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SCOTT NO
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119 A26
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DATE OF ISSUE
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1974 Jul 01
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FACE VALUE
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7c
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COUNTRY
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Botswana
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DESCRIPTION
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The stamp shows a piece of rough Agate. It is chalcedony with a banded or irregular variegated appearance. Bands may be wavy or parallel from differences in deposition. Agate may be treated artificially with different colors.
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VARIATION DESCRIPTION
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It is a first day cover issued on definative series issued on the minerals of Botswana. It shows a researcher studying on gemstones.
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GEMSTONE
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Agate
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VARIATION
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Used, Error, Meter Mark, Block, Proof, First Day Cover, Envelope
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