ALGERIA

ALGERIA / الجزائر - ⴷⵣⴰⵢⴻⵔ

Landscapes.
Rhumel Gorges and Sidi M'Cid Bridge, in Constantine.
Airmail stamp issued on 26.02.1972.
Face value: 4 Algerian dinar.
Design: Ismaïl Samsom (1934-1988).
Printed by Imprimerie Delrieu, Paris (1959-1985).
Printing: Photogravure.
Print: 5,000,000 copies.
Size: 45.5 x 30 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 582.
- Scott No. C18.
- StampWorld No. 583.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 583.
- Yvert et Tellier No. PA20. 

The Rhumel Gorges are formed by the Rhumel River (Arabian: وادي الرمال), in the Constantine Province. The Sidi M'Cid (جسر سيدي مسيد) suspension bridge, in the city of Constantine, crosses the gorge at a height of 175 m (575 ft) above the river: construction began in 1909, and was opened to traffic on April 19, 1912; it is 164 m (538 ft) long and 5.70 m (18.70 ft) wide. The bridge was designed by the French engineer Ferdinand Arnodin.