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Bechuanaland and Botswana Philately

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Site created, maintained and constantly updated by a
Professional Philatelist who is a keen Researcher and Writer

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January - 2019

Welcome to the Bechuanaland and Botswana Philatelic Website
www.bechuanalandphilately.com

This is a website of The Bechuanalands and Botswana Society
Become a member and enjoy the Society journal The Runner Post
In addition members of the society also receive a copy of
Southern Africa Philately

No other Southern Africa Society offers six Journals per year

Auction No 21 Closed on Friday 1 March 2019
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Each member receives six Journals per Year The Runner Post x 3 and Southern Africa Philately x 3

The Website and its
Purpose

Bibliography of Bech’land
Index No 1 - 62


Journal No 100
February 2019
Includes
Auction Reviews
Gubulawayo

2019 What’s New

The next issue of The Runner Post (February 2019) was posted in January

A Stellaland, Bechuanaland & Botswana Postal Auction closed on Friday 1 March 2019

Items Sold are indicated on the above page

During 2019 Six Journals will be dispatched during January, May and September


The June 2017 edition of Southern Africa Philately
includes
The Siege of Mafeking and its Relief


Our Website compliments an interest in Southern Africa Philately and extensive information
may be viewed on Collect Southern Africa which includes Basutoland and Swaziland

Other Sites of interest provide details of the Journal Southern Africa Philately
and

Rhodesian Philately plus a Journal The Rhodesian Philatelist may be viewed via this link
Botswana - 2017 Issues are now on display
2019 Southern Africa Annual Philatelic Conference
1/3 November
2019 - Book Now!
- Email simon@africastamps.co.uk
This is an active site developing the available Resources that is dedicated in promoting the Philately of the Territories of Stellaland,
British Bechuanaland, Bechuanaland Protectorate, Independent Botswana
plus Basutoland and Swaziland
Journal of the Society
The Runner Post
No 99 - Was posted by mid September 2018 - Next Issue No 100 (February 2019)
 

The Collect Section
Basutoland
offers a Brief History of the Country, a Rare cover from the 1852 Battle of Berea and Photographic Essays for the 1933 Definitives

Stellaland
This page currently covers the history of the Republic and its stamp issue, including welcome input from Hennie Taljaard in South Africa

Bechuanaland
Displays a Picture show of its Stamps from British Bechuanaland and Bechuanaland Protectorate

Bechuanaland Postal History
Includes an article on the 1888 datestamps of Gubulawayo and Tati Bechuanaland. Other articles have been contributed by Peter Thy from the USA

Botswana
Includes information about the Country, its Size, Population, Mining and Industries. The Stamp issues depict the Fauna and Flora, the world renknown Okavango Delta and the World Heritage site with its Rock Paintings in the Tsodilo Hills.
Botswana is in five sections that includes the Definitive issues, Commemorative Stamps, Miniature sheets, Booklets & Postage Dues and
a review of fifty years of stamp issues 1966 - 2015.

Swaziland
Presents Photographic Essays for the 1933 & 1956 Definitives, QEII Revenues and the 1964 Railway Opening in Swaziland

The above is still being expanded upon

This website went Live on Saturday 10 January 2015 and will steadily develop
It currently displays 1400+ Images
New Page added 19 January 2016 Botswana Booklets & Postage Dues
Botswana - Fifty Years of Stamp Issues
1966 - 2015 A seperate page has been introduced to review fifty years of Stamps
Embracing the Philately of Southern Africa
Subscribe to a new Journal with an array of articles that covers
South and Central Africa Issues No's 1 to 10 available

The
First Issue may be downloaded in PDF format from this website
The link is here


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