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SCOTT NO
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181 A29
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DATE OF ISSUE
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1965 Jun 15
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FACE VALUE
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15fr
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COUNTRY
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Gabon
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DESCRIPTION
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The stamp was printed in bright blue and red color showing a crusher in a plant showing Manganese of Moanda. It was printed to publicize Gabon's mineral wealth. It is one of the most important manganese mining towns in the world where mining began in 1957
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MINERAL
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Manganese, Mining
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VARIATION
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Block, Non Perforated, Proof
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