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Introduction page List of countries Classification of specimen types |
UPU member as British Colony from 1 March 1901.
Waterlow & Co SPECIMEN types have been renumbered
| class | H&G | BBS | date | value | size | description | printer | specimen type | BBS spec type | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| post card | 2 | PC13 | 1901 | 1d | GB QV 1899 card overprinted | De La Rue | D{4} | 18 | ||
| 1 | PC14 | 1903 | ½d | GB QV 1901 card overprinted | De La Rue | D{4} | 18 | |||
| 3 | PC15 | 1907 | ½d | GB KEVII card overprinted | De La Rue | GB17 | 10 | |||
| 4 | PC16 | 1907 | 1d | GB KEVII card overprinted | De La Rue | GB17 | 10 | |||
| 7 | PC19 | 1932 | ½d | KGV pictorial | Waterlow | W{11} | 20 | |||
| 8 | PC20 | 1938 | ½d | KGVI pictorial | Waterlow | W{11} | 20 | |||
| 9 | PC21 | 1944 | 1d | KGVI pictorial | Waterlow | W{13} | 22 | |||
| regist env | C7 | RE25 | 1899 | 4d | F: 133 × 83 | QV ‘Antilles’ type | De La Rue | D{4} | 17 | |
| C8 | RE27 | 1903 | DUTY 4d.' on 2d + 1d | F: 133 × 83 | GB KEVII reg env overprinted | McCorquodale | GB16 | 11 | 2 | |
| C8b | RE28 | 1903 | 'DUTY 4d.' on 2d + 1d | G: 152 × 96 | GB KEVII reg env overprinted | McCorquodale | GB16 | 11 | 2 | |
| C17 | RE41 | 1932 | 4d | G: 152 × 96 | KGV | De La Rue | D{8} | 19 | ||
| C18b | RE42a | 1937 | 4d | G: 152 × 96 | KGVI | De La Rue | D{9} | 21 |
| type | BBS type | image | dimensions | application |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D{4} | 17 |
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91½–93 × 8½–9 | overprinted diag BL to TR |
| D{8} | 19 |
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56½ × 7½ | overprinted diag BL to TR |
| D{9} | 21 |
|
41 × 4 | overprinted diag BL to TR |
| GB16 | 11 |
|
15½ × 2¾ | handstamped horiz on stamp impression |
| GB17 | 10 |
|
16 × 2¾ | printed on stamp impression |
| W{11} | 20 |
|
41½ × 6 | overprinted diag BL to TR |
| W{13} | 22 |
|
85 × 11 | overprinted diag BL to TR |
| 1 | Catalogue and specimen type numbers in columns headed BBS are those used by The Bechuanaland and Botswana Society. |
| 2 | Specimens of the 1903 registered envelopes were distributed on 7 November 1903 (IB Circular 4890/292). |
Compiled by Peter Thy.
Thy, Peter and Inglefield-Watson, John. The Postal Stationery of the Bechuanalands and Botswana. British Philatelic Trust in conjunction with The Bechuanaland and Botswana Society, London, 2004.
Last updated 17 July 2009
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