01 October (Cameroun ) within release Issues 1946-1960 Surcharged for West Cameroons goes into circulation Stamp Emblem of World Refugee Year face value 2'6 British shilling
Stamp Emblem of World Refugee Year in catalogues | |
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Michel: | Mi:CM 340II |
Stamp Number: | Sn:CM 351 |
Yvert et Tellier: | Yt:CM 328 |
Stamp is horizontal format.
30 F stamp from 1960 overprinted “REPUBLIQUE FEDERALE” and “2/6” in red. Type II: “2/6” size 8x4 mm.Also in the issue Issues 1946-1960 Surcharged for West Cameroons:
Stamp Emblem of World Refugee Year 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.