Description: This philatelic item is an authentic definitive postage stamp issued by the Mozambique Company, a royal-chartered private entity that administered central Portuguese East Africa. Struck in a two-tone color scheme, the stamp features a central black-and-white vignette depicting a reticulated giraffe standing gracefully within its native savannah habitat, complete with localized grass stalks and a tall palm tree in the midground background. Framing this central vignette is an intricate, sage green ornamental border with long palm fronds flanking both sides. A flowing banner across the upper top portion proudly bears the corporate title "COMPANHIA DE MOCAMBIQUE," while the lower corners isolate the face value of 1 Centavo, stylized as a large numeral "1" on the left and the abbreviated "CVO" currency denominator on the right. The lower horizontal margin credits the famed British security engravers with the tiny imprint "WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED, LONDRES"
Circa: 1937-1941
Condition: Unused
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