To benefit the Cathedral of Usumbura. No’s 225-230.

Date of issue: 18 December 1961

Expiration date: 1 July 1962

Design:

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

Paper with silk threads

Perforation: 11,5 x 11,75

Size: 23 x 32,5 mm

Sheet: 100

Marginal inscriptions:

Circulation: 200,000 series

 

No 225. 50c + 25c, dark & light brown

No 226. 1Fr + 50c, dark & light green

No 227. 1,50Fr + 75c, gray-lilac & multicolored

No 228. 3,50Fr + 1,50Fr, blue & light blue

No 229. 5Fr + 2Fr, beige & carmine pink

No 230. 6,50Fr + 3Fr, gray-lilac & multicolored

The no’s 225, 226, 228 & 229 depict the Cathedral of Usumbura.

The no’s 226 & 230 depict the painted leaded windows with Maria and Jesus.

The series:

 

The imperforated series is in size and coloring exact the same as above:

 

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