BDI 1966 MiNr0214 pm B002a - public domain postal stamp scan
Summary
Stamp of the Kingdom of Burundi ("Royaume du Burundi"); 1966; semi-postal stamp of the issue "Remembrance of Prince Louis"; stamp motive with a prtrait of Prince Louis, standing and in military uniform.; stamp postmarked
Note:
The "Ganwa"-Prince Louis Rwagasore (1932-1961) was the son of the King Mwambutsa IV Bangiricenge of Burundi and elected "Premier Ministre" of Burundi in 1961. He was murdered by militant extremists of the political opposition on 13 October 1961.
Stamp: Michel No. 214; Yvert & Tellier: No. 171; Scott: No. B26
Color: green / dark brown
Watermark: none
Nominal value: 42 F = 40 F + 2 F (Francs) (2 Francs as surcharge for the "Prince-Louis-Memorial")
Postage validity: from 21 January 1966 until ?
Stamp picture size (printed area of a single stamp as distance between the inner tangents of the perforation lines): 23.0 x 34.5 mm
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