Bechuanaland Protectorate

British Protectorate
of Bechuanaland
1885 - 1966
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Bechuanaland Protectorate
The Bechuanaland Protectorate was established by proclamation on 31st March 1885 and consisted of the
lands north of the Molopo River. The proclamation was the result of a campaign conducted by Scottish
missionaries of the London Missionary Society led by John Mackenzie who “believed that the Ngwato and
other African peoples with whom he worked were threatened by Boer freebooters encroaching on their
territory from the south”. The campaign led to a decision by the British Government in January 1885, to
dispatch a military expedition to the territory to assert British Sovereignty over what was becoming a
contested territory. The expedition was commanded by Sir Charles Warren and his meetings with several
African chiefs resulted in treaties being entered into and the announcement by Warren in March 1885 of the
establishment of the Bechuanaland Protectorate. When proclaimed, the northern boundary of the territory
was latitude 22 degrees south, but on 30th June 1890 this was extended north to include Ngamiland. This
action was formally recognised by Germany on the following day by Article III of the Heligoland-Zanzibar
Treaty, which also confirmed the territory’s western boundary and created the Caprivi Strip. Unusually, the
administration of the protectorate, which was one of the "High Commission Territories", was conducted from
outside the country; initially from Vryburg until 1895, and then from Mafeking. Following the proclamation, the
Tswana chiefs continued to exercise internal sovereignty, with British administration being confined to
providing a police force to protect the country’s borders against other European Powers colonial ventures.
This system was in place until 9th May 1891 when the administration of the protectorate was transferred to
the High Commissioner of South Africa and effectively ended the de facto independence of the protectorate.
Originally the British Government anticipated handing over the administration of the protectorate to either
South Africa or Rhodesia, but strong opposition from the Tswanas meant that British rule continued until full
independence on 30th September 1966, when the country became the Republic of Botswana.
FLAG of the BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE - Union Jack of Great Britain.
Total Area - 712,247 square kilometres.

Postal History
The earliest postal activity in the protectorate was organised by the missionaries of the London Missionary
Society who had established a number of mission stations in the region. In 1888 these northern mail routes
were taken over by the British Bechuanaland postal service, resulting in Mafeking and Bulawayo being
linked from inauguration on 9th August 1888, by a very rudimentary 500 mile relay runner service operating
between villages en route. This also led to the opening along the mail route, of several post offices, together
with attendant postmasters and the following year a section of the post runner route was taken over by a
mule cart service from the railhead at Vryburg to Shoshong (Palapye).
The next chapter in the postal history of the protectorate was shaped to a large degree by the extension of
the railway line, which linked to Mafeking in 1894 and then traversed the territory to reach Bulawayo in 1897.
The railway became the primary artery for the mail service, with towns and villages located off the rail route
being serviced by other means of transport. An intermittent airmail service to Johannesburg was available
from 1932, but only became permanent in 1966. In 1962, the Bechuanaland Protectorate took over full
control of its postal service which, from 1893, had been administered by the Cape up to 1910 and thereafter
the Union of South Africa postal services. The issue of stamps by the protectorate up to 1932, had initially
consisted of stamps of British Bechuanaland (1888-1890) and stamps of the Cape of Good Hope and Great
Britain, all overprinted with the word “Protectorate” or “Bechuanaland Protectorate” in various layouts. In
1932 the first definitive twelve stamp set was issued with “Bechuanaland Protectorate” inscribed and
thereafter all subsequent stamps issues, up until final independence in 1966, were inscribed .
Watermarks used in the Stamp Issues of the Bechuanaland Protectorate.
Orb Script 'V R' Imperial Crown Cabled Anchor Simple Cypher
Single Cypher Block Cypher Multiple Crown & Script CA Multiple Springbok Head Multiple St Edward's Crown Block CA
SEAL & FLAG of the BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE.

During the currency of the Bechuanaland Protectorate from 1885 to 1966, no Coat of Arms or official Badge
of the territory have ever been in use - the only symbol used was a Seal, which incorporated the Royal Coat
of Arms of the United Kingdom within the legend 'BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE'.
Similarly the sole official flag of the territory for the eighty one years of the protectorate's existence, was the
Union Jack of the United Kingdom.

List of Overprinted Stamp Issues of the Bechuanaland Protectorate.
Postage Stamps
The following stamps were issued with “Protectorate” overprinted:
•1888 - Eleven postage stamps of British Bechuanaland, five of which were surcharged;
•1889 - A ½d stamp of the Cape of Good Hope;
•1889 - A British Bechuanaland stamp surcharged with “Fourpence”;
•1889 - A further two stamps of British Bechuanaland;
•1897 - A stamp of the Cape of Good Hope, printed and overprinted by three different printers, was issued
only in the Protectorate;
From 1897 all stamps issues up to 1932 were overprinted with “Bechuanaland Protectorate”:
•1897 - Six stamps of the Great Britain 1881-1887 Jubilee issue;
•1902 - A single Queen Victoria Great Britain ½d stamp;
•1904 - 1912 - five stamps of Edward VII Great Britain issue;
•1912 - The George V Great Britain 1d stamp;
•1913 - 1924 - nine Great Britain stamps of the 1912-13 set;
•1914 - 1915 - the first “Sea Horse” issue of Great Britain, printed and overprinted by Waterlow & Sons, Ltd,;
•1916 - 1920 - another issue of the “Sea Horse” set, printed and overprinted by De La Rue & Co, Ltd,;
•1920 - 1923 - the third and final “Sea Horse” set, printed and overprinted by Bradbury Wilkinson & Co, Ltd,;
•1925 - 1927 - seven stamps of the 1924 Great Britain set (similar to the 1913-1924 issue);
- Postage Due Stamps
•1926 - Three stamps for postage overprinted “Bechuanaland Protectorate” on Great Britain Stamps were
issued.
A total of 55 Overprinted stamps were issued.
List of Stamp Issues inscribed "Bechuanaland Protectorate".
Postage Stamps
•1932 – Definitive issue of King George V, (12);

•1935 – Silver Jubilee of King George V, (4);
•1937 – Coronation of King George VI, (3);
•1938 – Definitive issue of King George VI, (11);
•1945 – Victory, (6);
•1947 – Royal Visit, (4);
•1948 – Royal Silver Wedding,(2);
•1949 – 75th Anniversary of U.P.I., (4);
•1953 – Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, (1);
•1955 – Definitive issue of Queen Elizabeth II, (12);
•1960 – 75th Anniversary of Bechuanaland Protectorate, (3);
•1961 – Definitive Currency Surcharge issue,(11);
•1961 – Definitive New Currency issue, (14);
•1963 – Freedom from Hunger, (1);
•1963 – Red Cross Centenary, (2);
•1964 – 400th Anniversary of birth of William Shakespeare, (1);
•1965 – New Constitution – Internal Self-Government, (4);
•1965 – I.T.U. Centenary, (2);
•1965 – International Co-operation Year, (2);
•1966 – Churchill Commemoration, (4);
•1966 – Bechuanaland Royal Pioneer Corp, (4).
Postage Due Stamps
•1932 – Issue of three stamps;

•1961 – Previous issue Surcharged with New Currency, (5);
•1961 – Previous issue in New Currency, (3).
A total of 109 Inscribed Stamps were issued.

Definitive Issue: Queen Victoria.

7th August 1888.
Watermark: Imperial Crown (½d). Orb (1d - 6d). Perf: 14.

Overprinted and surcharged
The first issue of five stamps were British Bechuanaland stamps overprinted,
and as there was no ½d stamp in the set, an existing overprinted ½d stamp of Great Britain was further overprinted "Protectorate".
SG 40 SACC38
2d 4d
lilac/black lilac/black
SG 41 SACC 39 SG 42 SACC 40 SG 43 SACC 41 SG 44 SACC 42 SG 45 SACC 43
There are numerous varieties with "Protectorate" overprinting errors.
Watermark: Script V R (sideways, reading up). Perf: 13½.
2s 5s
green/black green/black
SG 46 SACC 44 SG 47 SACC 45 SG 48 SACC 46 SG 49 SACC 47 SG 50 SACC 48
Overprinting of "Protectorate" and Surcharge by P. Townsend & Co, Vryburg.

4d Provisional - December 1888.
Watermark: Orb. Perf: 14.
In 1888 a shortage of 4d stamps was solved by overprinting "Protectorate" in red on a 4d provisional of British Bechuanaland (an overprint of a
Cape of Good Hope).
SG 51 SACC 49
Overprinting of "Protectorate" and Surcharge by P. Townsend & Co, Vryburg.
½d Provisional - January 1889.
Watermark: Cabled Anchor. Perf: 14.
Cape of Good Hope ½d overprinted with 'Bechuanaland Protectorate' in green.
SG 52 SACC 50
Overprinting by P. Townsend & Co, Vryburg.
Surcharge - March 1889
Watermark: Imperial Crown. Perf: 14.
A Great Britain ½d stamp, overprinted with 'British Bechuanaland',

was overprinted 'Protectorate Fourpence' in black.
SG 53 SACC 51
Overprinting by P.Townsend & Co, Vryburg.

Trial Printing Issue.
1890.
Two sets of ½d stamps which differed slightly and which were trial printings in 1888, had to be issued in 1890 when stocks were short.
"Protectorate" o/p - 15mm "Protectorate" o/p - 19mm
SG 54 SACC 52 SG 55 SACC 53
In June 1890 the Bechuanaland Protectorate and the Colony of British Bechuanaland were placed under one postal administration and the
stamps of British Bechuanaland were used in the Protectorate until 1897.
Cape of Good Hope Overprint.

1897.
Watermark: Cabled Anchor. Perf: 14.
SG 56 SACC 54 SG 57 SACC 55 SG 58 SACC 56
The stamps were overprinted "British Bechuanaland" in black by various printers, with differing outcomes:
SG 56 - Overprinted by Taylor & Marshall, Cape Town. The two lines were 13mm apart with bottom line 16mm long;
SG 57 - Overprinted by P.Townshend & Co, Vryburg. The two lines were 13½mm apart with bottom line 15mm long;
SG 58 - Overprinted by W.A.Richards & Son, Cape Government Printers. The two lines were 10½mm apart, with the bottom line 15mm long.
Rev John Mackenzie 1835 - 1899 Rev Robert Moffat 1795 -1883

Queen Victoria Jubilee Issue.
October 1897 - 1902.

Composite overprint 'Bechuanaland Protectorate' in two lines.
½d 1d
blue-green lilac
SG 59 SACC 57 SG 60 25/2/1902 SACC 58 SG 61 SACC 59 SG 62 SACC 60
4d
green/purple-brown
Printed by De La Rue & Co., Ltd.
The postal authorities had difficulty in positioning the overprint to firstly, not obscure the face value and secondly, to avoid compromising its
usual policy of not covering the monarch's face.
All subsequent issues were overprinted "Bechuanaland Protectorate" until replaced by the first inscribed issue on 12th December 1932.
Great Britain - King Edward VII Issue.

29th November 1904 - 1913.
½d
yellowish green
SG 66 3/1906 SACC 64 SG 67 11/1908 SACC 65 SG 68 4/1905 SACC 66
1s
deep green/scarlet
SG 69 SACC 67 SG 70 10/1912 SACC 68 SG 71 1913 SACC 69
Printed by Somerset House, overprinted by De La Rue & Co., Ltd.

Great Britain: Edward VII Issue.
September 1912 - 1914.
Watermark: Imperial Crown. Perf: 15 x 14.
SG 72 SACC 70
Printed by Somerset House, overprinted by De La Rue & Co., Ltd.
Great Britain: King George V Issue.

1st July 1913 - 1924.
Watermark: Simple Cypher. Perf: 15 x 14.
Die 1
1d 1½d
scarlet red-brown
SG 73 SACC 71 SG 74 4/1915 SACC 72 SG 75 12/1920 SACC 73 SG 76 SACC 74
Die 11
2½d 3d
cobalt-blue bluish-violet
SG 77 1924 SACC 74b SG 78 SACC 75 SG 79 SACC 76 SG 80 SACC 77
SG 81 SACC 78 SG 82 SACC 79
Overprinted by De La Rue & Co., Ltd.

Great Britain: King George V Issue. - Varieties & Shades.

1st July 1913 - 1924.
Watermark: Simple Cypher. Perf: 15 x 14.
Die 1
SG 74a 1922 SACC 72a SG 76a 1921 SACC 74a
SG 78a 1915 SACC 75a SG 82a 1923 SACC 79a
London Missionary Society Church, Serowe 1912 Church Stone

Sea Horse Issue

1914 - 1915
Watermark: Single Cypher. Perf: 11 x 12.
SG 83 1/1915 SACC 80 SG 84 1914 SACC 81
Printing by Waterlow & Sons, Ltd.
Sea Horse Issue.

1916 - 1919.
SG 85 7/1916 SACC 82 SG 86 1917 SACC 82a SG 87 8/1919 SACC 83
Printing by De La Rue & Co., Ltd.
Sea Horse Issue.

1920 - 1923.
SG 88 7/1923 SACC 84 SG 89 7/1920 SACC 85
Printing by Bradbury Wilkinson & Co, Ltd.

Great Britain Issue - King George V.
1st July 1925 - 1927.
Watermark: Block Cypher. Perf: 15 x 14.
The issue was similar to 1913 - 1924 issue.
1d
scarlet
SG 91 1927 SACC 86 SG 92 8/1925 SACC 87 SG 93 Die II SACC 88
SG 94 10/1926 SACC 89 SG 95 10/1926 SACC 90
Chalk-surfaced paper Ordinary paper
SG 96 12/1925 SACC 91 SG 97 1926 SACC 92
SG 98 10/1926 SACC 93

King George V Definitive Issue.
12th December 1932.
Watermark: Multiple Crown & Script C.A. Perf: 12½.
1d 2d
scarlet brown
SG 99 SACC 94 SG 100 SACC 95 SG 101 SACC 96 SG 102 SACC 97
6d
purple
2s6d
black/scarlet
SG 109 SACC 104 SG 110 SACC 105
Recess printed by Waterlow & Sons, Ltd.

Silver Jubilee of Coronation - King George V.

4th May 1935.
Watermark: Multiple Crown and Script C.A. Perf: 11 x 12.
SG 111 SACC 106 SG 112 SACC 107
SG 113 SACC 108 SG 114 SACC 109
Recess printed by Bradbury Wilkinson & Co, Ltd.
Coronation of King George VI.

12th May 1937.
Watermark: Multiple Crown and Script C.A. Perf: 11 x 12.
Recess printed by De La Rue & Co., Ltd.

King George VI Definitive Issue.
1st April 1938 - 1952.
Watermark: Multiple Crown and Script C.A. Perf: 12½.
1d 1½d
scarlet dull blue
4d
orange
SG 125 SACC 120 SG 126 SACC 121
SG 127 SACC 122 SG 128 SACC 123

King George VI Definitive Issue - Shade Varieties.

1st April 1938 - 1952.
Watermark: Multiple Crown and Script C.A. Perf: 12½.
SG 118a 1941 SACC 113a SG 118b 4/1943 SACC 113b
SG 118c 4/1949 SACC 113c SG 120a 4/1943 SACC 115a
SG 124a 1944 SACC 119a SG 125a 21/5/1952SACC 120a SG 127a 10/1946 SACC 122a

Victory Issue.
3rd December 1945.
Watermark: Multiple Springbok Head. Perf: 14.
Stamps of South Africa overprinted with "Bechuanaland".

inscribed alternately in English and Afrikaans.
SG 129 SACC 124
SG 130 SACC 125
SG 131 SACC 126
Kgosi-Tona Khama III of the Bamangwato, Sebele I of the Bakwena,

Khama III Bathoen I of the Bangwaketse - London.

Royal Visit.
17th February 1947.
Watermark: Multiple Crown & Script CA. Perf: 12½.
SG 132 SACC 127
The Rhodes Colossus, Punch Magazine, 1892

Royal Silver Wedding.
1st December 1948.
Watermark: Multiple Crown & Script CA.
SG 136Perf:14 x 15SACC 131 SG 137 Perf:11½ x 11 SACC 132
1½d - Photo printed by Waterlow & Sons, Ltd.

10s - Stamp-Recess printed/Name-Typo printed by Bradbury Wilkinson & Co, Ltd.
75th Anniversary of Universal Postal Union.

10th October 1949.
Watermark: Multiple Crown & Script CA.
Hermes, Globe and Forms of Transport Hemispheres, Jet-powered Vickers

Viking Airliner and Steamer
SG 138 Perf:13½ - 14 SACC 133 SG 139 Perf:11 x 11½ SACC 134
Hermes and Globe U.P.U. Monument
SG 140 Perf:11 x 11½ SACC 135 SG 141 Perf:13½ - 14 SACC 136
1½d & 1s - Recess printed by Waterlow & Sons, Ltd.

3d & 6d - Stamp-Recess printed/Name-Typo printed by Bradbury Wilkinson & Co, Ltd.

Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
2nd June 1953.
Watermark: Multiple Crown & Script CA. Perf: 13½ x 13.
Queen Elizabeth II
SG 142 SACC 137
Recess printed by De La Rue & Co., Ltd.

Country name - typo printed by Bradbury Wilkinson & Co, Ltd.
Zeederberg Mail Coach Service - Mafeking to Bulawayo, via Gaberones, Palapye and Mangwe.

Queen Elizabeth II Definitive Issue.
3rd January 1955 - 1958.
1d 2d
rose-red red-brown
4d
red-orange
SG 146a 16/1/1957SACC 141a SG 146b 11/12/1958SACC 142 SG 147 SACC 143
1s
black/brown-olive
5s
black/violet-blue

75th Anniversary of Bechuanaland Protectorate.
21st January 1960.
Watermark: Multiple St Edward's Crown Block CA. Perf: 14½ x 14.
Photogravure printed by Harrison & Sons, Ltd.
Definitive Issue - New Currency Surcharge.

14th February - June 1961.
Type I Surcharge Type I Surcharge
2c 2½c
red-brown red-brown
Type I Surcharge Type I Surcharge
5c 10c
purple black/brown-olive

Definitive Issue - New Currency Surcharge ... continued.
Type I Surcharge
Definitive Issue - New Currency Surcharge - Varieties.

Type II Surcharge Type II Surcharge Type II Surcharge
SG 157a 6/6/1961 SACC 153a SG 159a 26/7/196 SACC 155a SG 161a SACC 157a
Type I - Wide Surcharge Type II - Wide Surcharge Type III Surcharge
SG 161b SACC 157b SG 161c SACC 157c SG 161d 6/6/1961 SACC 157d

Definitive Issue - New Currency Surcharge - Varieties... continued.
Type II Surcharge Type II Surcharge Type II Surcharge
SG 162a 12/5/1961 SACC 158a SG 167a 17/3/1961 SACC 163a SG 167b 4/1961 SACC 163b
Overprint Types Table
Recess printed by Waterlow & Sons, Ltd

Surcharge overprinted by South African Government Printer, Pretoria.
Telegraph and Post Office - Palapye.

Definitive Issue - Birds & Local Motifs.
2nd October 1961.
Watermark: Multiple St Edward's Crown Block CA. Perf: 14½ x 14(25c & 50c), 14 x 14½ (others).
African Golden Oriole Hoopoe Scarlet-chested Sunbird Yellow-rumped Bishop
2c 2½c
orange/black carmine/green
yellow-olive black/bistre
Swallow-tailed African Grey Red-headed Brown-hooded

Bee Eater Hornbill Weaver Kingfisher
7½c 10c
brown/red red/yellow
black/apple-green sepia/turquoise-green
Women Musician Boabab Tree Women Grinding Maize
SG 177 SACC 173
SG 176 SACC 172 SG 178 SACC 174

Definitive Issue - Birds & Local Motifs ... continued.
2nd October 1961.
Watermark: Multiple St Edward's Crown Block CA. Perf: 14½ x 14(25c & 50c), 14 x 14½ (others).
Lion Bechuana Ox Police Camel Patrol
SG 179 SACC 175
SG 180 SACC 176 SG 181 SACC 177
Freedom from Hunger.

4th June 1963.
Watermark: Multiple St Edward's Crown Block CA. Perf: 14 x 14½.
Protein Foods
SG 182 SACC 178
Red Cross Centenary.

2nd September 1963.
Watermark: Multiple St Edward's Crown Block CA. Perf: 13½.
SG 183 SACC 179 SG 184 SACC 180
Recess printed by Bradbury Wilkinson & Co, Ltd.

400th Birth Anniversary of William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616).

23rd April 1964.
SG 185 SACC 181
Internal Self-Government, New Constitution.

1st March 1965.
Map and Gaberones Dam
2½c
red/gold
SG 186 SACC 182 SG 186a Inverted Wmk SACC 182a SG 187 SACC 183
SG 188 SACC 184 SG 189 SACC 185

100th Anniversary of International Telecommunications Union.
17th May 1965.
SG 190 SACC 186 SG 191 SACC 187
Litho printed by Joh. Enschede en Zonen, Haarlem, Netherlands.
International Co-operation Year.

25th October 1965.
Co-operation Emblem
SG 192 SACC 188 SG 193 SACC 189
Okavango Delta. Kalahari Dunes.

Winston S. Churchill Commemoration.
24th January 1966.
Watermark: Multiple St Edward's Crown Block CA. Perf: 14.
SG 194 SACC 190 SG 195 SACC 191
SG 196 SACC 192 SG 197 SACC 193
Bechuanaland Royal Pioneer Corps.

1st June 1966.
Haslar Smoke Generator Bugler
SG 198 SACC 194 SG 199 SACC 195
Gun-site Regimental Cap Badge
SG 200 SACC 196 SG 201 SACC 197

Postage Due Stamps.
1st January 1926.
Watermark: Simple Cypher (sideways) on ½d, Block Cypher (sideways) on 1d and 2d stamps.
Nos. D9, D10 and D13 of Great Britain overprinted 'Bechuanaland Protectorate' vertically on ½d and 1d and horizontally on 2d stamp.
Thick Chalky Paper
1d
carmine
SG D1 6/1925 SACC 1 SG D2 SACC 2 SG D3 7/1924 SACC 3
Postage Due Stamps.

12th December 1932.
Watermark: Multiple Crown & Script CA. Perf: 14.
1d
carmine
SG D4 SACC 4 SG D5 SACC 5 SG D6 SACC 6
Issue Varieties on Chalky Paper.
27/11/1958 27/11/1958
SG D5a SACC 5a SG D6c SACC 6a
Typo printed by De La Rue & Co., Ltd.

Postage Due Stamps.
14th February 1961.
Previously issued values surcharged in new currency.
Chalky Paper
Small Type I Large Type II Small Type 1
1c
carmine
SG D7 SACC 7 SG D7a April SACC 8 SG D8 SACC 9
Large Type II Small Type I
SG D8c SACC 10 SG D9 SACC 11
Postage Due Stamps.

15th November 1961.
Chalky Paper
2c
violet
SG D10 SACC 12 SG D11 SACC 13 SG D12 SACC 14
The Bechuanaland Protectorate attained independence on 30th September 1966 and changed its name to
the REPUBLIC of BOTSWANA.

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FLAG of the BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE - Union Jack of Great Britain.

Total Area - 712,247 square kilometres.

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Watermarks used in the Stamp Issues of the Bechuanaland Protectorate.

SEAL & FLAG of the BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE.

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The following stamps were issued with “Protectorate” overprinted:

- Postage Due Stamps

List of Stamp Issues inscribed "Bechuanaland Protectorate".

•1932 – Definitive issue of King George V, (12);

Postage Due Stamps

•1932 – Issue of three stamps;

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Definitive Issue: Queen Victoria.

Watermark: Imperial Crown (½d). Orb (1d - 6d). Perf: 14.

SG 41 SACC 39 SG 42 SACC 40 SG 43 SACC 41 SG 44 SACC 42 SG 45 SACC 43

There are numerous varieties with "Protectorate" overprinting errors.

Watermark: Script V R (sideways, reading up). Perf: 13½.

SG 46 SACC 44 SG 47 SACC 45 SG 48 SACC 46 SG 49 SACC 47 SG 50 SACC 48

Overprinting of "Protectorate" and Surcharge by P. Townsend & Co, Vryburg.

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Watermark: Orb. Perf: 14.

Overprinting of "Protectorate" and Surcharge by P. Townsend & Co, Vryburg.

½d Provisional - January 1889.

Watermark: Cabled Anchor. Perf: 14.

Cape of Good Hope ½d overprinted with 'Bechuanaland Protectorate' in green.

Overprinting by P. Townsend & Co, Vryburg.

Surcharge - March 1889

Watermark: Imperial Crown. Perf: 14.

A Great Britain ½d stamp, overprinted with 'British Bechuanaland',

Overprinting by P.Townsend & Co, Vryburg.

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Watermark: Imperial Crown. Perf: 14.

"Protectorate" o/p - 15mm "Protectorate" o/p - 19mm

Cape of Good Hope Overprint.

Watermark: Cabled Anchor. Perf: 14.

SG 56 SACC 54 SG 57 SACC 55 SG 58 SACC 56

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Watermark: Imperial Crown. Perf: 14.

SG 59 SACC 57 SG 60 25/2/1902 SACC 58 SG 61 SACC 59 SG 62 SACC 60

SG 63 SACC 61 SG 64 SACC 62 SG 65 SACC 63

Printed by De La Rue & Co., Ltd.

Great Britain - King Edward VII Issue.

Watermark: Imperial Crown. Perf: 14.

SG 66 3/1906 SACC 64 SG 67 11/1908 SACC 65 SG 68 4/1905 SACC 66

SG 69 SACC 67 SG 70 10/1912 SACC 68 SG 71 1913 SACC 69

Printed by Somerset House, overprinted by De La Rue & Co., Ltd.

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Watermark: Imperial Crown. Perf: 15 x 14.

Printed by Somerset House, overprinted by De La Rue & Co., Ltd.

Great Britain: King George V Issue.

Watermark: Simple Cypher. Perf: 15 x 14.

SG 73 SACC 71 SG 74 4/1915 SACC 72 SG 75 12/1920 SACC 73 SG 76 SACC 74

SG 77 1924 SACC 74b SG 78 SACC 75 SG 79 SACC 76 SG 80 SACC 77

Overprinted by De La Rue & Co., Ltd.

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Great Britain: King George V Issue. - Varieties & Shades.

Watermark: Simple Cypher. Perf: 15 x 14.

SG 74a 1922 SACC 72a SG 76a 1921 SACC 74a

SG 78a 1915 SACC 75a SG 82a 1923 SACC 79a

Overprinted by De La Rue & Co., Ltd.