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Postal Stationery, Specimen, mint & used
1886 - 1928 Early covers & Postcards mint & used
1901 - 02 Boer War P.O.W. mail to Camps in S.A. & Ceylon

King George V covers, 1935 Silver Jubilee
King George VI covers with rare cancellations
QEII Postal History, Postage dues covers
O.H.M.S. and On Government Service mail

1905 First Train into Basutoland
BAS 150 KGV Specimen Postcard
H&G 1 KGV ½d Postcard Overprinted SPECIMEN
£50
BAS 151 KGVI Specimen Postcard
H&G 4 KGVI 1d Postcard Overprinted SPECIMEN
£50
KGV Specimen
Registered Envelope

BAS 155
H&G 1
KGV Envelope
Size G
Overprinted
SPECIMEN
£50
Postal Stationery - Used Registered Envelopes
QEII Registered Envelope

BAS 163
H&G 5a - Size H2
QEII 5c used with
2½c on 3d definitive
Registered & cancelled
ROMA MISSION
14 VI 61
Maseru 15 JUN transit &
Morija 16 VI 61 arrival
£50
QEII Registered Envelope

BAS 164
H&G 6 - Size G
QEII 5c used with 2½c definitive cancelled
Maseru
26 JUL 66
£40
Postal History 1886 - 1928 Early Covers
BAS 170
Envelope to Maseru from KING WILLIAMS TOWN JA 86
Endorsed 'Via Aliwal North' and with a manuscript Jan 10/86
applied by the receiver
£125
BAS 171
Envelope with an undecipherable BONC 281 & MASERU MR 5 90 with ALIWAL NORTH MR 7 transit & Cape Town MR 12 arrival backstamps
£175
BAS 173
Envelope to England with indistinct BONC 688 and Teyateyaneng
MY 26 1900 (Year in manuscript)
Backstamped Maseru MY 27 transit & London JU 23 00 arrival
£175
BAS 172
Envelope to Germany with B.O.N.C. 210, MOHALESHOEK
AU 29 97 alongside MAFETENG & BLOEMFONTEIN transit &
Germany 30.9.97 arrival backstamps £450
BAS 175
Natal 1d Stationery envelope to Morija posted
PIETERMARITZBURG 29 JA 1902 - Durban JA 30 transit backstamp
& MORIJA Fe 8 2 arrival - Scott type 3
£60
BAS 174
Envelope to UK with ½d pair C.O.G.H. SG 58
Cancelled LERIBE C.G.H. JY 2 01 (Scott 1)
£75
C.O.G.H. Queen Victoria Stationery used in Basutoland
KGV South African Stationery used in Basutoland
BAS 176 COGH 1d Postal Stationery Letter Card to Switzerland with
½d & 1d Cape stamps SG 58 & 59 Cancelled MORIJA MR 11 02
(Scott 3) Transit & arrival 7 IV 02 backstamps £125
BAS 177 South Africa ½d Kings Head Stationery card to Morija
Cancelled MOHALES HOEK 20 FEB B28 - Scott Type 4
£125
Boer War - Prisoner of War mail
BAS 180
 1901 Maseru to Broadbottom Camp - O.R.C.
Envelope to Broadbottom Camp St Helena Tent
With Cape 1d SG 69
Posted MASERU JU 22 01
Scott type 2
With circular P.O.W. Censor Handstamp
£75
BAS 182
1900 Leribe to Diyatalawa Camp in Ceylon
Envelope with Cape 1d SG 69 - Cancelled LERIBE C.G.H. NO 21 00 - Scott 1 Opened & sealed with a pink censor paper seal -
Inscribed OPENED UNDER MARTIAL LAW
Censor's initials in manuscript
£75
BAS 184
1901 Leribe to Diyatalawa Camp in Ceylon
Envelope with Cape 1d SG 59 x 3
Cancelled LERIBE C.G.H. FE 4 01 (Scott 1) With circular P.O.W.
Censor handstamp £75
BAS 183
1901 Leribe to Diyatalawa Camp in Ceylon
Envelope with six Cape 1d SG 59 - An usually high postage rate
Cancelled LERIBE C.G.H. FE 4 01 (Scott 1)
With circular P.O.W. Censor handstamp £100
BAS 185
1901 Leribe to Diyatalawa Camp in Ceylon
Envelope with Cape 1d SG 59 - Cancelled LERIBE C.G.H. FE 26 01 - Scott 1 Opened & sealed with a Pink censor paper seal
Inscribed OPENED UNDER MARTIAL LAW £75
BAS 186
 1901 Leribe to Diyatalawa Camp in Ceylon
Envelope with Cape 1d SG 59 Cancelled LERIBE C.G.H. FE 26 01 - Scott 1
Opened & sealed with a pink censor paper seal inscribed
OPENED UNDER MARTIAL LAW
Plus the usual circular P.O.W. Censor handstamp £75
BAS 187
1901 Leribe to Diyatalawa Camp in Ceylon
Envelope with Cape 1d SG 59 - Cancelled LERIBE C.G.H. MR 18 01 (Scott 1)
With circular P.O.W. Censor handstamp & Censor initials £75
BAS 188
 1902 Leribe to Diyatalawa Camp in Ceylon
C.O.G.H. ½d postal stationery card LERIBE C.G.H. AP 15 02 (Scott 1)
Usual circular P.O.W. censor in violet £75
BAS 189
 Envelope to the Diyatalawa Camp with Cape 1d SG 59
Posted MASERU JU 22 01 - Scott type 3
With circular P.O.W. Censor handstamp £85
BAS 190
 Envelope to the Diyatalawa Camp with Cape 1d SG 59
With circular P.O.W. Censor handstamp Posted MASERU JU 4 10 Scott type 2 Note year slug is reversed as 10 instead of 01 £75
BAS 191
Mourning envelope with Cape 1d SG 69
Cancelled MOHALESHOEK AU 13 01 (Scott 3)
Plus POW censor to the Diyatalawa Camp £125
BAS 192
Envelope to the Diyatalawa Camp with Cape 1d x 2 SG 59 & 69
Cancelled TEYATEYANENG 01 JU ? Year above month (Scott 2)
£85
BAS 193
 Envelope to the Diyatalawa Camp with Cape 1d x 3 SG 59
Cancelled TEYATEYANENG 01 JY 17 - Year above month (Scott 2)
£125
1907 - 1911 Postcards From Basutoland to South Africa
BAS 200
 Card depicting Zulu Girls Shaking Hands - Franked Cape
KEVII ½d Cancelled MASERU AP 24 07 - Scarce Scott type 4
With STEYLERVILLE 29 AP 07 arrival £60
BAS 201
 Postcard depicting Mutual Buildings in Durban franked Cape
KEVII ½d Cancelled QUTHING MY 31 10 (Union Day!) - Scott type 2
Transit Port Elizabeth JU 4 & Steylerville JU 6 Arrival £125
BAS 202 Postcard depicting the Little Caledon Bridge Maseru - To Steylerville Franked Cape KEVII ½d Cancelled MASERU NO 10 09
A strike with smaller letters than Scott 3 - Thus a previously Unrecorded type. Graaf Reinet 12 NO transit £175
BAS 203 Postcard showing a Basuto town Franked Cape KEVII ½d Cancelled MASERU DE 21 09 Scott type 5
Transit Graaf Reinet 25 DE & STEYLERVILLE DE 27 09 arrival £60
BAS 204 Real photo depicting the Punt over the Orange River between Quthing & Mohaleshoek
Franked Cape KEVII ½d Cancelled MASERU OC 30 10 Scott type 5 Nice Card £75
BAS 205
 Incoming Postcard
With Post Office & Railway Station
Durban Natal KEVII 1d
Cancelled
DURBAN AU 10 10
MASERU AU 17 10 arrival
Scott type 4
£30
Unused Postcards
BAS 208 Bastu Hut
Mint card inscribed in French
£15
BAS 209 Basutoland Scenery
Photo by Dr G. Hertig - published by the Sesuto Book Depot, Morija
Series No 5 - A message wish compliments of the season £15
BAS 210 Huts in Basutoland
Mint card by HM Swan P.O. Box 611 Johannesburg numbered BA 35 £15
BAS 211 A Store in Basutoland
Mint card by HM Swan P.O. Box 611 Johannesburg numbered BA 35 £15
King George V Postal History
BAS 212
A delightful
Postcard depicting
A first communion
with a seated
Priest & numerous young
Basuto children franked on
The face with a KGV ½d
Cancelled
ROMA MISSION
S. AFRICA 6 JU 36
Scott type 1
£40
BAS 214
Postcard to Bloemfontein with KGV 1d
Cancelled MASERU JAN 1934 Scott type 9
£15
1935 Imperial Press Conference
BAS 216
Envelope to South Africa (trimmed at right) with KGV 1d x 2
Cancelled with large single circle
IMPERIAL PRESS CONFERENCE - SOUTH AFRICA 13-3-35
£40
BAS 217
Envelope to South Africa with KGV marginal 3d pair
Registered with special boxed handstamp & Cancelled with
IMPERIAL PRESS CONFERENCE - SOUTH AFRICA 13-3-35
£85
Missionary letter Airmailed to France

BAS 218
Envelope with a letter in French from a
French Mission Station with 1/- Airmail rate
Cancelled MORIJA 10 FEB A37
Paris 22 FEB arrival backstamp
£50
Phamong to Denmark Redirected to Canada
BAS 220
Envelope to Denmark with KGV ½d, 1d & 2d Cancelled PHAMONG 11 OCT 34 - Held at Copenhagen with several Danish instructional marks
INCONNU RETOUR etc Sent back to Basutoland on 23 NOV 1934 with Phamong 23 DE 34 arrival then sent to Canada with Quthing 27DEC transit & RETURNED 2 JAN 35 & finally to the DEAD LETTER OFFICE OTTAWA FE 15 35
£250
BAS 222
O.H.M.S. envelope with KGV 1d
with dated oval handstamp
Resident Commissioner
Cancelled MASERU 19 May 1937
Scott Type 10
£60
King George VI Postal History
KGVI 1937 Coronation F.D.C.

BAS 230
Coronation set on illustrated envelope sent
Registered from MASERU - Scott type 13
Although dated 20 MAY 37
It appears to be its earliest usage
£20
KGVI 1937 Coronation F.D.C.

BAS 231
Coronation set on plain envelope sent
Registered from MASERU - Scott type 13
Although dated 20 MAY 37
It appears to be its earliest usage
£10
BAS 232
Coronation set on plain envelope sent registered from
MASERU 28 OCT B37- Scott type 12
£10
BAS 234
Envelope sent by Registered Airmail to England Cancelled
BUTHA BUTHE 1 IX A50 - Scott Type 7
7 SEP 50 arrival back stamp
£50
BAS 235
Envelope to USA with 3d surface rate Cancelled MASERU 12 JUN A42
Scott type 15 - Opened & closed by censor & with three manuscript numbers
on the censor tape - Appears to have been examined three times
£75
BAS 236
Airmailed from the
PARIS MISSION
To France
Cancelled
MAMATHES
5 APR A50
Scott Type 2A
£125
BAS 237
Registered Stationery Envelope posted BULAWAYO 23 SEP 38 with
Maseru transit 26 Sep transit & MORIJA 26 IX 38 arrival - Scott Type 6
£75
BAS 238
To USA Registered & cancelled PEKA 8 AUG A38 - Scott Type 2
Bloemfontein & New York transits & San Francisco SEP 6 arrival
£80
BAS 239
Envelope to S. Africa with KGVI 2d definitive
Cancelled ROMA MISSION
17 MAY 45
Scott type 2
£30
BAS 240
To USA cancelled
ST RODRIQUE MISSION
4 JUN 54
Scott Type 1A
£150

BAS 241
Local envelope Cancelled
TETATEYANGENG
7 OCT A54
Scott Type 4
£75

BAS 242
From Mission Station to East London
Cancelled with rare
THABANA MORENA
17 JUN 1948
Scott Type 2
£85
BAS 243
To USA with Printed Paper rate
Cancelled THABATSEKA 22 JUN C54
Scott Type 1
£125
BAS 244
To New Zealand at printed Paper rate
Cancelled TLOKENG 16 DEC C53
Scott Type 1A
£100
QEII Postal History
1953 Coronation on Cover

BAS 250
Envelope with 1953 Coronation
Cancelled PHAMONG
2 JUN 53 - Scott type 1A
The date is one day prior to the issue date
£75
BAS 251
Envelope with a KGVI ½d definitive
Plus 53 2d Coronation x 2 to the USA
Cancelled by a rare
RANKALALAS
10 JUN H54
Scott type 1
£150
BAS 252
Envelope to Canada with QEII 1d & 2d from
ST. THERESA’S SEMINARY
Cancelled ROMA MISSION
23 I A57
Scott 2
£40

BAS 258
Envelope from
St. John Baptist Mission
With ½c & 1c - an unsealed rate
Cancelled
MARAKABEI
3 JUN 61 - Scott type 1B
£75

BAS 259
O.H.M.S. Envelope to Ladysmith
With 2c, 2½c & 3½c Decimal overprints
Registered and posted
MASERU 17 VIII 61
Scott 21
With 22 VIII arrival backstamp
£40
BAS 261
Printed envelope from
Leloaleng Trades School (Evangelical Church)
To Bloemfontein with 2½c SG 86
Cancelled QUTHING
31 AUG 66 Scott type 4
£20
BAS 262
Envelope from
St. Joseph’s College
With 1961 2½c x 3 registered & posted
MASERU
27 VIII A65 (Scott 19)

Backstamped
ROMA MISSION
30 VIII (Scott 3)
£40
BAS 263
Envelope sent Registered from
MASHAI 6 XII 66 (Scott 2A) to Mazenod
Backstamped SEHONGHONG - Scott 2
MASERU - Scott 60
Plus arrival MAZENOD INSTITUTE - 9 XII A66 - Scott 1
£125
O.H.M.S. & Stampless OFFICIAL FREE Envelopes
BAS 280
Stampless O.H.M.S. Envelope to Morija with boxed
Official Free handstamp from the
Paramount Chief's Office in Matsieng
Cancelled
MATSIENG 2 V 57 - Scott type 1
£25
BAS 281
Stampless O.H.M.S. envelope to Leribe with two Official Free handstamps
Police Department No 85 and POLICE TRAINING SCHOOL
Cancelled MASERU 15 I 63 - Scott type 23
£20
BAS 282
Stampless Incoming On Government Service envelope from South Africa to Maseru with two Official Free handstamps - From the Basutoland Government Representative in Johannesburg - Posted at Johannesburg 3 VII 1967
£15
BAS 284
Stampless Incoming
On Government Service envelope from South Africa
to Maseru
With two Official Free handstamps - From the Basutoland Government Representative in Johannesburg Posted at Johannesburg
3 VII 1967
£15