Basutoland Stamps, Postage Dues, Postmarks

Otto Peetoom
Ormskirk Stamps	BASUTOLAND

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1933 KGV Definitives
1935 Silver Jubilee Specimens
1936 KEVIII Essays
1937 Coronation & 1938 Definitive Specimens
1938 KGVI Definitives with several different Shades
1947 Royal Visit Specimens, blocks and covers
KGVI Commemoratives

QEII Definitives - 1954, 1961 Decimal Overprints,
1961 Decimals including blocks, shades & varieties
QEII Commemoratives and covers

1933 - 1964 Postage Dues including
1933 Specimens set, Blocks and a cover
Postmarks
1924 - 1933 cancellations on South African Stamps

Basutoland Postal History

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1933 KGV Definitives

SG 1 - 7 1933 KGV set to 1/- Mint £8

SG 8
1933 KGV 2/6
Mint
£25

SG 9
1933 KGV 5/-
Mint
£50

SG 10
1933 KGV 10/-
Mint
SOLD

SG 1 - 10
1933 KGV set
Complete
Used
£250

1936 KEVIII Essays

BAS 2
Prepared by De La Rue for the anticipated 1936 KEVII definitives
The vignette only inscribed BASUTOLAND
Offered with a copy of the mock-up for Newfoundland this design was later adopted for the KGVI low values for Dominica & Grenada see (SG 109 & 152)
£175

KGVI Stamp Issues - 1937 Coronation

SG 15 - 17
Set
UMM £1

SG 15 - 17
Set
Used £2.50

1938 KGVI Definitives

SG 18 - 28
1938 KGVI set
UMM
£90

SG 18 - 28
1938 KGVI set
Mint
£50

SG	KGVI Definitives	UMM	Mint	Used
18	½d Green	1.00		0.75
	½d Yellow green		0.50	1.00
	½d Blue green	0.75
	½d Light green	2.00
19	1d Scarlet	0.75	0.50
	1d Deep scarlet			1.00
	1d Bright scarlet	1.00
	1d Dull scarlet On thin paper	2.50
20	1½d Light blue	1.00		0.50
	1½d Pale blue	1.00	0.50	0.60
	1½ New blue	1.50
21	2d Bright purple	1.00		0.60
	2d Red purple	1.50	0.75	0.50
	2d Bright mauve	2.50
22	3d Bright blue	1.00	0.50	1.00
	3d Deep blue	1.50	0.75
	3d Dull ultramarine	2.00		1.00
	3d Blue	2.00

SG	KGVI Definitives	UMM	Mint	Used
23	4d Greenish slate	1.50	1.00	2.50
	4d Greenish grey	1.75		3.00
	4d Deep grey green	2.00
24	6d Orange yellow	.	1.25	1.00
	6d Orange ochre	2.50		2.00
	6d Brown ochre	2.00	.
	6d Yellow		.
25	1/- Pale orange	2.00	1.25	0.75
	1/- Deep orange	2.75
	1/- Yellow orange
26	2/6 Sepia	£15		6.00
	2/6 Pale sepia	£18		7.00
	2/6 Deep Sepia	£21
27	5/- Violet	£35
	5/- Dull violet	£38
	5/- Bright violet	£43
28	10/- Olive green	£35		£16
	10/- Yellow olive	£38	£21


SG 26 2/6 Sepia UMM £15	SG 26 2/6 Pale Sepia UMM £18	SG 26 2/6 Deep Sepia UMM £21	SG 27 5/- Violet UMM SOLD	SG 27 5/- Dull Violet UMM £38	SG 27 5/- Bright Violet UMM £43

SG 28
10/- Olive green
UMM
£35

SG 28
10/- Olive green
Used
£16

SG 28
10/-Yellow olive
UMM SOLD

Available
Mint £21

1945 Victory
SG 29 - 31
Blocks of four
Mint £4

SG 36 - 37
R.S.W. Set
UMM
SOLD

Used £40

1953 QEII Issues

		1954 QEII Definitive Positional Piece BAS 65 SG 43 ½d in a top left corner marginal Block of 10 with horizontal Perforation guide line in the left margin Ex Cylinder 1A UMM £8
BAS 15 1953 Coronation SG 42 Cylinder Block Mint £6

1954 QEII Definitives

SG 43 - 53
Set of 11 Values
UMM
£80

1954 QEII Definitives

1954
QEII Definitives

SG 43 - 53
Set of 11 Values
Used
£40

SG 46a
Mounted Mint
£5

SG 50
Used
£6

1954 QEII Definitives


SG 51 UMM £20	SG 51 Used £10	SG 51a Used SOLD	SG 52 Used £10	SG 53 Used £22

1961 QEII Decimal Overprints

	SG 58 - 68b Set of 16 Values Including SG 61a, 61ab, 63a & 66b UMM £50
		SG 65 UMM £14	SG 65a UMM £5.50	SG 67 UMM £8.50

1961 Decimal Overprints Varieties

1c Offset on Reverse

Inverted Overprint

Large Font Type 24

SG 59
1c - The complete overprint boldly offset on the reverse
UMM £95

SG 60a
Marginal 2c with the overprint inverted
UMM £185

SG 60
2c with Large Overprint Underrated
UMM £450

		SG 62 Thin 2 in ½ Used £15		SG 65a Corner Marginal UMM £6
SG 62 Thin 2 in ½ Mint £15

Narrow Setting 9mm	Narrow Setting 9mm	Wide Setting 11mm	Wide Setting 11mm	Overprint Variety

SG 65 Small mis-shaped ½ Mint £15	SG 65 9mm wide Used £15	SG 65 Small mis-shaped ½ Mint £15	SG 65 Small ½ Used £20	SG 66 Short curve on 2 Ex R4/4 Mint £20

SG 66
Sliced Short curve on 2 Ex R4/4
Positional block
of six
UMM £40

1961 QEII Decimal Definitives

SG 69 - 79
Set of 11 Values
UMM
£80

Perforation Variety
SG 73 3½c Marginal pair with a missing perforation hole between stamp & margin UMM £20	SG 79 R1 Black & maroon UMM £45	SG 79a R1 Black & light maroon UMM SOLD

1933 - 1964 Postage Dues

1933 Postage Dues Perforated Specimen	1933 Ordinary Paper	1961 Type II overprint	1964 Decimal Postage Dues

SG D1 - D2s 1933 Specimens Mint £50	SG D2 UMM £9 Mint £4.50	SG D7a 1961 5c Used £45	SG D9 1964 1c Carmine Used £20	SG D10 1964 5c Violet Used £20

1933 - 1951 1d Postage Due


BAS 131 - SG D1 1933 1d Ordinary Paper UMM £12	BAS 133 - SG D1a 1938 1d Scarlet Half UMM SOLD	BAS 132 - SG D1b 1951 1d Chalky Paper UMM SOLD

Postmarks on South African Stamps


BAS 151 LERIBE - 2 FEB 24A - Scott Type 5 £20	BAS 155 MASERU - 4 NOV A29 - Scott Type 8A £15	BAS 154 MOHALESHOEK - 21 DEC A33 - Scott Type 6 £20

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