Airmail stamp of the republic of burundi (first republic); 1968; commemorative airmail stamp of the issue to the "christmas 1968"; issue of 8 stamps + 8 se-tenant each à 2 different fields (under it with one decorative side field with text without nominal value) + 4 blocks à 4 different stamps (perforated, imperforate); stamps without overprint; the depicted stamp is bdi michel: no. 463a from 1968 and shows as motive a detail of the painting "christi geburt" or "la nativité" by federico baroccio (also "barocci" or "fiori da urbino") (ca. 1535-1612); federico barocci(o) created this artwork in 1597 in the style of the mannerism with baroque elements (= transition of the mannerism to the baroque) and is contemporary located in the "museo del prado" in madrid (spain).;unfortunately this stamp was postmarked in usumbura with an unreadable cto. Stamp: michel: no. 463a; yvert & tellier: no. Pa101; scott: no. C94
color: multicolored with gold
watermark: none
nominal value: 14 f (franc)
postage validity: from 26 november 1968
stamp size (printed area of a single stamp): 32. 5 x 43. 0 mm. Date: 26 November 1968.
