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Watermark "anchor (1884)" (Bechuanaland usage only)

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Short desc: anchor (1884)
Description:



In use 1884-1904

Users of this watermark: Bechuanaland (11 stamps, 1886-1897), Bechuanaland Protectorate (1 stamp, 1889), Cape of Good Hope (29 stamps, 1884-1904), Mafeking (5 stamps, 1900), Vryburg (3 stamps, 1899), Orange River Colony (2 stamps, 1900-1902), Rhodesia (British South Africa Company) (6 stamps, 1896) Show with all usages

Used by 11 stamps of Bechuanaland: (See all uses as list)

1886 1/2p grayblk issue=1886 var=no frame line ovpt=British//Bechuanaland oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1886-1/2p
1886 1/2p grayblk issue=1886 var=no frame line ovpt=British//Bechuanaland oc=red on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1886-1/2p
1886 1p rose issue=1886 var=no frame line ovpt=British//Bechuanaland oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1885-1p
1886 2p bis issue=1886 var=no frame line ovpt=British//Bechuanaland oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1884-2p
1886 6p vio issue=1886 var=frame line ovpt=British//Bechuanaland oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1884-6p
1886 1sh grn issue=1886 var=frame line ovpt=British//Bechuanaland oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1885-1sh
1/1889 1/2p grayblk issue=1889 var=no frame line ovpt=British//Bechuanaland. oc=grn on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1886-1/2p
11/1889 1p rose issue=1891 reading up var=no frame line ovpt=British//Bechuanaland. oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1885-1p
12/1893 1p rose issue=1893 reading down var=no frame line ovpt=BRITISH//BECHUANALAND oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1885-1p
3/15/1895 2p bis issue=1893 reading down var=no frame line ovpt=BRITISH//BECHUANALAND oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1884-2p-bis
1897 1/2p grn var=no frame line ovpt=BRITISH//BECHUANALAND oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1896-1/2p

All are d=Hope seated perf=14