Individual items and sets

Lot number 3524 Quality: ✉

1908, picture postcard franked with OBP n° 16a "5c. green Mols Congo Free State issue", sent from Matadi August 1, 1908 to Chatelineau / Belgium with cachet "Etat Indépt Du Congo - MATADI - service des Impôts" and sender request "Par SS Albertville" - du 2 août 1908" in red ink, scarce and very fine, vf

Lot number 3525 Quality: ✉

1908/1921 Assembly of 21 picture postcards franked with Mols issues, sent mainly from Boma to Belgium, vf/f

Lot number 3526 Quality: ZK

1909 illustrated postcard franked at 15c. by a "5c. vert Mols" and a "10c. carmin Mols" overprinted "CONGO BELGE" in Congo with type 2 (L2), the postcard is shipped from Coquilhatville to Andenne, the stamps are cancelled upon arrival at Andenne on August 16, 1909, enclosed a photo-card illustrating the sender whose stamps have been detached, f

Lot number 3527 Quality: ✉

1913 Registered cover, franked with OBP n° 57 (horizontal pair) "25c. blue - Mols bilingual 1910 issue", sent from Dima March 27, 1913 to Brussels Belgium where it arrived April 21, 1913, via Kinshasa, some faults, f

Lot number 3528 Quality: ✉

1918, picture postcard franked with OBP n° 65 "10c carmine - Mols bilingual 1915" cancelled by "0" mark of Avakubi February 16, 1918 and sent to Antwerp / Belgium with "T" mark for taxation, vf/f

Lot number 3529 Quality: ✉

1925/1948 Assembly of 32 items (postcards, covers, airmails), nice frankings, incoming mails, sent to Belgium, France, USA, England, vf/f/to be checked

Lot number 3530 Quality: ✉

1928/1932 Group of 13 items (covers and postcards), all franked by Stanley issue and overprinted Stanley issue, nice frankings, sent to Belgium, England, vf/f/to be checked

Lot number 3531 Quality: ✉

1930, cover sent from Elisabethville Belgian Congo on 16 February 1930 to Belgium, franked by three 60c carmine Leys issue, uncommon, vf/f

Lot number 3532 Quality: ✉

1930 (Circa), Congolese picture postcard franked by Belgian stamps "1c. orange - Lion Heraldique", OBP n° 276 with typo overprint "MISSIE POST 0.50" sent locally, with boxed unreadable cancellation, scarce, f

Lot number 3533 Quality: ✉

1931, photographic picture postcard franked by "35c. Goutte de Lait issue" (OBP n° 152) sent from Elisabethville to Berchem St Agathe / Brussels, scarce franking, vf

Lot number 3534 Quality: ✉

1932/1940 Assembly of 20 items (cover, postcards, airmail) all franked with "Natives" issue, nice frankings, sent to Belgium, Germany, France, USA, domestic mail, England, some markings such as "AVION", "UTILISER L'AVION", vf/f/to be checked

Lot number 3535 Quality: ✉

1933, cover franked with red mechanical franking mark "1,25fr. - A2" and sent from Leopoldville April 20, 1933 (domestic rate), vf

Lot number 3536 Quality: ✉

1936 Printed matter "Echo des Missions Salésiennes de Don Bosco au Katanga" wrapper, franked with OBP n° 169, sent from Elisabethville March 2, 1936 to Namur / Belgium, vf/f

Lot number 3537 Quality: ✉

1937 Letter by air franked "12.50fr." with n° 177 (2x), 187 (2x), 189 and PA 11, sent registered and acknowledgement of receipt from Nizi on 13-8-37 to Stavelot, correct rate for a letter between 5gr. and 10gr., acknowledgements of receipt are very rare in the postal history of the Belgian Congo, vf.

Lot number 3538 Quality: ✉

1938/1958, 3 first-day sheets of presentation of the issue (designed by the Post Office) of "National Parks", "5 Kings" and "Red Cross" issues, vf

Lot number 3539 Quality: ✉

1944 N° 245, 254, PA 11 (2x) and PA 14 on registered letter from Tshikapa on 19-10-44 to London "By plane B.O.A.C.", Leopoldville censorship, censorship number "47" on censorship mark with date stamp "LEOPOLDVILLE 27-10-44" and British censorship wrapper, sent by the forminière company, two filing holes, correct franking for a letter over 25gr. via the BOAC, vf/f.

Lot number 3540 Quality: ✉

Ethiopia, 1944, LP letter to Stanleyville franked with Yv. n° 235/39, forwarded to Cape Town, return vignette from Belgian consulate at the Cape, vf/f

Lot number 3541 Quality: ✉

1945, "papillon de colis" sent with registration from Leopoldville Belgian Congo to Belgium (probably), franked by 50c and 6 Fr Palms issue (FR), vf

Lot number 3542 Quality: ✉

1945, FDC, franked with OBP 269 "10fr+40fr - Spitfire issue" sent from Leopoldville April 2, 1945 to Gumba Mobeka with arrival cachet on reverse side, scarce, vf

Lot number 3543 Quality: ✉

1945/1947, accumulation of 52 covers, all franked by Palms issue, nice frankings, sent by domestic mail, Belgium, Switzerland, England, USA, Kenya, vf/f/to be checked

Lot number 3544 Quality: ✉/FDC

1945 Group of 7 covers franked by Spitfire issue (OBP n° 268/269), 6 FDC and 1 registered FDC from Leopoldville to Éghezée in Belgium, very scarce, vf/f/to be checked

Lot number 3545 Quality: ✉

1946 Air letter franked "8.50fr." by n° 242 and 263 dispatched from Buta on 22.6.46 to St.-Niklaas, exact charge (Port "2.50fr." surtax airmail "6fr."), f

Lot number 3546 Quality: ✉

1946 Letter by air franked at "16fr." by n° 244 and 245 dispatched from Irumu on 21-9-46 to Honduras, arrival cancellation 3 and 5 October 1946 on the back, uncommon destination, rare, exact postage charge "3,50fr. + air surcharge fee "12,50fr.", vf

Lot number 3547 Quality: ✉

1947/1952 group of 13 covers franked with 50th anniversary of the victory over the slave traders issue, nice franking, sent to USA, Belgium, domestic, Switzerland, vf/f/to be checked

Lot number 3548 Quality: ✉

1948/1913, accumulation of 49 items (Covers, postcards, visit card envelope) all franked with Masks issue stamps, al lot of nice franking combinations, sent to Belgium, USA, Switzerland, Austria, domestic mail, Canada, England, France, Germany, vf/f

Lot number 3549 Quality: ✉

1948, "CONVOCATION" of "CORPS DE VOLONTAIRES EUROPEENS" sent in free postage rate from Boma 12 March 1948 to the Police in the town, scarce, vf

Lot number 3550 Quality: ✉

1949 Letter franked "9.50fr." with 3 "masques" stamps, sent by registered mail from Leopoldville-Kalina on 18 February 1946 to a former minister in Brussels, cover with Governor General's office letterhead and administrative stamp (CONGO BELGE SECRETARIAT", griffs "RECOMMENDÉ" and "PAR AVION", vf.

Lot number 3551 Quality: ✉

1950/1960 Accumulation of 65 items (covers and postcards, but mostly by airmail), all franked with Flowers issue, nice franking, sent to Belgium, USA, France, Belgian Congo, Austria, Great Britain, Switzerland and Canada, some interesting cancellations, vf/f/to be checked

Lot number 3552 Quality: MIX

1950/1960 accumulation of 41 items (covers, postcards and aerograms), with various frankings (mainly Masks and Flowers issues), sent to UK, Switzerland, Belgium, USA, Canada, Germany, France, also some good cancellations, vf/f/to be checked

Lot number 3553 Quality: ✉

1951 Lot of 3 letters from Aketi to Belgium, all franked "6.50fr. by "mask" stamps, 3 different value combinations, original, vf.

Lot number 3554 Quality: ✉

1952 Essay of mechanical franking on cover "ELISABETHVILLE 10 November 1952" - value 00.00 with red star, vf

Lot number 3555 Quality: ✉

1954, cover franked with red mechanical franking mark (red meter mark) "12,00fr. - B49 - PHs. Van Ommeren (Congo) SCRL" (unknown in the Stockmans census) and sent from Matadi to Breda / Netherlands, vf

Lot number 3556 Quality: ✉

1955, group of 5 covers franked (in combination) with Royal Colonial institute issue, vf

Lot number 3557 Quality: ✉

1956, 2 covers and 1 FDC franked with Mozart issue (OBP n° 339), all sent to Belgium, scarce stamps on cover, very nice lot, vf

Lot number 3558 Quality: ✉

1958/1960, small accumulation of 6 covers and 1 picture postcard, all franked with 5 Kings issue, some nice cancellation such as Shabunda B, Leopoldville-E, Bakwanga-1C, destinations Beligum (4x), USA (1x) and France (1x), vf/f/to be checked