Dimensions: 10.5 x 14.9 cm. (4.1 x 5.8″)

Publisher/Editor: John Hinde, UK

Condition: Postally unused, backside empty. Good condition with some signs of age.

Notes: The hippopotamus, also called the hippo, common hippopotamus, or river hippopotamus, is a large semiaquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae, the other being the pygmy hippopotamus. Its name comes from the ancient Greek for “river horse”. (Wikipedia)