprint largely transposed. Fine used with light circular datestamp. SG 39 var £75
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