Katanga Art series, no’s 52-65

 

These stamps were issued by Katanga as a regular issue or definitive set. They picture three different pressed copper plaques showing the folklore of Katanga. These plaques were on display in the Elisabethville Museum.

 

Date of issue: 1 March 1961

Expiration dates see: Historical background

Design:

Paper with silk threads

Printer: Hélio Courvoisier, s.a., La Chaux De Fonds, Switzerland

Perforation: 11.5

Size: 23.5 x 32.5 mm

Sheet: 100

Marginal inscriptions: “Impression Courvoisier S.A., La Chaux – De – Fonds (Suisse).

Circulation: see the series

No 52. 10c, light green, 500,000 stamps

No 53. 20c, violet, 500,000 stamps

No 54. 50c, blue, 1,000,000 stamps

No 55. 1,50F, olive green, 1,000,000 stamps

No 56. 2F, purple-brown, 500,000 stamps

No 57. 3,50F, dark blue, 2,000,000 stamps

No 58. 5F, green, 500,000 stamps

No 59. 6F, brown, 500,000 stamps

No 60. 6,50F, purple, 500,000 stamps

No 61. 8F, pink-brown, 2,000,000 stamps

No 62. 10F, granite, 500,000 stamps

No 63. 20F, dark green, 750,000 stamps

No 64. 50F, light brown, 250,000 stamps

No 65. 100F, turquoise, 250,000 stamps

First ‘own’ stamp of Katanga, 1st March 1961

 

There are no variations or curiosities known for any of the above shown material.