BECHUANALAND 1925-27 6d purple ovpt ordinary paper, SG 97, NHM, fresh

BECHUANALAND REVENUE 1903 £10 violet overprint in narrow sans-serif type, Barefoot 14, used with pen-cancel dated “5/6/01” and violet handstamp. This is the recently discovered new earliest date and will be recorded in the next issue of the catalogue. Some surface rubbing and light toning on reverse, very rare.