Postage stamps and postal history of Burundi
Burundi has issued postage stamps for national use since achieving independence on 1 July 1962. The country was formerly a part of the Belgian territory of Ruanda-Urundi and before 1962 used those postage stamps.
Independence
For the first issue after independence, Burundi overprinted stamps of Ruanda-Urundi with Royaume du Burundi. Subsequent stamps were inscribed "Royaume du Burundi".[1]
Republic of Burundi
In 1966, following political turmoil, Burundi became a republic and from then the stamps were marked République du Burundi.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 Stanley Gibbons Stamp Catalogue: North East Africa. London: Stanley Gibbons, 2013, pp. 1-5. ISBN 9780852598764
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