1967, 16 October. First Congolese Games. No’s 655-656

Originally issued in April 1965. First African Games, no’s 580 & 582

Design: Oscar Bonnevalle

Printing:

Overprinting:

Perforation: 13.5

Sheet: 50

Circulation: 100,000

 

No.655 1K on 5Fr, ultramarine, basketball (no.580)

No.656 9,60K on 15Fr, orange, volleyball (no.582)

The series:

 

655-Cu Reversed overprint (in O.C.B.):

 

655-Cu2 Wrong new value (not in O.C.B.):

 

655 Double & triple overprints, here are some examples:

 

656-Cu Red overprint (in O.C.B.):

 

656 with corrections made with colored pen to indicate where the cross should cover the 15F (not in O.C.B.):