Basutoland/ Lesotho

50 DIFFERENT BASUTOLAND & LESOTHO STAMPS	-	$13.00	3h 23m
50 DIFFERENT BASUTOLAND & LESOTHO STAMPS	-	$13.00	3h 48m
Estate Lot of Postage Stamps Basutoland, Africa	1	$0.99	4h 19m
BASUTOLAND : 1935 Silver Jubilee. 10 sets & also 1 set of Montserrat. VF, MNH	6	$143.00	5h 3m
Lesotho 1977 25c. Chacma baboon	-	$6.00	5h 34m
Lesotho 1977 15c. Klipspringer	-	$9.00	5h 34m
Lesotho 1990 12s. "Satyrium princeps" orchid	-	$1.00	5h 34m
Lesotho 1990 Garden and Greenery set	-	$11.00	5h 34m
Lesotho SG197 (Sc98) Used	-	$2.49	6h 19m
Lesotho SG296 298 (Sc196 198) Used	-	$3.99	6h 32m
Lesotho SG297 299 (Sc197 199) Mint	-	$2.49	6h 34m
Lesotho 318 MNH Christmas, Art	-	$1.01	6h 36m
Lesotho SG480-487 (Sc363a-363i) Used	-	$2.49	6h 38m
Lesotho SG490 (Sc363k) Used	-	$2.49	6h 40m
Lesotho 320 MNH Space, Voyager space craft	-	$2.45	6h 41m
Lesotho SG491 (Sc363l) Used	-	$2.49	6h 41m
BASUTOLAND (P229) SG 58-68 - Type 1 opt thick type - HLO VLH	1	$8.00	7h 13m
BASUTOLAND sc# 39-40 SG# 36-37, 1948 Silver Wedding MLH	-	$31.95	8h 50m
Royalty, Airletter, Basutoland (983688)	-	$2.00	9h 25m
Royalty, Airletter, Basutoland (983689)	-	$2.00	9h 25m
Royalty, Airletter, Basutoland (983690)	-	$2.00	9h 25m
Royalty, Airletter, Basutoland (983691)	-	$2.00	9h 25m
Royalty, Airletter, Basutoland (983692)	-	$2.00	9h 25m
BASUTOLAND - 1961 63 QE 1r TOP VALUE MNH SG.79	-	$34.78	10h 12m
Lesotho 1993 Traditional Houses Buildings 4v c b n16519	-	$25.21	11h 3m
Lesotho 2012 Scott Catalogue Pages 501-520	-	$3.00	12h 33m
LESOTHO - INSECTS - LOCUST , DRAGONFLY - FULL SET OF 4 - M NH	-	$1.56	13h 5m
Basutoland QEII 1954 mint set of 11	-	$17.99	13h 10m
BASUTOLAND 1949 SC#41-44 UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION MINT UNMOUNTED VERY FINE	1	$2.00	14h 43m
LESOTHO 1981 ROYAL WEDDING SET OF ALL 3 COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS IMPERFORATE MNH	-	$3.78	15h 9m
LESOTHO 1981 ROYAL WEDDING MULTI VALUE BOOKLET PANE MNH	-	$1.74	15h 9m
LESOTHO 1981 ROYAL WEDDING SET OF ALL FOUR BOOKLET PANES MNH	-	$4.35	15h 9m
BASUTOLAND 1937 KGV1 CORONATION STAMP 1d MASERU CANCEL	-	$1.56	17h 12m
President, Royalty, Dance, crossgutter Lesotho (969027)	-	$27.95	17h 48m
Royalty, Tapestry, Weaving, crossgutter Lesotho (969028)	-	$27.95	17h 48m
Flowers, crossgutter Lesotho (969035)	-	$27.95	17h 48m
Folklore, Royalty, crossgutter Lesotho (969040)	-	$27.95	17h 49m
Lesotho #362 MNH VF S S	-	$4.24	18h 23m

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