International Congress of African Tourism. No’s 337-338

The International Congress of African Tourism was held in Elisabethville on 26 July – 4 August 1955. The design of the stamp depicts a map of Africa with the emblem of the Touring Club of Congo with an Okapi in the middle. On top of the emblem a crown is placed, to indicate the Royal status.

Date of issue: 26 July 1955

Expiration date: 1 July 1956

Design:

Engraving: L. Janssens

Printing:

Perforation: 11.5

Size: 24 x 35 mm

Sheet: 30

Marginal inscriptions:

Circulation: 500,000 series

Printed in alternate rows.

The series:

No 337. 6,50F, lilac. French text first

No 338. 6,50F, lilac. Dutch text first

337A Vertical pair, text at the bottom first in Dutch, the second in French:

The imperforated series is in size and coloring exact the same as above:

Remark: the white border around these stamps is much larger when cut from a side, top, bottom or corner of a sheet.

There are no variations or curiosities known for any of the above shown material.