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Gambia - Postally Used Copies Of Edward VII Stamps

 
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Posted 10/19/2025   07:45 am  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add rainrainbow to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
So here I will post a few nice copies of postally used Edward VII stamps from the west African colony of Gambia. The population of the country was half that of Mauritius (370,000) and at that time most of the country was illiterate. Finding copies of stamps that are not BATHURST postmarked, is challenging. Apparently, much of the mail left the colony on scheduled vessels being postmarked in transit, at nearby ports of call and at their destination. Gambia, at this time was both a Colony and a Protectorate. Near the capital of Bathurst, that was the colony. The much larger territory outside the capital was the protectorate. It would be interesting to see if anyone can post their used copies of this period, especially from the protectorate.
MCCARTHY ISLAND post office was located in the colony.

BATHURST
BATHURST 31AU03
REGISTERED Oval 23SE0X
BATHURST 26AP06
REGISTERED Oval X7MR04
CARABANE, Senegal
BATHURST
MACARTHY ISLAND 17FE10
REGISTERED Oval 18NOXX & beautifully centered
LIECHTENSTEIN!

Oval 27JL05
BATHURST 10JA10
BATHURST 16FE11
REGISTERED Oval June1910
REGISTERED Oval 20MR11
Well centered
REGISTERED Oval
REGISTERED Oval
Do you suppose a collector guided the hand of the post office official? BATHURST 15AP12
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These are lovely cancellations.

How do you explain the Liechtenstein cancellation? My best guess is that a cover addressed (strangely enough) from Bathurst to Vaduz escaped cancellation until it reached the delivery office.
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