Stamp of the Kingdom of Burundi ("Royaume du Burundi"); 1963; semi-postal stamp of the issue "Remembrance of Prince Louis"; stamp motive with a portrait of Prince Louis and the main entrance to the "Prince Louis Memorial"; stamp postmarked
Note
:
The "Ganwa"-Prince
Louis Rwagasore
(1932-1961) was the son of the King of Burundi
Mwambutsa IV Bangiricenge
(1912-1977) and elected "Premier Ministre" of Burundi in 1961. He was murdered by militant extremists of the political opposition on
.
Stamp
: Michel No. 44A; Yvert & Tellier: No. 45; Scott: No. B3
Color
: dark yellow / dark brown violet
Watermark
: none
Nominal value
: 2.25 F = 1.50 F + 0.75 F (Francs)
(0.75 Francs as surcharge for the "Prince-Louis-Memorial"-fund)
Postage validity
: from 15 December 1963 until ?
Stamp picture size
(printed area of a single stamp as distance between the tangents of the perforation lines): 39.0 x 24.5 mm
It is an anonymous work or pseudonymous work and 50 years have passed since the date of its publication (or creation, whatever date is the latest)
It is a collective work, audiovisual or posthumous work and 50 years have passed since the date of its publication (or creation, whatever date is the latest)
It is a work of applied art and 25 years have passed since the date of its creation
It is another kind of work, and 50 years have passed since the year of death of the author (or last-surviving author)
It is one of "acts, legal decisions and decisions of administrative bodies and the official translations of such texts"
Picture description
Prince Louis and main entrance to the "Prince-Louis-Memorial"
