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