Ruby (Zaire 1996)

16 October (Zaire ) within release Minerals from Zaïre goes into circulation Stamp Ruby face value 40,000 Zairean new zaire

Stamp Ruby in catalogues
Michel: Mi: CD 1133
Yvert et Tellier: Yt: CD 1425
Stanley Gibbons: Sg: CD 1479

Stamp is square format.

Also in the issue Minerals from Zaïre:

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Stamp Ruby in digits
Country: Zaire
Date: 1996-10-16
Print: Offset lithography
Perforation: 13½
Emission: Agency Issue
Format: Stamp
Face Value: 40,000 Zairean new zaire

Stamp Ruby it reflects the thematic directions:

In geology and mineralogy, a mineral or mineral species is, broadly speaking, a solid substance with a fairly well-defined chemical composition and a specific crystal structure that occurs naturally in pure form

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