5e anniversary of the People’s Revolution Movement, 1972
Embarking on a campaign of anti-European cultural awareness, Mobutu renamed the country the Republic of Zaïre in October 1971. In 1972 he renamed himself Mobutu Sese Seko Koko Ngbendu Wa Za Banga ("The all-powerful warrior who, because of his endurance and inflexible will to win, will go from conquest to conquest, leaving fire in his wake"), Mobutu Sese Seko for short (pronounced Mobooto Sasa Sako).
Date of issue: 1972 (22 May 1972?)
Expiration date:
Design:
Paper with silk threads
Printer: Hélio
Courvoisier, s.a., La Chaux De Fonds, Switzerland
Perforation: 12
Size: 38 x 22.5 mm
Sheet: 25 (5 x 5)
Marginal inscriptions: “Impression Courvoisier S.A., La
Chaux-De-Fonds (Suisse)”.
Circulation:
No 803. 4k with portrait of General Mobutu Sese-Seko
No 804. 14k with portrait of General Mobutu Sese-Seko
No 805. 22k with portrait of General Mobutu Sese-Seko
The series:
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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.
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There are no variations or curiosities known for any of the above shown material.