Name; Protectorate of Basutoland.

Region; British Africa.

Constitutional status at time of issue; British protectorate jointly administered by a High Commissioner & a Paramount Chief.

Capital; Maseru.

Currency system; 12 Pence = 1 Shilling,20 Shillings = 1 Pound.

These are British postal orders which were overprinted 'POUNDAGE PAYABLE IN THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA'.A King George V posthumous issue postal order is known to have been issued at Mafeteng,Basutoland in 1939.










For later issues,see Lesotho Postal Order Catalogue.