Revenue stamps of Bechuanaland

Note: this information is wrong. Bechuanaland was split into British Bechuanaland and the Bechuanaland Protectorate. British Bechuanaland was added to the Cape Colony and the Bechuanaland Protectorate was governed from Mafeking until the seat of government was moved to Gaberone.

Stellaland

Stellaland's first revenues were issued in 1884 with the republic's coat of arms. Two years later a number of them were issued handstamped with a monogram JPM since a number of the original stamps had been stolen.[1]

British Bechuanaland

revenues were issued overprinted for British Bechuanaland. These were replaced by dual-purpose postage and revenue stamps later in 1887, but these were still mainly intended for fiscal rather than postal use. ^[1]

Bechuanaland Protectorate

The first revenues of the

. In 1965, a set of six stamps with face values from 25c to 4R was issued for Local Government Tax.[1]

Botswana

In 1968, a 10 rand revenue stamp with the country's coat of arms was issued. In 1976 a similar stamp was issued but with the face value in pula. In 1967, a set of six Local Government Tax stamps was issued similar to the similar Bechuanaland stamps. These were issued surcharged in pula in 1976, and later that year a set in new values was issued.^[1]

Tati Concessions

In 1896 revenue stamps were issued for use in the Tati Concessions Land. Six stamps were issued with the design of an African elephant, and with the face values of 1s, 2s6d, 5s, 10s, £1 and £5. All of these are rare and now command high prices.^[1]

See also

• Postage stamps and postal history of Botswana
• Postage stamps and postal history of Bechuanaland Protectorate
• Postage stamps and postal history of British Bechuanaland
• Postage stamps and postal history of Stellaland Republic

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