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Envelope 'premier jour' Republic du Dahomey (present day Benin), 1963. The envelope includes an image of Toussaint Louverture on the envelope and on three stamps (25f, 30f, 100f).

The image is of the Jean Baptiste Pointe Du Sable (c. 1745-1818) 22 cent stamp. Du Sable's head is placed over a field with a log cabin. The stamp is part of the Black Heritage Stamp Series. The stamp was issued in 1987, the 150th anniversary of…