Garamba National Park,
1984
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Garamba National Park (4.900 sq.km), one of the oldest in Africa was established in 1938. It is the only place in Congo with a population of the endangered sub-species Northern White Rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum cottoni and the Congo Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis congoensis. The park's immense savannahs, grasslands and woodlands, interspersed with gallery forests along the riverbanks and the swampy depressions, are home to four large mammals: the elephant, giraffe, hippopotamus and above all the white rhinoceros. Though much larger than the black rhino, it is harmless; only some 30 individuals remain.
"Garamba National Park" was added to Unesco's
World Heritage List in 1980.
Date of issue: 2 April 1984
Expiration date:
Design: André
Buzin (Belgian)
Printing: I.P.M.
s.a (Imprimerie du Marais, s.a., Brussels)
Perforation: 13
Size: 47.7 x 30 mm
Size 1220/23 + vignette: 125 x 30 mm
Sheet: 20 (4 x 5)
Marginal inscriptions: “ZAIRE” on top and bottom, 6 blue vertical
lines all around
Circulation:
35,000
No 1216. 10k
“Elans de Derby”
No 1217. 15k
“Aigles Ravisseurs”
No 1218. 3z “Servals”
No 1219. 10z “Rhinoceros Blancs”
No 1220. 15z “Lions”
No 1221. 37,50z “Phacocheres”
No 1222. 40z
“Outardes Koris”
No 1223. 40z
“Grues Couronnes”
The series:
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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.
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No 1222/3
Sheet of five lines
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There are no variations or curiosities known for any of the above shown material.