Congo

Lot number 2914 Quality: *

N° 13 '10 Fr ochre-yellow' very fresh appearance, with certificate, TB (OBP €1,000)

Lot number 2919 Quality: 0

CP 4 '5 Fr purple' with in box overprint 'Colis postaux Fr 3.50' blue cancelled from Boma 4 February 1893, with certificate, vf (OBP €950)

Lot number 2925 Quality: */(*)

N° 30B/39B Mols set with "CONGO BELGE" overprint from Brussels on type B2, the "25c.", "40c." and "50c." as well as the "1fr." have hinge marks, the other 6 stamps are without gum, certificate Luc Vander Marcken, vf (OBP €3,645)

Lot number 2927 Quality: ✉

1909, picture postcard franked (on view side) with OBP N° 31L5 "10c carmine - Mols 1909 issue" (plate I4+A5) with local overprint "CONGO BELGE" type L5 in black, sent from Leopoldville July 13, 1909 to Brussels / Belgium where it arrived August 14, vf

Lot number 2929 Quality: ✉

1909, picture postcard franked (on view side) with OBP n° 31L4 "10c carmine - Mols 1909 issue" (plate I4+A5 - pos. #12) with local overprint "CONGO BELGE" type L4 in black, sent from Banana February 2, 1909 to Courtrai in Belgium where it arrived February 27, vf

Lot number 2930 Quality: ✉

1909, picture postcard franked (on view side) with OBP n° 31L5 "10c carmine - Mols 1909 issue" (plate I4+A5) with local overprint "CONGO BELGE" type L5 in black, datelined "Lukolela plantations October 3, 1909", sent from Leopoldville October 7, 1909 to St André-lez-Bruges in Belgium where it arrived November 6, vf

Lot number 2933 Quality: ✉

1909, picture postcard franked (on view side) with OBP n° 32L5 "15c ochre - Mols 1909 issue" (plate I+A2) with local overprint "CONGO BELGE" type L5 in black, sent from Leopoldville Feb. 25, 1909 to Lamorteau in Belgium where it arrived May 21, 1909, Ex Keach, vf

Lot number 2934 Quality: ✉

1909, picture postcard franked (on view side) with OBP n° 32L7 "15c ochre - Mols 1909 issue" (plate I+A1b - position #20) with local overprint "CONGO BELGE" type L7 in black, sent from Stanleyville Dec. 18, 1909 to Loos-Lez-Lille in France, via Leopoldville (Dec. 31), plate very rare, with Lindekens certificate, vf

Lot number 2939 Quality: ✉

1909, picture postcard franked with OBP n° 42 "15c ochre - Mols 1909 issue (large stamp) - Mols 1909 issue" with typo overprint "CONGO BELGE", sent from Boma May 23, 1909 to Anvers / Belgium where it arrived June 12, 1909, vf

Lot number 2940 Quality: ✉

1909/1910, group of 8 picture postcards, all franked with OBP n° 42 "15c ochre - Mols 1909 issue" with typo overprint "CONGO BELGE", sent from Lisala, Kinshasa, (2x), Boma (2x), Banana, Leopoldville (2x) to Belgium, all stamps from the plate A2, vf/f

Lot number 2944 Quality: PWST

1909, postal stationery Stibbe #23P, "15c blue + 15c brown on sky blue - Prince 1909 issue" with typo overprint "CONGO BELGE" in black, cancelled to order "MATADI 30 SEPT 1909", rare, with Lindekens certificate, f

Lot number 2945 Quality: PWST

1909, postal stationery Stibbe #25P, "10c red-brown + 10c green on pink-lilac - Prince 1909 issue" with typo overprint "CONGO BELGE" in black, cancelled to order "MATADI 30 SEPT 1909", scarce, with Lindekens certificate, vf

Lot number 2951 Quality: **

N° 86A, 89A and 90A '1915 issue overprinted' by error of the surcharge 'Récuperation', all with sheet margin, vf (OBP €435)

Lot number 2962 Quality: **/0

1938/1984 Accumulation of minisheets in map, with Kennedy (2x) **, vf

Lot number 2973 Quality: **/*/0

1886/1961 Collection in 1 Prinet album of the EIC, Belgian Congo and Ruanda-Urundi, some complete sets, BF 1 and 2, etc., vf/f/to be checked

Lot number 2994 Quality: PWST

1945 Letter with 'CONGO BELGE' letterhead, franked at '28.50fr.' with N° 241/244 and 245 (2x) sent from Leopoldville on 19-9-45 to the Belgian ambassador in New York, large administrative cancellation "Congo Belge sécreteriat général" in blue, rare, vf

Lot number 2995 Quality: ✉

1947 Registered letter by airmail franked with three N° 265 stamps, sent from Matadi on 27-11-47 to the USA, vf

Lot number 2999 Quality: ✉

1952 Registered airmail letter franked with a pair of "masks" at "10fr.", N° 292 sent from Leopoldville on 7-11-52 to the USA, vf

Lot number 3000 Quality: ZK

1954 Postcard with illustration franked with two "flowers", N° 310 and 314, affixed to the picture side, sent from Albertville on 27-8-54 to Courtrai, the card is considered unfranked and rate valued at double the postcard charge, at "2.40fr." on arrival by boat in Belgium at Kortrijk on 23-9-54, vf

Lot number 3002 Quality: ✉

1960, Belgian Congo Metropolitan force in Africa, picture postcard, written by a Belgian soldier member of the Metropolitan force of Africa (FMA), sent from Belgian Congo via military post to Brussels in Belgium, transit cachet C. Dis. M.D.N. Verd. C.M.L.V. (= barrack BAUDOUIN in Brussels) September 5, 1960, picture postcards are uncommon, vf

Lot number 3010 Quality: ✉

1935 Set of 3 letters with in box griff "1° liaison aérienne Bruxelles - Elisabethville Sabena 15-11-1935" (1st air link Brussels - Elisabethville Sabena 15-11-1935), including one one-way, one return and one to Madagascar, beautiful item, vf condition

Lot number 3011 Quality: ✉

1937, postcard from the Antwerp Aeronautical Exhibition, franked by Belgium N° 449, PA 3, and PA 6, cancelled Antwerp 25 March 1937 and Congo N° 135, 194, PA 7 and PA9, cancelled Stanleyville 1-10-1937, griffe of the Antwerp exhibition, vf

Lot number 3013 Quality: ✉

1938 Registered letter franked with four PA 10 stamps sent from Elisabethville on 8-9-38 to Great Britain, vf/f

Lot number 3017 Quality: ✉

1948 Airmail letter franked with N° 244A, 260 and PA 17 sent from Elisabethville on 1-4-48 to Switzerland, letterhead of the Union Minière du Haut-Katanga, vf

Lot number 3021 Quality: ✉

1944 Cameroon, N° 128, 136, 253 and 254 on letter from Yaoundé on 14 November 1944 to Belgian Congo, censorship mark "Controle postale/terrritoire de Cameroun/Commission B", transited Brazzaville on 11 November 1944, Leopoldville on 12 November 1944 and arrived in Elisabethville on 17 November 1944, vf

Lot number 3023 Quality: PWST

1916, postal stationery Stibbe #45, sent from Kabinda April 15, 1916 to Paris / France where it arrived June 3, 1916 via Lusambo April 20, vf

Lot number 3028 Quality: ✉

1943 Letter franked "19fr." by N° 245 and PA 11 (2x) sent from Leopoldville on 20-10-43 to the USA, Belgian Congo censorship wrapper with censor N° "37", British censorship wrapper "open by examiner 4319" and American censorship wrapper "EXAMINED BY 5873", on the back large propaganda in box censorship mark "subscribe to the victory loan", rare combination of 3 censorship stamps and propaganda stamp, vf condition

Lot number 3031 Quality: ZK

1944 Postcard franked at "11fr." with N° 237 and 266 sent on 6-10-44 from Coquithatville to Brussels, British censorship mark "PASSED P.126" with crown struck in red, vf

Lot number 3033 Quality: ✉

1945, small accumulation of 4 airgraphs all accepted in UK and sent to Leopoldville in Belgian Congo, with for two of them, Belgian Congo censor on airgraph at arrived with straight-line mark type Baa "CENSURE CONGO BELGE", airgraphs are very scarce to Belgian Congo, vf

Lot number 3034 Quality: ✉

1945 Letter franked with N° 234 and N° 256 (wrapper of 4) sent from Elisabethville on 15-6-45 to Great Britain, British censorship wrapper, examine 2876/P.C. 90, vf

Lot number 3039 Quality: ZK

N° 54 "5c. green" on illustrated postcard of the "SS Elisabethville" written on board in Matadi on arrival of the 8th connection of the Paquebot, the card signed by the 1st petty officer is franked at the printed matter charge and sent on 13 May 1912 to Assche in Belgium, vf

Lot number 3040 Quality: 0

N° 110 "25c brown - Vloors issue", tied by "COURRIER DE HAUTE MER - S/S STANLEYVILLE" cachet, in black, superb , vf

Lot number 3041 Quality: 0

Circa 1930, group of 18 stamps (9x) Belgian Congo and (9x) Ruanda Urundi, with all PAQUEBOT cancellation of Kigoma, this cancellation was used for mails posted on board of ship on the Lake Tanganyika, mixed quality, f/to be checked

Lot number 3049 Quality: PWST

1889, postal stationery Stibbe #4E, proof card, with words "CARTE POSTALE" tall, with the text "(Service intérieur)" instead of "(Service de l'intérieur et des pays limitrophes jusque et y compris Libreville au Nord et Mossamedes au Sud)", rusted but still a scarce item, f/to be checked

Lot number 3057 Quality: PWST

1911, postal stationery Stibbe #22L7, 10c brown + 10c green on pink-lilac with local overprint "CONGO BELGE" type L7, sent from Lusambo July 12, 1911 to Heyst-aan-Zee in Belgium where it arrived August 22, 1911, via Leopoldville (Jul. 25), the card was out of use since January 1, 1911, not taxed, reply part is attached with hinges, very scarce, with Lindekens certificate

Lot number 3059 Quality: PWST

1910, postal stationery Stibbe #24B L5, 10c carmine with local overprint "CONGO BELGE" type L5, sent from Bumba May 12, 1910 to Coquilhatville where it arrived May 19, 1910, domestic usage, slight discolouration of the cardboard, but rare

Lot number 3061 Quality: PWS

Fragment of an EP Stibbe No. 25, request section with additional German stamp at ‘5pf.’ with ship cancellation 'Deutsche Seepost Linie Hamburg Westafrika 29-10-11, vf

Lot number 3065 Quality: PWST

1912, postal stationery Stibbe #32L1 B, 5c on 10c orange with local overprint "CONGO BELGE" type L1 and with on reverse side printed publicity for "Grand Hotel de Kinshasa", used intra town and tied by Kinshasa cachet May 6, 1912, scarce, vf

Lot number 3067 Quality: PWS

EP Stibbe No. 37 '10c orange on cream', sent from Matadi on 12 March 1911, to Kinshasa, domestic mail, rare!, vf/f

Lot number 3081 Quality: 0

1916/1918, accumulation of 28 stamps mainly of the EAAOB Mols issue, various cancellations including TABORA linear mark, BPCVPK N° 1, Kigoma, Usumbura, Kigoma, Poste militaire, mixed quality, vf/f/to be checked

Lot number 3082 Quality: ✉

1917, telegraphic message on "Congo Belge - Télégramme d'Etat" form with word "ETAT" crossed out, message accepted in Ruanda Urundi, fees of 3,75fr paid with 25c blue, 50c lilac brown and 1fr olive (vertical strip of 3) - Mols bilingual 1915 Belgian Congo issue overprinted EAAOB (large for the 1fr and short for 25c and 50c), stamps tied by rectangular cachet in blue, same type as the Udjiji mark but only with a date ("17 JAN 1917") in the upper, very scarce form, vf

Lot number 3083 Quality: ✉

1917, telegraphic message on part of page of a notebook as "application form", message accepted by POSTES MILITAIRES (small cachet) in Tabora January 27, 1917 to Kigoma, fees of 5,25fr paid with 25c blue and 5fr orange - Mols bilingual 1915 Belgian Congo issue overprinted EAAOB (large for the 25c and short for the 5fr), stamps tied by the TABORA underlined cachet in blue, with Belgian military censor mark in box "CENSURE MILITAIRE PLACE DE TABORA" + signature, scarce usage of the 5fr, definitely a master piece, very rare, superb, vf

Lot number 3084 Quality: ✉

1917, telegraphic message on part of page of a notebook as "application form", message accepted by POSTES MILITAIRES (small cachet) in Tabora January 18, 1917 to Kigoma, fees of 1,75fr paid with 25c blue (3x) and 1fr olive - Mols bilingual 1915 Belgian Congo issue overprinted EAAOB (large), stamps tied by the TABORA underlined cachet in blue, rare and superb, vf

Lot number 3102 Quality: ✉

1961, Belgian Congo Metropolitan force in Africa, airmail envelope, written by a Belgian soldier (Lt De Maere - III Para 2Cie) member of the COMRU - Metropolitan Force of Africa (FMA), sent from Usumbura (datelined on reverse) with B.P.A. COMRU cachet December 28, 1961 to Pulle / Belgium where it arrived January 3, 1962, vf

Lot number 3104 Quality: **

N° 20C/24C "Leopard" with inverted overprint "Pour les rapatriés", in block of 4, rare, vf

Lot number 3109 Quality: 0

N° 18-Cu "1,50fr on 1,25fr Mask issue" overprinted "KATANGA", with curiosity of printing "carmine cloud above the mask", cancelled "ALBERTVILLE-1Q" November 6, 1960, rust but very impressive, scarce, vf

Lot number 3115 Quality: **

N° 7-Cu (block of 4 + 1 single), 8-Cu and 15-Cu "20c, 40c and 6,50fr - Protected animals issue" with curiosity of overprint "very misplaced upwards", MNH, superb and not listed in OBP, rare, vf

Lot number 3117 Quality: **

N° 15-Cu "6,50fr - Protected animals issue", with variety of the overprint "black spot on the antelope's thigh", mint MNH, vf

Lot number 3122 Quality: 0

N° 18-Cu "1,50fr on 1,25fr - Masks issue" with curiosity of overprint "misplaced", cancelled Elisabethville-C, not listed in OBP, scarce, vf

Lot number 3123 Quality: 0

N° 19-Cu (vertical pair) "3,50fr on 2,50fr - Masks issue" with curiosity of overprint "misplaced and A CHEVAL", on fragment of cover, cancelled Elisabethville-1 D2, not listed in OBP, scarce, vf

Lot number 3126 Quality: **/*

N° 23-Cu (2x), 27-Cu and 28-Cu "10c, 40c and 50c - Flowers issue", all with inverted overprint, mint, MNH for 23-Cu and 28-Cu, vf

Lot number 3140 Quality: **

N° 420/29 "Conference Coquilhatville", the complete set of 10 values in full sheets of 50 items in perfect condition, vf (OBP €800)

Lot number 3144 Quality: **

2006, collection + 270 mini sheets, different thematics, most transport, Perf and imperf, VF.

Lot number 3145 Quality: **

N° 98/107 "Animals, National Park of Akagera", 2000x in full sheets, vf/f (OBP €44.000)

Lot number 3151 Quality: ❒

N° 615/38 "Fishes 1974", imperf. cancelled in blocks of 4, vf

Lot number 3155 Quality: **

N° 838D "40fr. Phoeniconaias minor" with frame in metal brown colour, vf (OBP €166)

Lot number 3156 Quality: ❒

BL 7A "UIT 1965" in uncut sheet of 6 blocks, rare, vf

Lot number 3157 Quality: ❒

BL 8A "Expo New York", imperf. ** in uncut sheet of 4 blocks (crease through 2 blocks), vf/to be checked

Lot number 3159 Quality: 0

PA 289/312 "Butterflies and flowers", imperf. cancelled in blocks of 4, vf

Lot number 3160 Quality: 0

PA 319/42 "Fishes 1974", imperf. cancelled in blocks of 4, vf

Lot number 3169 Quality: **/*/0

1916/1961, collection of stamps from Ruanda Urundi, most unused and in multiples, to be examined for shades, cancels, etc., vf

Lot number 3170 Quality: **/*

1960/1978 Nice collection mostly **, almost all full sets, minisheets, luxe minisheets in album, vf

Lot number 3174 Quality: **/*/0

Belgian Congo, Rep. Congo, Zaïre, collection in stockbook, with nice thematics, vf/f