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Botswana has produced postage stamps for national use since becoming independent on 30 September 1966. The country formerly used the stamps of the Bechuanaland Protectorate. The first independence issue of 1966 included depictions of an abattoir in
Botswana’s “second” museum to stamp its authority
by Bashi Letsididi, ''Sunday Standard'', online edition, 9 September 2007
Archived here.
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Catalogue of Botswana meter marks.Philately at ''Botswana Post''.Botswana stamps
Communications in Botswana Philately of Botswana {{Botswana-stub
Botswana has produced postage stamps for national use since becoming independent on 30 September 1966. The country formerly used the stamps of the Bechuanaland Protectorate. The first independence issue of 1966 included depictions of an abattoir in Lobatse
Lobatse is a town in south-eastern Botswana, 70 kilometres south of the capital Gaborone, situated in a valley running north towards Gaborone and close to the border with South Africa. Lobatse has a population of 29,772 as of 2022. The town is an ...
, Botswana National Airways
Botswana National Airways was an airline based in Gaborone, Botswana.
The airline took over services from Bechuanaland National Airways which ceased operations in late 1966. The airline was formed by Johnny Gibson under the leadership of D. Morga ...
and the State House in Gaborone
Gaborone ( , , ) is the capital and largest city of Botswana with a population of 246,325 based on the 2022 census, about 10% of the total population of Botswana. Its agglomeration is home to 421,907 inhabitants at the 2011 census.
Gaboron ...
.
Philatelic Museum
Botswana Post
BotswanaPost is the company responsible for postal service in Botswana. It is a parastatal company, 100% owned by the Government of Botswana, under the Ministry of Transport and Communications.
History
The postal service in Botswana dates back ...
have established a small philatelic museum in their headquarters in Gaborone.by Bashi Letsididi, ''Sunday Standard'', online edition, 9 September 2007
Archived here.
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See also
*Postage stamps and postal history of Bechuanaland Protectorate This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Bechuanaland Protectorate.
First stamps
The first Bechuanaland Protectorate postage stamps were produced in 1888 by overprinting stamps of British Bechuanaland (some overprints of Briti ...
*List of people on the postage stamps of Botswana
References
External links
Catalogue of Botswana meter marks.
Communications in Botswana Philately of Botswana {{Botswana-stub