10th Anniversary of the commission for technical cooperation in Africa south of the Sahara (C.C.T.A.). No’s 365-366
C.C.T.A. Established in 1950 and terminated in 1965.
The Commission for Technical Co-operation in Africa South of the Sahara is a non-political body which has been established by an international agreement concluded between its member Governments for the purpose of encouraging and strengthening technical co-operation in all fields affecting the well-being of the peoples of the territories of its members in Africa South of the Sahara and has under its aegis the Inter-African Labour Institute and the Inter-African Labour Conference.
Date of issue: 19 February 1960
Expiration date: 30 June 1960 (* see note)
Design: Jean van Noten (1903-1982)
Engraving: Malvaux, Brussels
Printing: Atelier du Timbre, Malines. (Zegeldrukkerij, Mechelen-Belgium)
Perforation: 11.5
Size: 35 x 24.5 mm
Sheet: 30 (5 x 6) <In most publications wrongly as 50>
Marginal inscriptions: on the left, date & printer’s numbers, under “1”, “2”, “3”, or “4”.
Circulation: 1,000,000 for each stamp
No 365 3Fr, gray, red & salmon color, with French text
No 366, 3Fr, gray, red & salmon color, Dutch text
The series:
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The imperforated series is in size and coloring exact the same as above:
Remark: the white border around these stamps is much larger when cut from a side, top, bottom or corner of a sheet.
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There are no variations or curiosities known for any of the above shown material.
* Note: The Belgium Congo stamps, without new value (overprint), were theoretically demonetized (can no longer be used as postage) on 30 June 1960
In practice many stamps of the colony could be used (and were sold) till 1965 because of lack of available values.
For example in 1964 you could still buy and use the series "masques" of 1947 without any problem in Kivu, Kasaï, and in the eastern province.
In 1965 the 3 highest values of these series were still for sale in Elisabethville.
Only certain private (or special) colonial emissions were really demonetized; for example the series with a portrait of King Boudewijn of 1955, and the series of the 50th anniversary of Belgium Congo of 1958.