Postal History of
BASUTOLAND

Post Offices MASHAI to MOKHOTLONG

MASHAI
21.05.1928 to 03.10.1966
Postal agency under Quacha's Nek
1 2C "Bars + cross"     21.05.1928
(Proud)		 03.10.1966
(Proud)		  
       

MASMOUS
 17.08.1964 to 03.10.1966
 Postal agency under Mohale's Hoek
1 2C "BAS"     17.08.1964
(Proud)		 03.10.1966
(Proud)		  

MATABENG
1956 to 03.10.1966
1 2C "Blank"       ??.??.1956
(Proud)		 03.10.1966
(Proud)		  

MATELAS
 28.02.1949 to 03.10.1966
 Postal agency under Maseru
1 2C "Bars + cross"     28.04.1949
(Proud)		 03.10.1966
(Proud)		  
       

MATSAILE
1930 to 27.06.1938
01.06.1952 to 02.12.1963
Postal agency under Quacha's Nek
1 2C "Blank"  
www.michael-hamilton.com 		Date in letters 04.07.1936
(Hamilton)		 18.12.1937
(Proud)		  
2 2C "Blank"   Date in Roman numerals 18.02.1958
(Proud)		 25.07.1963
(Proud)		  
Earliest date      

MATSIENG
17.04.1952 to 03.10.1966
 Postal agency under Leribe
1 2C "Blank"     12.02.1953
(Proud)		 03.10.1966
(Proud)		  

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MATSOKU
01.05.1966 to 03.10.1966
 Postal agency under Leribe
Not recorded

MAZENOD INSTITUTE
28.11.1947
01.04.1951 to 03.10.1966
 Postal agency under Maseru
1 2C "Blank"     28.11.1947
(Proud)		    
01.04.1951
(Proud)		 03.10.1966
(Proud)		  
       

MAKADING
01.02.1914 to 03.10.1966
 Postal agency under Mohale's Hoek
1 1C Skeleton     10.09.1918
(Hamilton)		    
2 2C "Bars + cross"     08.11.1920
(Proud)		 03.10.1966
(Proud)		  
       

MOFOKAS
22.08.1919 to 03.10.1966
Renamed from Mpfotos
Postal agency under Maseru
1 2C "Bars + cross"     22.08.1919
(Aab)		 13.12.1937
(Proud)		  
2 2C "Bars + cross"     11.10.1945
(Proud)		 03.10.1966
(Proud)		  

MOHALE'S HOEK
1876 to 28.05.1880
03.11.1883 to 03.10.1966
 Postal agency and post office from 1905
1 BONC "210"     29.10.1885
(Proud)		 01.04.1899
(Proud)		  

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2 1C "BASUTOLAND"   Worn out by 1914 03.11.1879
(Aab)		 28.05.1880
(Proud)		  
03.11.1883
(Proud)		 02.10.1889
(Aab)		  
01.09.1892
(Proud)		 18.04.1915
(Proud)		  
       
3 1C "HOEK"     MOHALIS at top
HOEK at bottom		 29.10.1885
(Proud)		 01.04.1899
(Proud)		  
4 1C Skeleton     08.09.1915
(Proud)		    
5 2C "BASUTOLAND"     12.12.1915
(Proud)		 31.08.1926
(Proud)		  
       
6 2C "BASUTOLAND"     08.11.1926
(Proud)		 02.01.1931
(Proud)		  
       
7 2C "BASUTOLAND"       24.12.1931
(Proud)		 16.11.1935
(Proud)		  
8 2C "BASUTOLAND"   dash between names 30.10.1933
(Proud)		 30.05.1966
(Proud)		  
       
9 2C "Blank"     23.12.1941
(Proud)		 18.12.1964
(Proud)		  
10 2C "BAS."     15.08.1944
(Proud)		 20.02.1959
(Aab)		  
       
11 2C "Blank"     12.04.1956
(Proud)		 03.10.1966
(Proud)		  
12 2C "Blank"       04.06.1963
(Proud)		 03.10.1966
(Proud)		  

MOHATLANES
20.02.1947 to 14.12.1953
26.11.1954 to 03.10.1966
1 2C "Blank"     20.02.1947
(Proud)		 14.12.1953
(Proud)		  
05.07.1957
(Aab)		 03.10.1966
(Proud)		  
       

MOHLAKOANAS
01.04.1953 to 03.10.1966
 Postal agency under Quiting
1 2C "Blank"       12.02.1953
(Proud)		 03.10.1966
(Proud)		  

MOHLALEFIS
01.08.1938 to 25.02.1956
 Postal agency under Morija
1 2C "Blank"       01.08.1938
(Proud)		 25.02.1956
(Proud)		  

MOKHOTLONG
01.04.1920 to 03.10.1966
1 1C "Bar"       25.02.1920
(Proud)		    
2 1C Skeleton  
  15.04.1922
(Hamilton)		 11.10.1924
(Proud)		  
3 1C Skeleton     22.07.1931
(Aab)		 20.03.1932
(Proud)		  
4 2C "Blank"     16.11.1932
(Proud)		 24.03.1945
(Proud)		  
5 1C Skeleton       04.11.1944
(Proud)		    
6 1C Skeleton     18.03.1947
(Proud)		 24.03.1947
(Visser)		  
       
7 2C "BAS"     "M" above date 7.10.1948
(Proud)		 01.05.1951
(Proud)		  
8 2C Skeleton       24.08.1951
(Proud)		    
9 2C "BAS"   "M" level with date
Wide "A"		 28.01.1953
(Proud)		 03.10.1966
(Proud)		  
10 2C "BAS"     03.11.1952
(Aab)		 03.10.1966
(Proud)		  
"M" above date