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Rwanda 1-8

     The Belgian colony of Ruanda-Urundi became independent in 1962 as two new countries, Rwanda and Burundi. The first stamps issued by Rwanda showed the continent of Africa with a silhouette map of ... Burundi! There were eight stamps in the set, all with the same error. One stamp is shown. Another error is the spelling of "Independence." No corrections were issued.

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