23 October (South Africa ) within release 150th anniv of Cape of Good Hope Triangle Stamps goes into circulation Mini Sheet Cape of Good Hope Triangle Stamps face value 4*1.65 South African rand
Mini Sheet Cape of Good Hope Triangle Stamps in catalogues | |
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Stamp Number: | Sn:ZA 1327a |
Michel: | Mi:ZA 1523KB |
Mini Sheet is square format.
Mini Sheet Cape of Good Hope Triangle Stamps it reflects the thematic directions:
The Kionga Triangle (German: Kionga-Dreieck, Portuguese: Triângulo de Quionga) was a small region of German East Africa situated at the mouth of the Ruvuma River. The Ruvuma served as the border between the German colony and Portuguese Mozambique, and the Kionga Triangle was the only section of German East Africa south of the river. Its principal settlement was Kionga (now Quionga ) which had a population of 4,000 in 1910. It became a German possession in 1894 but came under Portuguese control in April 1916 during World War I. The post-war Treaty of Versailles reaffirmed that the river was the border between Tanganyika, then under British control, and Portuguese Mozambique. The triangle was the only territory that the treaty awarded to Portugal.