Souvenir Sheet: African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) (Zaire 1997)
African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) (Zaire 1997)
01 January (Zaire ) within release Scouts-rotary-lions goes into circulation Souvenir Sheet African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) face value 280000 Zairean new zaire
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| Michel: | Mi:CD 1334A-1337A |
Souvenir Sheet is square format.
Block: 4 x 70.000NZ Issued: 1997 Size: 115 x 135 mm Printing: Impressor, S.A. Depicting: Loxodonta Africana (Elephant) Butterfly: Charaxes Fournierae Between 1996 and 1997 there are several blocks issued, and also some series. Apparently some of these blocks are made without the permission of the government of Zaïre. These were made and distributed by people who took advantage of the internal conflicts in Zaïre; these blocks were never issued, sold or used in Zaïre. They depict famous people, pop stars, movie stars, pets, wildlife, sport events and more “popular themes”. They are not in the Official Belgian Catalogue.Souvenir Sheet African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) 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.
