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.

Philatelic material.

Special emission for the congress issued as FDC, cancelled in Elisabethville.

Depicted on the photo is a termite hill in Katanga.