COGH ovpt Type 1 on ½d grey black in red, bottom left corner perf missing m.m. 4d dull blue very fine & fresh looking l.m.m. (2) Cat £130 (image available) {MH} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £37.60)
Auction UPA 98
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Lot #2482 - bechuanaland 1885
MILITARY TELEGRAPHS set to £1 (diagonal crease), ovptd. SPECIMEN, 5s part gum only, h/r, m.m. VERY SCARCE. Cat. £2460 for normal set. (8) (image available) {T} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £637.60)
Lot #2483 - bechuanaland 1885-1935
ALL DIFFERENT mostly used collection on 'Ideal' printed album pages, QV values seen to 5s & £5 (f.c), KGV to 1s. (35) {MX} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £124.80)
Lot #2484 - bechuanaland 1885-87
Stamps of Cape of Good Hope ovpt 'British Bechuanaland', Wmk Anchor - SG4 - ½d Grey-Black, SG5 - 1d Rose-Red, SG6 - 2d Pale Bistre and SG7 - 6d Reddish Purple, f.u with small h/r. Average centring. (4) Cat £92 (image available) {U} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £35.20)
Lot #2485 - bechuanaland 1885-87
on Cape 1s green, with FORGED OVERPRINT, good 'used'. Cat. £190 as genuine. (image available) {F} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £12.80)
Lot #2486 - bechuanaland 1885-87
Stamp of Cape of Good Hope ovpt 'British Bechuanaland' - 4d Dull Blue Wmk Crown CC f.u. with small heavy h/r. (o/c E) Cat £90 (image available) {U} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £33.60)
Lot #2487 - bechuanaland 1885-87
Stamp of Cape of Good Hope ovpt 'British Bechuanaland', Wmk Anchor - 1s Green, f.u with small h/r. (o/c SE) Cat £200 (image available) {U} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £75.20)
Lot #2488 - bechuanaland 1885-88
Three mint small h/r issues - SG1 - Stamp of Cape of Good Hope ½d Grey-Black ovpt in Red 'British Bechuanaland', SG9 - QV Stamp of GB ½d Vermilion ovpt 'British Bechuanaland' and SG22 - 1d on 1d Lilac & Black. (3) Cat £49 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £23.20)
Lot #2489 - bechuanaland 1888
QV: 1d lilac and black, wmk Orb, perf 14. Mint, large part o.g. Cat £29 {MH} [US4] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £4.80)
Lot #2490 - bechuanaland 1888
QV: 1d lilac and black, wmk Orb, perf 14. Very lightly MM with faint hinge trace. Cat £29 (image available) {MH} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £8.00)
Lot #2491 - bechuanaland 1888
QV 1d Lilac & Black, mint med heavy h/r. (Small pencil annotation on back) Cat £29 (image available) {MH} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £7.20)
Lot #2492 - bechuanaland 1888
QV Revenue types of GB 1d, 2d, 3d & 1/- very fine & fresh superb colours l.m.m. 4d part gum tone marks on back. 6d creased. 2/- faults, 2/6d m.m. h/r. 5/- l.m.m with corner crease & faint tone marks. (9). Cat £600 (image available) {MH} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £125.60)
Lot #2493 - bechuanaland 1888
QV 2d Pale Dull Lilac & Black, f.u. with small h/r. Cat £42 (image available) {U} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £15.20)
Lot #2494 - bechuanaland 1888
QV GB Revenue type 5/- green & black good colour, fine m.m. Cat £140 (image available) {MH} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £53.60)
Lot #2495 - bechuanaland 1888
QV 5s Green and Black mint small h/r x 2. (Has a diagonal gum crease) Cat £150 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £48.00)
Lot #2496 - bechuanaland 1888
QV GB Revenue type 2d lilac & black surch 3d in red fine & fresh looking l.m.m. (could be u.m.) with light horiz only visible from the back. Cat £65 (image available) {MH} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £19.20)
Lot #2497 - bechuanaland 1888
6d on 6d, light gum creases, h/r, fresh o.g. Cat £130 (image available) {MH} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £24.00)
Lot #2498 - bechuanaland 1888
QV issue overprinted 'protectorate' and surcharged - 6d on 6d Lilac & Black, f.u. with small h/r. (o/c W) Cat £55 (image available) {U} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £18.40)
Lot #2499 - bechuanaland 1888-1904
Five f.u. with small h/r issues - SG10-11, SG15 and SG34-35. (5) Cat £35 {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £15.20)
Lot #2500 - bechuanaland 1888-1904
Small collection of 14 f.u. with small h/r issues - SG9, SG12-15, SG22-23, SG26, SG38-39,SG53, SG66 and SG68-69. (14) Cat £96 {CC} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £35.20)
Lot #2501 - bechuanaland 1888-91
QV issues - SG9 - ½d Vermilion superb u.m. and f.u. with small h/r, SG10 - 1d Lilac & Black f.u. paper residue on back, SG33 - 1d Lilac hand cancellation f.u. and SG34 - 2d Grey-Green & Carmine horiz pair good used. (5) Cat £32 {MX} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £10.40)
Lot #2502 - bechuanaland 1889
QV GB ½d vermilion ovpt 4d fine & fresh looking m.m. with h/r. Cat £50 (image available) {MH} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £19.20)
Lot #2503 - bechuanaland 1889
4d on ½d vermilion with some broken letters fine m.m. Cat £50 (image available) {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £28.80)
Lot #2504 - bechuanaland 1890
QV Stamp of GB ovpt 'Protectorate' 15mm long (Inverted) - ½d Vermilion super u.m. (NW corner perf toned on back) Cat £85 (image available) {U} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £30.40)
Lot #2505 - bechuanaland 1891-1904
QV Stamps of GB ovpt 'British Bechuanaland' set of 5 vals 1d to 1s, f.u. with small h/r. (5) Cat £42 {U} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £15.20)





















