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Post by perfs12 on Aug 19, 2013 10:34:48 GMT
 I can't identify the postmark on this stamp. It is something "VILLAGE". On my listing of Bechuanaland postmarks I don't have any VILLAGE's. I am hoping the brains trust here may be able to help out.  |
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Post by Perfs14 on Aug 19, 2013 11:16:49 GMT
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Post by perfs12 on Aug 19, 2013 11:29:05 GMT
Clever man, well done. There appears to be a slight difference of spelling, with an 'E' where the first 'O' of 'GABORONES' is, making this CDS 'GABERONES VILLAGE'  |
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Aug 19, 2013 11:38:10 GMT
Well done with the ID! Here is another long term head scratcher.  |
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Post by perfs12 on Aug 19, 2013 11:56:02 GMT
Unfortunately it is a fake produced by Benjamin and Sarpy in London.
The measurements of the genuine overprint are as follows:
The distance between the two words is 3.8mm measured from the bottom of 'r' in 'British' to the top of 'u' in 'Bechuanaland'.
Source: Brian Hurst, 'British Bechuanaland: Provisional Overprints of 1885-87', The London Philatelist, Vol 117, March 2008, p.61
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Aug 19, 2013 19:43:31 GMT
Excellent!
We have some knowledgeable people aboard TSF. Great work.
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Post by comingfrom on Sept 25, 2013 7:07:50 GMT
Just a personal observation on those fakes, but which I haven't seen mentioned,
the genuine items appear to be better horizontally aligned.
Noticeable on the five shillings example above, the overprint is positioned on a slight angle,
which I noticed on other fakes of these issues also.
And one other thing.
Looking real closely to see whether the overprint is beneath or on top of the postmark cancellation,
sometimes gives them away, when the overprint is obviously on top of the cancel.
Happy and succesful hunting
`Paul
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anglobob
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Post by anglobob on Oct 10, 2020 20:11:42 GMT
A selection of postmarks from the 1950,s and 1960,s.  |
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anglobob
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Post by anglobob on Oct 29, 2021 12:57:13 GMT
Definitive set SG 143-153,issued from 1955 to 1958.The stamps show cattle under a baobab tree.This design was also used for the definitive sets of George V and George VI.  |
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renden
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Post by renden on Sept 17, 2022 15:30:11 GMT
Some stamps should be posted in British Bechuanaland (Scott 10 and 35) Others have their spot in this thread -Bechuanaland Protectorate Sorry for the mistake ! René  |
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cjoprey
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Scanning stamps for my website...
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Post by cjoprey on Sept 18, 2022 9:38:37 GMT
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Post by clivel on Sept 18, 2022 16:28:36 GMT
Part of my Bechuanaland Protectorate collection, I collect both mint and used. Unfortunately, still in a stock book; another example of the old adage that the "cobbler's children go barefoot".
The top row are used, the bottom all MNH.
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