Stamp: Emblem of World Refugee Year with British surcharge (Cameroun 1962)
Emblem of World Refugee Year with British surcharge (Cameroun 1962)
01 January (Cameroun ) within release Issues 1946-1960 Surcharged for West Cameroons goes into circulation Stamp Emblem of World Refugee Year with British surcharge face value 2'6 British shilling
| Stamp Emblem of World Refugee Year with British surcharge in catalogues | |
|---|---|
| Michel: | Mi: GB-CM 21I |
| Stamp Number: | Sn: CM 351a |
| Yvert et Tellier: | Yt: CM 328a |
| Stanley Gibbons: | Sg: CM 294 |
Stamp is horizontal format.
Red overprint: REPUBLIQUE FEDERALE 2/6 ═ Type I: New value 6*2½ mmAlso in the issue Issues 1946-1960 Surcharged for West Cameroons:
- Stamp - Douala Harbour with British surcharge face value 10;
- Stamp - Douala Harbour with British surcharge face value 10;
- Stamp - Emblem of World Refugee Year with British surcharge face value 2'6;
- Stamp - Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) with British surcharge face value 5;
- Stamp - Plane over Piton d'Humsiki with British surcharge face value 1;
Stamp Emblem of World Refugee Year with British surcharge it reflects the thematic directions:
A refugee, conventionally speaking, is a person who has lost the protection of their country of origin and who cannot or is unwilling to return there due to well-founded fear of persecution. Such a person may be called an asylum seeker until granted refugee status by a contracting state or by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)if they formally make a claim for asylum.
