The Cameroun Volcanic Line extends from the offshore island
of Pagalu to at least the Rumsiki Hills.
Perhaps beyond to Lake Chad, a distance of about 1,000 kilometers.
The Rumsiki Hills are the remnants of approximately 30 million
year old basaltic volcanic necks,
similar to the Puys of the Puys du Dome of France.
The following airmail stamp was issued in 1953 and subsequently
overprinted in 1961
for the UK Trust Territory of Southern Cameroons in two sized
overprints.
The following stamp was issued in 1962
The next stamp was issued in 1980
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