Air Congo and ITY emblem. Poste Aerienne

Opening of the jet airport at Bujumbura and for the International Tourist Year.

1967 was declared the International Tourist Year by the UN. The ITY emblem - which is present in each of these stamps - includes an eight-point compass rose.

Date of issue: 3 November 1967

Expiration date:

Design:

Printing:

Perforation: 13.5

Size: 43 x 31 mm

Sheet: 50

Marginal inscriptions:

Circulation:

The whole series show the ITY emblem in black and silver

No LP 71. 10F, Boeing 707 of Air Congo over land

No LP 72. 14F, Boeing 727 of SABENA over lake

No LP 73. 17F, Vickers VC10 of East African Airways over lake

No LP 74. 26F, Boeing 727 of SABENA over airport

The series:

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.