01 May (North Borneo ) within release Pictorial Definitives 1909-1928 Overprinted Maltese Cross goes into circulation Stamp Asian Elephant with Maltese Cross face value 5 British North Borneo cent
Stamp Asian Elephant with Maltese Cross in catalogues | |
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Stanley Gibbons: | Sg: NB 193a |
Stamp is square format.
Perforation can vary between 14½ and 15 on this stamp due to variations in the perforating machinery used by the printer. Cross in vermillionAlso in the issue Pictorial Definitives 1909-1928 Overprinted Maltese Cross:
Stamp Asian Elephant with Maltese Cross 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.