Stamp of 1959 with new value. No 224.

First issued on 15 October 1959, no 212 of the series “Protected animals”.

 

African elephants (Loxodonta Africana) were historically found south of the Sahara Desert to the south tip of Africa, from the Pacific Ocean to the Indian Ocean. Currently their population is limited to several national parks and game reserves in southern Africa due to poaching and habitat destruction.

 

Date of issue: 25 November 1960

Expiration date: 1 July 1962

Design: Jean van Noten (1903-1982)

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

Overprint:

Paper with silk thread.

Perforation: 11.5 x 12

Size: 32.5 x 22.5 mm

Sheet: 50

Marginal inscriptions:

Circulation:

 

No 224. 350F on 2F, gray-lilac

 

224Cu. The overprint of 3,50F and the two small bars to cross out the 2F is done with no ink, making an impression “blind print” to be seen on the back, very difficult to see on a scan: