The Bechuanaland Definitives 1946-1953

Requisition 1299/1 1946
 
Three values, the 1d, 2d and 6d were despatched. The former two with two despatch dates, 13th and 22nd August. Residue of A2 stocks were to be exchanged. 46,000 were exchanged for the 2d, 12,000 for the 6d.

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Requisition 1299/2 1946
 
It must have been decided belatedly that the 5/- was required hence the part 2 Requisition with the same despatch date. 3,000 were exchanged.

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Requisition 1387/1 1947
 
An issue of eight values, the 1/2d, 1d. 11/2d, 3d, 6d, 2/6d, 5/- and 10/-. The residue of A2 stocks (i.e. the Bureau) were to be exchanged in due course. No quantity was given for any value. Interestingly the first part of 11/2d was despatched two months ealier than the rest on 17th September.

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Requisition 1466/1 1948
 
The 1/2d was to have 26,000 exchanged from A2, while the 11/2d was to have 17,000 exchanged from A2. The latter was urgently required and 1000 sheets were to be despatched by post to reach Pretoria by not later than than the end of September, hence the first instalment of this value sent 21st September.

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Requisition 1530/1 1949
 
Delivery for 11/2d and 4d was required before the end of September 1949 with the residue of Bureau stocks, 103,000, to be exchanged. 17,000 were to be exchanged for the 4d and 9,000 for the 6d.

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Requisition 1647/1 1950
 
Just one value, the 2d. From the notes presumably there were no stocks in the Bureau. 28,000 to the Exchange

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Requisition 1716/1 1952
 
Three values were required, 2d, 6d and 1/-.The 2d to Exchange 26,300, the 6d Exchange 13,400 and the 1/- Exchange 8,600.

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Requisition 1793/1 1952/1953
 
Coming towards the end of the printings for this reign this requisition had three values, 4d, 2/6d and 5/-. For the 4d 13,500 went in Exchange,. The first despatch of 30,000 was sent by post, the rest, presumably, by sea. The 2/6d had a just 800 to the exchange and the 5/- 4,700 to the Exchange.

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Requisition 1929/1 1953
 
The last requisition of the reign had 4 values, 1d, 2d, 3d and 6d. The 1d had 44,000, the 2d 32,000, the 3d 7,000 and the 6d 10,000 to the Exchange.
 
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