Burundi - Map

Updated: November 2020....

Have you been to Burundi? Have you received any postcards from Burundi?

Map of Burundi. Thanks so much for Shinta of Indonesia for arranging this postcard mailed from Burundi to me. Postmarked April 2017. 

Burundi is a landlocked country bordered by Democratic Republic of Congo in the west,  Rwanda in the north, Tanzania in the east. 

Brasil 2014 World Cup stamp (1340 bfu) used. 1340 Burudian francs is about RM2.85 or 70 US cents.

Burundi - Local Woman

A folded card of a local woman in Burundi mailed without envelope. Nice gold fish stamp issued 2012. Thanks to Uli of Austria who visited Burundi and mailed this card to me.

Burundi - Bujumbura City

Bujumbura is the largest city and capital of Burundi. It is a port in the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika. Postmarked Bujumbura April 2013. Thanks to Deo of Burundi.

Stamps used: 1) 100F stamp from 1992 Mushroom issue of 10 values, 2) 1020F stamp from 2011 Whale Issue. 

Burundi - my second postcard

"Abreuvage de troupeaux" or watering of herds. A postcard sent from a less travelled country of Burundi in Central Africa. Arrived in December 2009. Thanks so much to DAO of United Kingdom. The heron 810F stamp is used and cancelled at Bujumbura, the capital of Burundi. 

 

Burundi - my first postcard

Wow...my first postcard mailed from Burundi. I have been waiting for a postcard sent from this less travelled Central African country for a long time, arrived in August 2009.  Batimbo is a local dance with drum. Nice postmarked "heron" stamp, postage 810F or Burundian francs. Thanks to Paul.

Drums were traditionally a symbol of royal power in Burundi. Drums were made from tree trunks and covered with animal hides. At the start of drumming ceremony, the drummers were carried on the heads. The heron stamp used is from Burundi flora and fauna stamp issue in December 2008 -  Royal Eagle (100F), Heron (810F), Maracuja Flower (500F), Werner Flower (150F), Erythrine Flower (90F).

Burundi - Flags of the World

Flags of the World of Burundi. Thanks to Mike of Netherlands for arranging to send this postcard from Burundi. Postmarked 2017.

Meaning of Flag: white color stands for peace, green for nation's hopes placed on future development and red for the suffering of the nation during its freedom struggle. The three stars represents the three major ethnic groups of Hutu, Twa and Tutsi. 

The catfish stamp used. 

Burundi - Bujumbura Friday Mosque

Bujumbura Friday Mosque, Burundi. A great addition to my mosque postcard collection worldwide. Thanks to Mike of Netherlands. Postmarked  in October 2016. 

The main religion in Burundi is Catholic with only a minority of Muslims. The fish stamp "Phyllonemus typus" catfish, 1350 fbu is from 2014 Fauna Fish Tanganyika Lake of six stamps.