Lesotho year 1981 – Voyager and Columbia Space Expeditions postage stamps

Lesotho year 1981 – Voyager and Columbia Space Expeditions postage stamp set MNH

Lesotho issued a space-themed postage stamp set in 1981 that includes designs related to Voyager and Space Shuttle (often marketed as Voyager and Columbia/Space Expedition/Space Exploration stamps). These were part of a broader space exploration set issued that year.

📬 Lesotho 1981 Space Exploration Stamp Set

Here are the key details:

• Country: Lesotho
• Year of Issue: 1981
• Theme: Space Exploration — including Voyager probe and Space Shuttle imagery
• Format: A se-tenant strip of 5 stamps (i.e., connected together, each with a different space motif)
• Catalog Listings:
  • Scott catalog: Nos. 431–435 listed under Space Exploration for 1981
  • Michel/Yvert & Tellier and others also include this set under similar numbers with space theme listings

🪐 Design & Subject Matter

• The set commemorates various milestones in space exploration, often depicted with imagery like:
  • Voyager probe (famous for its journey to the outer solar system)
  • Space Shuttle (often referred to by collectors as “Columbia” or space shuttle theme)
• These stamps were produced as part of popular thematic issues common in many countries’ philatelic programs in the late 20th century.