Lesotho year 1998 stamps Fauna – Birds MSS

Lesotho 1998 stamps Fauna – Birds MNH

The Lesotho 1998 stamp issue focusing on Fauna – Birds is most likely a set of stamps issued in the format of a Miniature Sheet (MSS), also sometimes called a Souvenir Sheet (S/S) or a Sheetlet.

Based on philatelic catalogue information, there were a couple of distinct issues from Lesotho in 1998 related to fauna and birds:

1. WWF: Cape Vulture

• Theme: Part of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) conservation series.
• Format: Typically issued as a miniature sheet (MSS) containing a set of four different stamps.
• Subject: The endangered Cape Vulture (Gyps coprotheres).
• Catalogue Number (Scott): The stamps are usually part of Scott #1091 a-d (the main stamps) with the miniature sheet itself often having a different catalogue designation (e.g., Scott #1091a as the miniature sheet containing the set).

2. Fauna (Wild Animals and Birds)

• Theme: A broader “Flora and Fauna” or “Wild Animals” issue which includes birds.
• Format: Issued as a sheet of stamps or a large sheetlet/miniature sheet containing multiple values. Some listings suggest a sheet of 9 stamps or a sheet of 20 stamps for the “Wild Animals/Birds” theme from 1998.
• Catalogue Number (Scott): Listings often refer to a sheet of 20 stamps as Scott #1092 and a sheet of 9 stamps as Scott #1093, indicating two different issues or formats were released under the general fauna theme that year.

When a collector asks for a Lesotho 1998 Fauna – Birds MSS, they are most commonly looking for the WWF Cape Vulture miniature sheet (Scott #1091a or similar), as this is a defined, collectible miniature sheet directly featuring birds. However, the other issues are also possibilities due to the general theme.