1964 was the 25th anniversary of the end of the Spanish Civil War of 1936-9. This Rio Muni set was issued for the anniversary. The inscription translates as "25 years of peace".
The 1965 child welfare set: a Goliath beetle, and, on the middle value, Acridoxena hewaniana, a species of cricket. Rather fearsome looking creatures for a child welfare set!
On the 1966 child welfare set are an African elephant with a grey part, and a lion side by side with an African who seems to be risking his life - again an odd theme for a child welfare stamp.
The 1966 stamp day set. A giant ground pangolin (anteater) hanging upside down; and a water chevrotain (also called a fanged deer), a small nocturnal deer-like creature.
The 1967 stamp day set: a bush pig; a potto (sometimes called in English a "softly-softly" because it moves so quietly); and an African golden cat, a species of wild cat found in the rainforests of West and central Africa.
And that is the end of Rio Muni's stamp-issuing history. On 12 October 1968 the province, together with Fernando Po, became the republic of Equatorial Guinea. I hope you have been enjoying the stamps!
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