Birds (Saxicola torquata) African Stonechat

Identity

Piece codeStamp code YYYY.ENT.SS-PP — series code plus stamp order (e.g. 1900.CGH.01-02).

2003.CIV.02-03

SeriesThe set this stamp belongs to.

Birds (2003)

2003.CIV.02 · piece 3 of 3

EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).

Côte d'Ivoire (CIV)

Year / date

2003

Face valueDenomination on the stamp; +n is a charity surcharge when present.

1.000 CFA - West African - Franc CFA

Format

Souvenir sheet

TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.

Illegal

Colors

Multicoloured

CollectionIn collection if you have it; Purchased if it is bought but not yet received (do not buy again); Wanted otherwise.

○ Wanted

Production

Printing

Offset

Notes

Only the souvenir sheet with the owl was denounced in Cote d'Ivoire 2004 UPU Circular 63 as illegally produced without the authorization of the postal administration. At that time, they did not know that all of the stamps from Birds mini sheet had been reproduced illegally as souvenir sheets. This souvenir sheet is verified on the Scouts on Stamps Society website as being illegal. Produzido pelo produtor britânico de falsificações e ainda hoje distribuído por revendedores de stamps falsos associados. Evitar os vendedores destes produtos!