01 July (Belgian Congo ) within release Country Symbols goes into circulation Stamp African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) - overprinted face value 1 Belgian franc
Stamp African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) - overprinted in catalogues | |
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Michel: | Mi:BE-CD 52 |
Stamp Number: | Sn:BE-CD 70 |
Belgium: | Bel:BE-CD 91 |
Stamp is horizontal format.
Also in the issue Country Symbols:
Stamp African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) - overprinted it reflects the thematic directions:
Elephants are the largest living land animals. Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), the African forest elephant (L. cyclotis), and the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus). They are the only surviving members of the family Elephantidae and the order Proboscidea; extinct relatives include mammoths and mastodons.