Stamp 1968 Burundi MiNr0436A pm B002

Stamp of the republic of burundi (first republic); 1968; commemorative stamp of the issue to the "international letter writing week" ("journée internationale du timbre" (=french for "international week of the witten letter"), according to a decision of the 14th upu-congress 1957 in ottawa falls this week always (since 1957) in the week with the days around the 09th of october of an each year) (so, for 1968, it is falling in the week from 7 october 1968 until 13 october 1968).;the depicted stamp is burundi (bi), michel: no. 436a from 1968 and shows as motive a reproduction of the painting "women, along the manzanares" by francisco goya (1746-1828) (original title: "las jóvenes o la carte"). Francisco goya created this painting in 1812-1819 in the style of the genre-painting of the early 19th century and is contemporary located in the "palais de beaux-arts de lille" (france). ;stamp postmarked stamp: mi9chel: no. 436a; yvert & tellier: no. 290; scott: no. 256 color: multicolored (stamp has more brillant colors as the original) watermark: none nominal value: 4 f (cfa-franc) postage validity: from 30 september 1968 stamp size (printed area of a single stamp): 37. 5 x 53. 0 mm. Date: 30 September 1968 (first issue date of the stamp).