Lot 5
Basutoland Revenue 1949 (30 May) Mortgage Bond

Revenue & Telegraph Stamps of the World | S25005
Auction: 29 July 2025 at 14:00 BST
£576
Description
1949 (30 May) Mortgage Bond page bearing 1943 Series 31 £5 orange "Bantam" pair (a complete unit), 1933 £1 black block of ten (2x5), Series 34 2/- light blue and orange and 1938 Postage/Revenue 1/-, 5/- and 10/-, for a total franking of £20/18/-, cancelled by "REGISTRAR OF THE HIGH COURT/ MASERU, BASUTOLAND" oval datestamps in violet, with two red pen strokes applied to page after cancellation. A wonderful showpiece showing both rare bantam usage and a large multiple of the popular £1.

