[[Postage stamps and postal history of British Bechuanaland|British Bechuanaland]]
Territory in southern Africa which was separated from Bechuanaland Protectorate (now
Botswana) by the Molopo river. British Bechuanaland became a British colony on 30 September 1885 but was added to
Cape Colony on 16 November 1895. It is now the northern part of
Cape Province in South Africa. The first stamps issued were
Cape of Good Hope types with an overprint. Specific types were issued in 1887 but subsequently there were further British and Cape types with overprints. Cape of Good Hope stamps were introduced to British Bechuanaland in 1895 but, conversely, British Bechuanaland types were retained for use in the neighbouring Bechuanaland Protectorate from 1890 to 1897. ;Dates : 1885 – 1897 ;Capital :
Mafeking ;Currency : 12
pence = 1
shilling, 20
shillings = 1
pound ;Refer :
Cape of Good Hope ;See also :
Bechuanaland Protectorate ==
British Central Africa ==