Basutoland-Lesotho



The following listing is not complete, but shows those provisional Lesotho overprints of 1986-88 on the birds and butterflies definitives of respectively 1981 and 1984 which are currently available

1981 Birds

ValueSGSingle un.mPl Bl 4No required and amount
15 ct on 1ct Pintail716£2.00£5 
15 ct on 2ct Pigeon717£1.50£8 
15ct on 5ct Shrike718£1.00£3.50 
15ct on 60ct Longclaw71910p  

1984 Butterflies

ValueSGSingle un.m.Pl Bl 4No required and amount
9ct on 30ct Charaxes72210p50p 
9ct small on 30ct Charaxes722a£3£10 
9ct on Meadow White723£1  
15ct on 2 ct Mountain Beauty72510p  
15ct on 3ct Orange Tip72610p  
15ct on 5ct Yellow Pansy72710p  
35ct on 75ct Queen Purple72820p  
35 ct on 75ct pair with small s728a£1  
20ct on 4ct Blue Pansy73210p  
3ct on 9ct on 30ct Charaxes73410p£1(Sheet 0f 49 £5)
7ct on 9ct on 30ct Charaxes73510p£1(Sheet of 49 £5)

Special offers

1. 1988 16ct Weaver Bird with minor shift of yellow plus larger shift of black, giving a yellow corona to the King's head and giving the body of the design a blurred effect. Singles un.m £3, marginal £5, plate block of 4 £25.

2. 1988 16ct Weaver Bird with good perforation shift, bisecting the value tablet and placing the year inscription at the top of the stamp. Singles un.m £3, marginal £5, plate block of 4 £25.

Single of each £5, marginal £7, plate bls £45.

3. Range of 130 plus village/town postmarks on 1981 and 1984 definitives, some provisionals. £20 (one only)

4. Provisionals: 9ct large and small surcharges SG 722 and 722a used on small pieces £1.

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