Lot 52
Basutoland 1939 Censored postcard




Timed Sale: The Academic Collection Part 6 | ES26015
Auction: 2026-03-20 16:00 GMT - 2026-04-10 10:00 BST
Estimate: £150 - £180
Description
1939 plain stationery postcard from Leribe to Abidjan, bearing ½d and 1d tied by 2.xii.39 CDS. Marked ‘via England and France’. Bears Freetown transit, and large circular ‘CONTROLE POSTAL/ AFRIQUE OCCIDENTALE FRANCAISE/ COMMISSION' handstamp, with boxed PASSED BY CENSOR/ 16-12-1939/ GOVERNMENT SECRETARY, BASUTOLAND also on front. Rare




