Royal Visit issue, Basutoland, 1947
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1947
Issuing entity
BasutolandThe Royal Visit issue comprises 4 postage stamps released by Basutoland on 17 February 1947. The StampWorld catalogue lists 4 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 35, 36, 37, 38), printed in 4 design types.
Values and colours recorded for the issue: 1P scarlet; 2P green; 3P ultramarine; 1Sh violet. Perforation: 12¾. Watermark: 1. The photographs come from Wikimedia Commons and show stamps of this issue; each is credited individually. Identification note: compare the value, colour and perforation together; shades, perforation varieties and later printings are not separated in this entry. Details follow the StampWorld catalogue page; they have not been checked against the issuing postal administration's records.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 1
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Perforation
- 12¾
- Watermark (StampWorld type no.)
- 1
Design
- Values and colours
- 1P scarlet · 2P green · 3P ultramarine · 1Sh violet
Identification
- Issue date
- 17 February 1947
- Distinguishing features
- Value, colour and perforation together
- Design types (StampWorld)
- F, G, H, I
- Catalogue numbers to match
- StampWorld 35, 36, 37, 38
Catalogue references
- StampWorld35, 36, 37, 38
Research required
- Confirm values, perforations and printings against Stanley Gibbons, Scott or Michel.