Postage stamps and postal history of Bechuanaland Protectorate
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Bechuanaland Protectorate.
First stamps
The first Bechuanaland Protectorate postage stamps were produced in 1888 by overprinting stamps of British Bechuanaland (some overprints of British stamps and some issued specifically for the colony) with "Protectorate". In 1889 a 1⁄2-penny stamp of Cape of Good Hope was overprinted "Bechuanaland / Protectorate.".
From 1897 to 1925 more British stamps were overprinted using the protectorate's name in various layouts. In 1910 a 6-pence stamp of Transvaal was also overprinted; although it was intended for fiscal use, postal uses are known.
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The first stamps inscribed Bechuanaland Protectorate appeared in 1932. The 12 values, ranging from 1⁄2d to 10 shillings, all used the same design; a group of
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The protectorate's
Queen Elizabeth
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Three stamps in 1960 commemorated the 75th anniversary of the protectorate, then in 1961 Bechuanaland converted to the South African
Standard Commonwealth omnibus issues appeared up until independence, along with a 1 June 1966 issue commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Bechuanaland Pioneers and Gunners.
From 30 September 1966 the Bechuanaland Protectorate became the
See also
- Postage stamps and postal history of Botswana
- Postage stamps and postal history of British Bechuanaland
- The Tati Concessions Land, a territory originally part of the Matebele Kingdom and later incorporated into the Bechuanaland Protectorate, issued Revenue stamps in the 1890s.
- Stellaland, a break-away Boer republic from the Bechuanalands, issued its own stamps, described in Postage stamps and postal history of Stellaland Republic.
References and sources
- References
- ^ ISBN 0852597312
- ^ "Bechuanaland | Stamps and postal history | StampWorldHistory". Archived from the original on 2018-03-28. Retrieved 12 August 2018.[title missing]
- Sources
- Stanley Gibbons Ltd: various catalogues
- ISBN 0-356-10862-7
Further reading
- ISBN 1-872465-11-0