Botswana Meter Mark Publications

Articles

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Botswana meter marks: An Introduction.  (June 2022) The South African Philatelist. Volume 98:3. Whole No. 972, p. 78.

Botswana Meters – A Brief History. (Nov 2001 / Feb 2002) Forerunners, Journal of the Philatelic Society for Greater Southern Africa.  Vol. XV, No. 2, Whole No. 42, p. 42.

Botswana Meter Marks. (June 2006) Nova Scotia Stamp Club Newsletter. No. 343, Vol. 33, Iss. 10, p. 1.

A New License Prefix for Botswana. (Winter 2006 / 2007) Meter Stamp Society Quarterly Bulletin.  Vol. 58/no. 4 (whole no. 274), p. 8.

I am also writing a series of articles that describe the  post-independence development of Botswana by illustrating the entities that used meter machines to do large mailings.

The Post-Independence Industrial Development of Botswana as Illustrated through Meter Marks: The Financial Sector. (May-August 2021) Forerunners, Journal of the Philatelic Society for Greater Southern Africa.  Vol. XXXIV, No. 2, Whole No. 100. p. 46.

The Post-Independence Industrial Development of Botswana as Illustrated through Meter Marks: Large Companies. (May-August 2022) Forerunners, Journal of the Philatelic Society for Greater Southern Africa.  Vol. XXXV, No. 2, Whole No. 103. p. 46.

The Post-Independence Industrial Development of Botswana as Illustrated through Meter Marks: Support Companies. (May-August 2024) Forerunners, Journal of the Philatelic Society for Greater Southern Africa.  Vol. XXXVII, No. 2, Whole No . 109. p. 36.

The Post-Independence Industrial Development of Botswana as Illustrated through Meter Marks: Parastatals. (September-December 2024) Forerunners, Journal of the Philatelic Society for Greater Southern Africa.  Vol. XXXVII, No. 3, Whole No. 110. p. 61.

The Post-Independence Industrial Development of Botswana as Illustrated through Meter Marks: Sub-National and International Government Entities. (May-August 2025) Forerunners, Journal of the Philatelic Society for Greater Southern Africa.  Vol. XXXVIII, No. 2, Whole No. 112. p. 40.

The Post-Independence Industrial Development of Botswana as Illustrated through Meter Marks: Educational Institutions, Miscellaneous Organizations and Amendments. (January-April 2026) Forerunners, Journal of the Philatelic Society for Greater Southern Africa. Vol. XXXIX, No. 1, Whole No. 114, p. 12.

Presentations

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Botswana Meter Mark Typology.  PowerPoint presentation to the Meter Stamp Society general meeting at the World Stamp Show New York. (28 May 2016).

Information on Botswana Meter Marks in the video Stamps … Who Needs Them? Lessons Learned on the Development of Typologies and Cataloguing, Collecting the Non-Stamped Postal History of Botswana. (Sep 2019) A presentation at Milcopex 2019.

Video of the Presentation, starting at 5:46

Slide Deck, slides 9 to 13

Meter Marks of Botswana, the Development of a Typology and Cataloguing. PowerPoint presentation to the Meter Stamp Society meeting of February 4, 2024.