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Lion horse (big cats), Belgium Congo, stamp, 2,5 F, 1943, carmine red

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country: Belgium Congo (Belgisch Congo - Congo Belgique) code: BL6 (241) topic lion horse theme: animals, mammals, big cats, predators type of stamp: postal stamp color: carmine red year: 1943 publication date: 01/12/1943 postal value: 2,5 F comments: See also 1942 for the stamps without booklet. These boxes come from the Messages blocks, they were cut off and provided with an imprint. 300 blocks by and under the control of the 'Committee of Culture' overprints with 'tribute' Universal Postal Union, and this on the occasion of its 75th anniversary.

Yellow Costus Malortieanus (Stepladder Ginger), flower, Belgium Congo stamp, 3 Fr., 1952

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country: Belgium Congo (Belgish Congo / Congo du Belge) code: 314 topic: Yellow Costus Malortieanus theme: flowers type of stamp: postal stamp number of stamps per sheet: 50 circulation: indefinite kind of serration: 11,5 color: wine-red paper type: silk wired paper engraving type: Helio (Grid intaglio) design: Couvoisier S. year: 1952 publication date: 10/05/1952 postal value: 3 Fr. comments: 1st day of disposal: 01/08/1960 Information: The yellow Costus malortieanus is a relatively small ginger with wonderful velvety leaves and yellow flowers. Common name: Stepladder Ginger Height: 0,5 - 1 m Conditions: Prefers part shade. Flowers: Summer - Autumn

African Elephant stamp Belgium Congo (Belgisch Congo / Congo Belgique), red, 1 Fr., 1931

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country: Belgium Congo (Belgisch Congo / Congo Belgique) code: 176 topic: African Elephant theme: animals / mammals type of stamp: postal stamp number of stamps per sheet: 75 circulation: 28600 kind of serration: 11,5 color: red paper type: tinted paper engraving (engraving): Graphics Institute of Paris engraving type: intaglio cylinder shape (book press): Seal factory (Mechelen) year: 1931 publication date: 01/04/1931 postal value: 1 Fr. comments: 1st day of disposal: 01/09/1942 See also 1937 postage stamp booklet Information: The African elephants are the species of elephants in the genus Loxodonta (Greek for 'oblique-sided tooth'), one of the two existing genera in Elephantidae. Although it is commonly believed that the genus was named by Georges Cuvier in 1825, Cuvier spelled it Loxodonte. African elephants are bigger than Asian elephants. Elephants have four molars, each weighs about 5 kg (11 lb) and measures about 30 cm (12 in) long. As the front ...