The Okapi

Okapi Okapia johnstoni was not discovered until 1900, when Harry Johnston sent two pieces of "zebra-like" skin to London. Law in Zaire has protected the Okapi since 1933. Despite its patchy distribution, the okapi is common in much of its current range and is therefore not listed as a threatened species by international agreement. However, habitat losses due to deforestation as well as poaching continue to restrict the range of the species and take their toll on the population.

First Day Covers (FDC):

Note: Blanco or airmail envelopes are not shown here but do exist.

Note: FDC with block 58 seems to exist

Folder issued by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Size folded: 14.7 x 20.9 cm.

Showing the Gaint Panda, the official WWF logo, in “blindprint”. Inside a First Day cancellation, see next image.

Right inside page with First Day cancellation: 15-10-84 (1984)

The back of the folder:

Original design for no 1255 by André Buzin