Thematics, Animals. Accumulation ★★ modern. ANIMALS, incl BIRDS. A fabulous stock of these mint thematics from 1968 to 2002 from Angola to Zaire with excellent representation, all in complete sets of Burundi, Rwanda, Guinea Bissau, etc. All countries have respectable low printing numbers and includes for example Angola with lions Mi #1687/88, Burundi with the se-tenant strips of wild animals with Mi #437/60 (€ 50 a set), #672/95 (€ 35 a set), #737/60 (€ 85 a set), the air mails 1977, Burundi birds including #487/95 (€ 70 a set) and much more. Guinea Bissau with the turtle issues of 2001 and the hippopotamus miniature sheet also 2001, Rwanda with seldom seen imperf leopards #1310/14 (€ 40 a set), the monkey issue 1988 Mi #1342/27 (€ 14 a set) Zaire fauna Mi #1474/83 (€ 13 a set), etc. There are dozens each of the expensive sets, if not more and the catalogue value is a minimum of € 18,600++ (well over USD $20,000 equiv) in easily saleable material. An outstanding lot of these topics, ideal for a dealer looking to replenish stocks inexpensively, valued conservatively.
