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).

 

 

First Day Cover (FDC)

 

Maximum cards, blanco front.

Editor: Lufkal, Labigraf-Italy

Distributed by: “Office Nationale des Postes et des Télécom, Zaïre”

Known values: 100k & 300k in brown, and 150k & 850k in blue

It is not clear if these cards appeared in 1978 or 1979. Some values seem to be issued as late as 19 April 1985.