The coat of arms and General Mobutu, 1972

Date of issue: 1972

Expiration date:

Design:

Printing: Thomas De la Rue & Co, Ltd, London

Perforation: 13.5

Size no’s 806-808: 20.5 x 25 mm

Size no’s 809-822: 23 x 29.5 mm

Sheet 806-808: 50 (10 x 5)

Sheet 809-822: 50 (5 x 10)

Marginal inscriptions no’s 806-808: Plate numbers : “1A” or “1B” or “1C” repeated in one color on lower margin. “Thomas De la Rue & Co, Ltd, London” lower right.

Marginal inscriptions no’s 809-822: Plate numbers : “1A” or “1B” or “1C” repeated in different colors on lower margin. “Thomas De la Rue & Co, Ltd, London” lower right.

Circulation:

 

No 806. 10s, red. The coat of arms and General Mobutu

No 807. 40s, blue. The coat of arms and General Mobutu

No 808. 50s, olive green. The coat of arms and General Mobutu

No 809. 1K, ultramarine. With portrait of General Mobutu Sese-Seko

No 810. 2K, orange. With portrait of General Mobutu Sese-Seko

No 811. 3K, turquoise. With portrait of General Mobutu Sese-Seko

No 812. 4K, green. With portrait of General Mobutu Sese-Seko

No 813. 5K, pink. With portrait of General Mobutu Sese-Seko

No 814. 6K, blue. With portrait of General Mobutu Sese-Seko

No 815. 8K, olive green. With portrait of General Mobutu Sese-Seko

No 816. 9K, orange. With portrait of General Mobutu Sese-Seko

No 817. 10K, light pink. With portrait of General Mobutu Sese-Seko

No 818. 14K, red. With portrait of General Mobutu Sese-Seko

No 819. 17K, dark purple. With portrait of General Mobutu Sese-Seko

No 820. 20K, yellow. With portrait of General Mobutu Sese-Seko

No 821. 50K, purple. With portrait of General Mobutu Sese-Seko

No 822. 100K, old rose. With portrait of General Mobutu Sese-Seko

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.

 

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