CAMEROON 1961 (MLH) 1D BORNU HORSEMEN PLATE 2–3 BLOCK, DLR
1d Bornu Horseman imprint/plate 2–3 block x 8, grey-black and dull bronze-green, printed by De La Rue. Difficult and undercatalogued plate as issued two weeks before withdrawl of series. Fresh and fine. Mint lightly hinged in the margin only. SGT2a
Note: the 1d was first printed by Imprimerie Belge de Sécurité (a subsidiary of Waterlow based in Brussels) using a rotary recess process. The rotary recess printed stamps have no marginal plate markings. The value was reprinted 19 September 1961 by De La Rue