Ruanda-Urundi

Ruanda-Urundi was a Belgian colony in eastern Africa.  File:RU square.jpg|1923 50c pictorial. File:RU hut.jpg|1931 25c pictorial. File:RU palm.jpg|1942 30c palm definitive. File:RU figure.jpg|1948 25c carving. File:RU flowers.jpg|1953 15c value from the flowers definitives. File:RU Gorilla.jpg|1959 10c gorilla definitive. File:RU due.jpg|1924 10c postage due. 
 * Stamps of the Belgian Congo were overprinted for most issues to 1942 and even up to 1959. Ruanda-Urundi's first issues used the Belgian Congo's pictorial issue of 1923, overprinted RUANDA / URUNDi, closely spaced.
 * The Belgian Congo's cattle stamps had a small straightline overprint in 1925-27.
 * The first semipostal set was issued in 1925, also being overprints on Belgian Congo stamps.
 * In 1927-29, several overprints were again released but with a widely spaced RUANDA / URUNDi. 3 surcharges followed.
 * In 1931-38, a pictorial series was released inscribed RUANDA-URUNDI.
 * A King Albert memorial stamp was released in 1934, followed by several stamps surcharged on Belgian Congo stamps.
 * A new engraved pictorial definitive issue was released in 1942-43.
 * In 1945, a semipostal set with 50fr or 100fr surcharges was issued.
 * In 1948-50, the masks and carvings definitives were issued.
 * In 1953, the flowers definitives were issued.
 * In 1959-61, the wildlife issue was released.
 * Postage due overprints on Belgian Congo dues were released in 1924-27, 1943 and 1959.
 * In 1962, the country became independent and split into Rwanda and the Kingdom of Burundi.

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