Protected animals
No’s 205-216. The series from Ruanda-Urundi were used with overprint, originally issued on the 15th October 1959.
Date of issue: 1 July 1962 (the day they expired for Ruanda-Urundi)
Expiration date:
Design: Jean van Noten (1903-1982)
Printer: Hélio Courvoisier, s.a., La Chaux De Fonds, Switzerland
Paper with silk threads
Perforation: 11.5 x 12
Size no’s 8-22: 32.5 x 22.5 or 22.5 x 32.5 mm
Size no’s 23-25: 45 x 25.5 mm
Sheet: 100 (10 x 10) <in several catalogue wrongly as 50>
Marginal inscriptions: in color of the stamps on right and on the left margin, or at top and on the bottom margin “Impression Courvoisier S.A., La Chaux – De – Fonds (Suisse)”.
Circulation:
The background color is only indicated
No 8. 10C, red. Gorilla (no 205)
No 9. 20C, green. Black buffalo-Ictiobus niger (no 206)
No 10. 40C, wine-red. Colobus monkey-Colobus guereza caudatus (no
207)
No 11. 50C, green. Impala-Aepyceros melampus (no 208)
No 12. 1F, blue. Gorilla (no 209)
No 13. 1,50F, orange. Black buffalo-Ictiobus niger (no 210)
No 14. 2F, blue-green. Colobus monkey-Colobus guereza caudatus (no
211)
No 15. 3F, red. Elephant-Loxodonta Africana (no 212)
No 16. 3,50F on 3F, red. Elephant-Loxodonta Africana (no 212)
No 17. 4F on 10F, red-yellow. Moose and zebra (thin xx) (no 216)
No 18. 4F on 10F, red-yellow. Moose and zebra (thick xx) (no 216)
No 19. 5F, olive-yellow. Moose and zebra (no 213)
No 20. 6,50F, red. Impala-Aepyceros melampus (no 214)
No 21. 8F, red. Elephant-Loxodonta Africana (black overprint) (no
215)
No 22. 8F, red. Elephant-Loxodonta Africana (blue overprint) (no
215)
No 23. 10F, red-yellow. Moose and zebra (no 216)
No 24. 20Fr, panther (Panthera Pardus) (no 216A)
No 25. 50Fr, lion (Felis leo) (thin overprint) (no 216B)
No 26. 50Fr, lion (Felis leo) (thick
overprint) (no 216B)
The series:
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CURIOSITIES & VARIETIES:
Remark:
1) Poor or weak overprints are known for the whole series.
2) Broken B, only in position 81 for the numbers 8, 10, 12 & 14. Only in the first edition
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No 8. 10C, red. Gorilla (no 205)
Reversed overprints, I know only of three different authentic ones: no’s 8, 16 & 20.
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Displaced overprint
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At position 81, the “B” is incomplete and the “i” is malformed.
The same happened with the no’s 10 (40c), 13 (1F), & 15 (2F). Only in the first edition.
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Black spot at the middle left, plate no 24
I have seen not enough sheets to know if this is permanent.
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No 9. 20C, green. Black buffalo-Ictiobus niger (no 206)
The word “du” is at position 41 lower than at the other positions (top stamp shown)
Apparently there are 3 different plates used for the overprint, in some sheets we do not find the displaced “du”.
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No 10. 40C, wine-red. Colobus monkey-Colobus guereza caudatus (no
207)
At least two different overprints are known (see also no 12)
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Long bar and “du” is placed at the end
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Short bar and “du” is placed at the start.
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Displaced part of a bar, under the word “du”
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No 11. 50C, green. Impala-Aepyceros melampus (no 208)
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Letter type used for this overprint is larger
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“Royaume du
Royaume” instead of “Royaume du Burundi”
In each sheet there are three underneath each other, plate no’s 27, 37 & 47.
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Displaced
overprint
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Incomplete overprint (is fabricated).
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No 12. 1F, blue. Gorilla (no 209)
There are at least two different overprints known (see no 10 for
images)
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Long bar and “du” is placed at the end
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Short bar and “du” is placed at the start.
Displaced bar
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No 13. 1,50F, orange. Black buffalo-Ictiobus niger (no 210)
Surcharge is in blue, although black overprints exist but is not
standard.
The word “du” is at position 41 lower than at the other positions.
Apparently there are 3 different plates
used for the overprint, in some sheets we do not find the displaced “du” (See
no 9).
No 14. 2F, blue-green. Colobus monkey-Colobus guereza caudatus (no
211)
1) Poor or weak overprints are known.
2) Broken B, only in position 81. Only in the first edition
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No 15. 3F, red. Elephant-Loxodonta Africana (no 212)
Displaced overprint (cancelled)
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In the second edition the “o” is italic, only in the rows 6, 7 and
10.
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No 16. 3,50F on 3F, red. Elephant-Loxodonta Africana (no 212)
The word “du” is at position 51? lower than at the other positions.
Apparently there are 3 different plates
used for the overprint, in some sheets we do not find the displaced “du” (See
no 9).
Reversed overprints, I know only of three different authentic ones: no’s 8, 16 & 20
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Double overprint
“Royaume du Burundi”
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No 17. 4F on 10F, red-yellow. Moose and zebra (thin xx) (no 216)
No 18. 4F on 10F, red-yellow. Moose and zebra (thick xx) (no 216)
The word “du” is at position 41 lower than at the other positions.
Apparently there are 3 different plates used for the overprint, in some sheets we do not find the displaced “du” (See no 9).
Mixed pair with “thin” & “thick XX”
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Displaced overprint
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Plate number 53 shows the thin XX that are not on one line
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No 19. 5F, olive-yellow. Moose and zebra (no 213)
The word “du” is at position 41 lower than at the other positions.
Apparently there are 3 different plates used for the overprint, in some sheets we do not find the displaced “du” (See no 9).
Blue overprint. According to the previous owner/collector, only one sheet (100) exists.
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No 20. 6,50F, red. Impala-Aepyceros melampus (no 214)
Reversed overprints, I know only of three different authentic ones: no’s 8, 16 & 20
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“Royaume du
Royaume” instead of “Royaume du Burundi”
In each sheet there are three underneath each other, plate no’s 27, 37 & 47.
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The word “du” is at position 41 lower than at the other positions.
Apparently there are 3 different plates used for the overprint, in some sheets we do not find the displaced “du” (See no 9).
No 21. 8F, red. Elephant-Loxodonta Africana (black overprint) (no
215)
The word “du” is at position 41 lower than at the other positions.
Apparently there are 3 different plates used for the overprint, in some sheets we do not find the displaced “du” (See no 9).
Displaced overprint
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Incomplete overprints (fabricated)
Only with “Burundi”
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Only the “R” and “du”
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No 22. 8F, red. Elephant-Loxodonta Africana (blue overprint) (no
215)
The word “du” is at position 41 lower than at the other positions.
Apparently there are 3 different plates
used for the overprint, in some sheets we do not find the displaced “du” (See
no 9).
No 23. 10F, red-yellow. Moose and zebra (thin) (no 216)
The word “du” is at position 41 lower than at the other positions.
Apparently there are 3 different plates used for the overprint, in some sheets we do not find the displaced “du” (See no 9).
Smudged overprint
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No 24. 20Fr, panther (Panthera Pardus) (no 216A)
Thin and thick bar, they exist both, like the no’s 25-26.
No’s 24 & 24A
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“Broken” top bar
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Top bar has a dip (plate no 46)
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“d” is malformed “uu”, plate no 41.
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No 25. 50Fr, lion (Felis leo) (thin
overprint) (no 216B)
“d” is malformed “uu”, plate no 41. (See no 24)
“Broken” top bar (see no 24)
Top bar has a dip, plate no 46 (see no 24)
No 26. 50Fr, lion (Felis leo) (thick overprint) (no 216B)
Apparently double overprints exist, although I have not seen an image.
Example of “poor overprint” of the bar
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Philatelic material: Not know to exist