National park of Kagera I. No’s 98-107

Akagera National Park is located in the east of Rwanda. Kibungu is the city that is nearest to the park and the best starting point.

The park covers over 2500 sq km of savannah west of the Kagera River, which denotes the frontier with Tanzania. The park has a variety of wildlife and is a habitat for over 500 different species of birds.

Date of issue: 28 April 1965

Expiration date:

Design: Jean van Noten (1903-1982)

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

Paper with silk threads

Perforation: 11.5

Size no’s 98-105: 32,5 x 22 & 22 x 32,5 mm

Size no’s 106-107: 45 x 25.5 mm

Sheet: 50

Marginal inscriptions:

Circulation: 50,000

106V (40F): text underneath the stamp reads: Anhinga-Rufa, lacking the word Cormoran

If we place the two stamps underneath each other, you notice the difference. How many stamps in a whole sheet are like this is unknown for now.