Surrounded by South Africa, the territory to the south of the Molopo River was constituted the Crown Colony of British Bechuanaland in 1885 and land to the north of the Molopo was proclaimed a Protectorate. Stamps were first issued in British Bechuanaland in 1885 and in the Protectorate in 1888. In 1966 the country became independent and was renamed Botswana.
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Item: 23249
1884 QV Stellaland 2s 6d grey. A fine mint copy with a few tone marks and hinge remainders on reverse. Barefoot 5.
Price: £30.00
Item: 51
1884 QV Stellaland 10s red Revenue stamp. A fine unused (no gum) copy. Barefoot 7.
Price: £20.00
Item: 52
1884 QV Stellaland 10s red Revenue stamp. A part original gum copy with some gum faults and small paper adhesions. Barefoot 7.
Price: £38.00
Item: 53
1886 QV Stellaland 2s slate-grey Revenue stamp. A mint copy with JPM monongram upright. Some tone marks. Barefoot 13.
Price: £8.00
Item: 54
1886 QV Stellaland 1s 6d olive-green Revenue stamp. A mint copy with JPM monongram upright. Some toning and hinge remainders on reverse. Barefoot 12.
Price: £8.00
Item: 55
1886 QV Stellaland 5s green Revenue stamp. A fine mint copy with JPM monongram upright. Barefoot 15.
Price: £12.00
Item: 56
1886 QV Stellaland £5 claret Revenue stamp. A fine mint copy with JPM monongram inverted. Barefoot 18.
Price: £50.00
Item: 502492
1889 QV 4d on ½d vermilion. A fine used copy of the variety SURCHARGE INVERTED cancelled by small part barred numeral postmark. A rare stamp with less than 20 copies recorded. Brandon certificate (1984). SG 53c cat £4000.
Price: £2400.00
Item: 59
1897 QV ½d yellow-green. A superb u/m never hinged Plate 2 top corner marginal strip of three each showing the OVERPRINT DOUBLE, ONE ALBINO INVERTED. A rare exhibition piece. Philatelic Federation of Southern Africa certificate (2000). SG 57a cat £675.
Price: £475.00
Item: 23338
1913-24 KGV 1d scarlet in a u/m never hinged Control M19 corner block of six. Small gum crease affecting one stamp but controls are scarce on this issue. SG 74.
Price: £25.00
Item: 23340
1913-24 KGV 2d orange (Die I) in a very fine mint Control R21 corner block of six. Scarce on this shade. SG 76a.
Price: £150.00
Item: 23342
1913-24 KGV 6d reddish purple in a fine mint Control D.14 corner control block of six. Scarce. SG 81.
Price: £65.00
Item: 23343
1913-24 KGV 1s bistre in a very fine mint Control C.13 corner block of six. A small gum crease does not detract. A scarce item. SG 82.
Price: £120.00
Item: 12289
1918 QV £5 on 1s green & black Postal Fiscal. A fine fiscally used example of this very rare stamp. Colour slightly affected due being being soaked from it's original document (normal as all the Unappropiated Dies have highly fugitive colours). RPS certificate (2000). SG F2.
Price: £550.00
Item: 23344
1925-27 KGV ½d green in a superb u/m never hinged Control E26 corner block of six. Scarce. SG 91.
Price: £20.00
Item: 23345
1925-27 KGV 1d scarlet in a superb u/m never hinged Control A24 corner block of six. Scarce. SG 92.
Price: £20.00
Item: 23346
1925-27 KGV 2d orange (Die II) in a superb u/m never hinged Control B24 corner block of six. Scarce. SG 93.
Price: £20.00
Item: 12285
1925-27 KGV 3d violet. A very fine mint copy showing the WATERMARK INVERTED and the OVERPRINT DOUBLE, ONE ALBINO. Scarce. SG 94w.
Price: £180.00
Item: 12286
1925-27 KGV 3d violet. A very fine mint copy with INVERTED WATERMARK. SG 94w.
Price: £140.00
Item: 12287
1925-26 KGV 1s bistre-brown. A very fine used example with INVERTED WATERMARK. David Crocker certificate (1991). Scarce. SG 98w.
