Memorial stamp of the first wife of the President, 1978

 

Marie Antoinette “Mama Mobutu Sese Seko”, 28.3.41 – 11.10.77.

The date on the stamp indicates that she was 36 when she died, but the official death certificate made in Genolier, Switzerland, indicates that she was 45 (22 October 1977).

 

Date of issue: 23 October 1978

Expiration date:

Design:

Paper with silk threads

Printing: Hélio Courvoisier, s.a., La Chaux De Fonds, Switzerland

Perforation: 11.5

Size: 25.5 x 36 mm

Sheet: 100

Marginal inscriptions: Hélio Courvoisier, s.a., La Chaux De Fonds, (Suisse)

Circulation:

 

No 938. 0,25, brown with portrait in circle

 

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

Remark: the white border around this stamp 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.