BASUTOLAND
Basutoland
BASUTOLAND  -  BASUTOLAND / Revenues
AM1100
Revenue 1947 (19th June), typewritten page headed ‘Mortgage Bond’ (folded at left and base to 177x252mm to fit album page). Bearing a combination of issues comprising KGV £1 black ‘crocodile’, Union of South Africa ‘bantam’ £5 orange revenue stamp overprinted ‘BASUTOLAND’ and a KGVI 10/- olive-green postage and revenue issue, totaling £6.10s in duty. All the adhesives are tied by large oval ‘REGISTRAR OF THE HIGH COURT’ datestamps (19 June). Very rare usage, this being the first time we have handled the £5 bantam which was used for the illustration in Trotter & Midwood. T&M 22.1, T&M 31.1, SG 28
£550