01 August (North Borneo ) within release Red Cross Fund (Series I) goes into circulation Stamp Asian Elephant - surcharged face value 5+2 British North Borneo cent
Stamp Asian Elephant - surcharged in catalogues | |
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Stanley Gibbons: | Sg: NB 220 |
Stamp is square format.
Perforation can vary between 13½ and 14 on this stamp due to variations in the perforating machinery used by the printer. Surcharged, in black, with "RED CROSS TWO CENTS". The lines of the surcharge are 9mm apart. The 2c premium was donated to the Red Cross Society.Also in the issue Red Cross Fund (Series I):
Stamp Asian Elephant - surcharged 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.