Congo

Lot number 2907 Quality: **

N° 1/4 ‘5c. green’, ‘1c. pink’, ‘25c. blue’ and ‘50c. reseda’, unused condition with original gum intact, superb condition, vf (OBP €466)

Lot number 2908 Quality: 0

N° 5 "5fr. lilas", canceled "BANANA FEVR 1887" in blue, certificate Luc vander Marcken, vf (OBP €540)

Lot number 2909 Quality: *

N° 5 "5fr. lilac", unused with hinge remainder, position 13 on the sheet, very well preserved, full margins, certificate by Luc vander Marcken, vf (OBP €1,000)

Lot number 2910 Quality: 0

N° 5 "5fr. lilac", cancelled "BANANA 13 FEB 1887" in blue, position 6 on the plate, well centring, pale colour, certificate Luc Vander Marcken and KLBP, f (OBP €540)

Lot number 2911 Quality: (*)

N° 11 ‘5 fr. violet’ without gum, with Specimen stamp, stamp slightly thin on the back, with Kaiser photo certificate, vf/f

Lot number 2912 Quality: (**)

N° 13 ‘10fr. ochre-yellow’ regummed, very light shade, off-centre to the right, with certificate, f (OBP €1,000)

Lot number 2913 Quality: *

N° 13 '10 Fr ochre-yellow' vivid shade, with certificate, vf (OBP €1,000)

Lot number 2914 Quality: *

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

Lot number 2915 Quality: 0

N° 13 '10 Fr ochre-yellow' cancelled Matadi 14 October 1897 and 'Plume' cancellation RARE, with certificate, vf (OBP €600)

Lot number 2916 Quality: *

N° 13A/13B "25fr. gray" and "50fr. gray", not issued values, very good centring on the "25fr.", vf (OBP €110)

Lot number 2917 Quality: (**)

CP 4 "5fr. violet" with in box overprint "COLIS POSTAUX fr. 3.50" in black, regummed stamp, very off-centre, certificate Luc Vander Marcken, f (OBP €1,700)

Lot number 2918 Quality: 0

CP 4 '5 Fr violet' overprint in black, framed, 'Colis postaux/ Fr 3,50' type B, canceled. Boma 23 Oct 1888, with certificate, vf (Cat € 950)

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 2920 Quality: *

CP 5 "5fr. gray” with in box overprint "COLIS POSTAUX FR. 3.50" in black, certificate Luc Vander Marcken, f

Lot number 2921 Quality: *

CP 5 '5 Fr gray' with black overprint 'Colis Postaux Fr 3.50' in box, overprint slightly doubled, with certificate, RARE, Very Fine (OBP €330)

Lot number 2922 Quality: *

N° 26b "1fr. carmine - perforation 16", brown spot left under, vf/f (OBP €660)

Lot number 2923 Quality: **

N° 25 "50c. olive", complete sheet of 50, combination I1 + A.2, very good condition, vf (OBP €1,100)

Lot number 2924 Quality: *

N° 30B/39B ‘Mols with Brussels overprint, type 2’, complete set, the ‘1fr.’ perforated 16, full margins and rare, with certificate, vf (OBP €3,645)

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 2926 Quality: **

N° 37B "3,50fr. vermilion" with Brussels overprint "CONGO BELGE", type B2, certificate Tavano, vf (OBP €1.600)

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 2928 Quality: ✉

1909, picture postcard franked with OBP n° 30L3 and 31L3 "5c green plate I2+B2 and 10c carmine - Mols 1909 issue" both with local overprint "CONGO BELGE" type L3 in black, sent from Boma December 20, 1909 to Brussels / Belgium where it arrived January 8, 1910, with Belgian postman cachet "421", 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 2931 Quality: ✉

1909, picture postcard franked with OBP n° 31L4 and N° 50 "10c carmine - Mols 1909 issue" with local overprint "CONGO BELGE" type L4 and "5c green - Mols unilingual 1909 issue", sent from Dima November 20, 1909 to Brussels in Belgium where it arrived December 18, via Matadi (Nov. 27) and Jette in Belgium (Dec. 18) forwarded to Paris in France via Brussels (Dec. 20), corner creased but scarce franking, f.

Lot number 2932 Quality: ✉

1909, picture postcard franked (on view side) with OBP n° 32L1 "15c ochre - Mols 1909 issue" with local overprint "CONGO BELGE" type L1 in black, sent from Leopoldville October 1, 1909 to Charleroi 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 2935 Quality: **/*/0

1909, accumulation in small stock book of 135 stamps, 1909 issues (local, typo and Brussels overprints), various cancellations, also curiosity, Prince issue (9 stamps with cert.), "10c Choux-Rouge", 50c Yellow-olive (8x with local overprint), "grand format", very interesting, vf/f/to be checked

Lot number 2936 Quality: ✉

1910, picture postcard franked with OBP N° 30L4 "5c green - Mols 1909 issue" with local overprint "CONGO BELGE" type L4 in black, sent from Lisala March 8, 1910 to Brussels in Belgium where it arrived April 10, Transit via Leopoldville (purple cachet), a scarce multiple franking, vf

Lot number 2937 Quality: *

N° 40/49 'Complete set' Mols with 'Congo Belge typography', with certificate, vf (OBP €475)

Lot number 2938 Quality: *

N° 45-Cu ‘50c. olive’ with overprint ‘Congo Belge' typographical reversal pos. 13 of the stamp and pos. 38 of the overprint, superb condition, with certificate (OBP €880)

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 2941 Quality: *

N° 40 PT/49 PT 'Princes' printing with typo overprints 'Congo Belge' various cancels - rare, with certificate, vf (OBP €980)

Lot number 2942 Quality: *

N° 44PT "40c. blue-green - Princes issue" with typo overprint "CONGO BELGE", certificate Lindekens, f (OBP €420)

Lot number 2943 Quality: 0

N° 48 PT, 49 PT (4x) '3.50 Fr vermilion and 10 Fr green' Princes Printing with typography overprints - Belgian Congo' three of the 10 Fr with telegraph cancellations (Positions 48 for the 3.50 Fr and 6-10-12 and 25 for the 10 Fr), fine condition (OBP €565)

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 2946 Quality: **

N° 55a '10c carmine-lacque' the exact shade of this stamp is 'wine-coloured' - RARE, with certificate, vf (OBP €265)

Lot number 2947 Quality: *

Withdrawn lot

Lot number 2948 Quality: **

N° 68 "40c. carmine brown", two half-sheets of 25 items, both printings II + A.2 and II A.3 and also two different shades, very good condition, vf (OBP €1,300)

Lot number 2949 Quality: **

N° 69 "50c. brown lilac" in a complete sheet of 50, combination III.4 + B.2 "black smoke", vf (OBP €2,250)

Lot number 2950 Quality: (*)

N° 72/80 Red Cross set, imperforate, no gum, vf (OBP €750)

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 2952 Quality: **

N° 86A, 89A and 90A Errors, "Récupération" overprint on "5c.", "10c." and "25c." from 1915, all corner pieces numbered, rare, photo certificate Luc vander Marcken, f (OBP €435)

Lot number 2953 Quality: **

N° 93A Overprint "1921" on "5fr. carmine", overprinted "CONGO BELGE", with sheet margin, position 11, photo certificate Luc vander Marcken, vf (OBP €525)

Lot number 2954 Quality: *

5 stamps of the Natives issue with private surcharge "Detachment USA - AIR MAIL" in black, False overprints, mint and hinged, vf.

Lot number 2955 Quality: MIX

Monument issue, accumulation of spectacular curiosities of perforation "misplaced perforation" and "partially perforated" on OBP n° 214, 215, 217, 218, 220, 221, 223, 224, also block of 10 stamps of the 2,50fr imperforated and without gum, scarce group, some faults, difficult to find, vf/f/to be checked

Lot number 2956 Quality: **

N° 228-Cu "5c red - Palms 1942 issue", mint, with curiosity of perforation "extra horizontal perforation in the middle", unmounted, a nice item, superb, vf

Lot number 2957 Quality: *

Type N° 245 "10fr carmine - (Native soldier) Palms 1942 issue", publicity proof with overprint "WATERLOW & SONS LTD SPECIMEN" in black, punched hole, lightly hinged, vf

Lot number 2958 Quality: *

Type N° 246 "20fr orange-brown and black - (Okapi) Palms 1942 issue", publicity proof with overprint "WATERLOW & SONS LTD SPECIMEN" in black, punched hole, lightly hinged, vf

Lot number 2959 Quality: *

Type N° 258 "1,25fr ochre and black - (Native woman) Palms 1942 issue", publicity proof with overprint "WATERLOW & SONS LTD SPECIMEN" in black, punched hole, lightly hinged, some faults bottom right corner, f/to be checked

Lot number 2960 Quality: ✉

1942/1944, small accumulation of 7 domestic cover, all franked with Palms 1942 issue, sent from Butembo, Watsa, Costermansville, Leopoldville-1, Bondo and Niangara, all correctly franked at 2,50fr (domestic rate), nice franking, vf/f/to be checked

Lot number 2961 Quality: **

BL 3/10 "Messages", vf (OBP €1.600)

Lot number 2962 Quality: **/0

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

Lot number 2963 Quality: **

PA 9 "1,50fr. dark green", two complete sheets of 100 items in 2 panels of 50, sheets numbered 003 with panels 1 and 2 and sheet n° 004 with panels 3 and 4, superb, vf

Lot number 2964 Quality: ✉

1943, cover franked with OBP PA16-Cu (horizontal pair + single) "50c on 1,50fr Airmail Stamps 1936 issue", the single stamp with misplaced surcharge "A CHEVAL" and the pair with inverted surcharge, sent from Leopoldville-1 April 23, 1943 to Leopoldville Est, amazing cover, very impressive and scarce usage of curiosities of surcharge, vf

Lot number 2965 Quality: *

Group of 4 stamps of OBP n° PA16-Cu "50c on 1,50fr - Airmail Stamps 1936 issue", all with curiosity of surcharge: (1x) inverted, (1x) misplaced upwards, (2x) "A CHEVAL", mint and hinged, some rust, but very scarce, vf/f/to be checked

Lot number 2966 Quality: **

Complete A4 booklet from 1922 with 14 stamp panels and 15 dividers, original staple and excellent condition, extremely rare, with Luc Vander Marcken certificate, vf (OBP €7,500) - see cover photo

Lot number 2967 Quality: ✉

1946 letter franked at 50c with N° 234 from Luluabourg 9/7/46 to Monkoto, on the back transit mark Leopoldville 14/08/46 and Coquilhatville 15/08/46, rate valued at 1.50 Fr in Monkoto with a half stamp at 1 Fr (N° 257) - rare, vf

Lot number 2968 Quality: (*)

CP 6/11 Vicicongo 6th series pictorial stamps (Herremanshes nomenclature) in block of 4 with corner piece, one with probably unique sheet N° of sheet, unknown as a multiple, extremely rare!, vf/f (OBP ++€3,000)

Lot number 2969 Quality: 0

CP 18/23 "Full set", some short perforation, but overall very nice, vf/f (OBP €1.575)

Lot number 2970 Quality: **

CP 31 BCK pictorial stamp at "25fr." with margin and inverted "150" perforation, superb condition, rare, vf (OBP €1,000) - see cover photo

Lot number 2971 Quality: **

CP 32 BCK pictorial stamp "50fr." with margin, superb condition, rare, vf (OBP €1,000) - see cover photo

Lot number 2972 Quality: **

CP 34 BCK pictorial stamp at "300fr." with margin, superb condition, rare, vf (OBP €1,000) - see cover photo

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 2974 Quality: 0

1886/1960 Collection in 1 stockbook, many duplicate sets, BL 1 and 2 (2x), small Ruanda-Urundi collection added on album leaves, vf/f/to be checked

Lot number 2975 Quality: **/*/0

1886/1923, large collection of stamps in 2 stockbooks from N° 1 to N° 105, including Mols with local overprints and Typo, Red Cross, lot for specialists, shades, cancellations, varieties, significant catalogue value, to be checked, vf/f.

Lot number 2976 Quality: **/*/0

1886/1960 Large collection in 1 Davo album EIC/Belgian Congo/Ruanda Urundi including N° 5 (with certificate), Brussels overprint, local and typographical overprints (including Princes), Congo Red Cross and A.O. overprint, zoo **, BL 1 and 2 **, etc., significant catalogue value, vf

Lot number 2977 Quality: **/*

1894/1942 Beautiful collection of EIC, Belgian Congo and Ruanda Urundi in Davo album, all stamps are unused **/*, some sets in blocks of 4, blocks 1 and 2, booklet panels and also 9 letters, some censored, and 14 E.P., to be examined precise, vf

Lot number 2978 Quality: **/*/0

1909/1960 Collection of sets from Belgian Congo and Ruanda Urundi on 36 large black presentation boxes, most unused, catalogue value over €1,200, vf (OBP +€1,200)

Lot number 2979 Quality: 0

1915/1960, Belgian Congo and Ruanda-Urundi, around a hundred bundles of cancelled stamps, for research into cancellations, varieties, shades, etc., vf/f

Lot number 2980 Quality: **/*/0

1915/1960, collection of hundreds of mainly cancelled stamps, mostly after 1945, to be examined for cancellations, shades, etc., vf/f

Lot number 2981 Quality: */0

Collection on leaves in binder, n° 11 (forgery), overprints, vf/f/to be checked

Lot number 2982 Quality: **/*/0

1923/1960, beautiful collection in 2 large stockbooks of Belgian Congo stamps, with numerous complete sets, beautiful cancellations, booklet sheets, postage due, airmail, block 1 (7) and 2 (3), a must-see, vf/f

Lot number 2983 Quality: **

Complete sheets Mols bilingual 1910, "5c. green" (4 stamps missing), combination III.2 + c, "10c. carmine" III.2 + A.7, "15c. ochre" III.1a + A.8, bilingual 1915: "10c. carmine" V.2 + B2 and recuperation "5c."/"40c." II + A.2, all with perforation 14, vf (OBP €325)

Lot number 2984 Quality: 0

Small lot of Congo stamps and Ruanda Urundi occupation stamps + 2 letters to be examined, f

Lot number 2985 Quality: *

Souvenir album "CONGO BELGE ET RUANDA-URUNDU COMPLETE COLLECTION OF POSTAGE STAMPS ISSUED SINCE 1940", containing for the Belgian Congo the sets n° 214 to 224 "Monument", perforated and imperforated, a lot of full sets, vf/f/to be checked

Lot number 2986 Quality: 0

1886/1950 Very fine study of cancellations on album pages, including 147 stamps, 10 postcards illustrating CMB ships and 10 letters, some of which are censored, several rare post offices, all with central cancellation including centre Lukungu on a pair of Mols stamps, Luc Vander Marcken certificate, vf/f.

Lot number 2987 Quality: ✉

1895, registered letter overfranked with ‘1.75fr.’ instead of ‘1fr.’, OBP N° 21, 24 and 26A, sent from Boma to Cetinje (Montenegro) 19/04/1895, with certificate Luc Vander Marcken, vf

Lot number 2988 Quality: ✉

1909, postcard franked with N° 16 and 19 '5c green and 10c carmine', cancelled on 1 May 1909 in Basoko, sent to Germany, vf.

Lot number 2989 Quality: ✉

1926/1927, small archive of about 15 covers (no stamps) sent by a a young couple of settlers in Kindu, with on cover written on board of the Thysville in may 1927, to be checked.

Lot number 2990 Quality: ✉

1938, 2 covers, Mission Gatti in Belgian Congo, 1st franked with OBP n°168 "10c - Natives issue" and the 2nd with OBP n°197 "5c - National Parck issue", both cancelled by Mission Gatti - Congo Belge cachet Dec. 14, 1938 and sent to Houston / USA; with straight-lined mark "Certified Sent from the Base Camp of the Tenth Gatti African Expedition in the Equitorial Forest", vf

Lot number 2991 Quality: ✉

1939, registered envelope franked with full set (5 values) of the 1939 Zoo issue (OBP n° 209/213), sent from Aba November 7, 1939 to St-Ghislain / Belgium where it arrived November 18, forwarded to Brussels, postman handwritten note and label (on reverse side), scarce tamps, vf

Lot number 2992 Quality: ✉

1941, censored Reco airmail letter from Albertville, franked with N° 176, 216, L1, 2, 9 and 17, sent 18/08/1941, to Nairobi (Kenya), very rare, only a few letters known, with certificate, vf

Lot number 2993 Quality: ✉

1943, registered letter by airmail, franked with N° 241 and 246 “2F50 carmine and 20 Fr garnet and black” cancelled Leopoldville 1/9/1943, destination New York, Congolese and American censorship wrapper, vf

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 2996 Quality: ✉

1948 Letter with "CONGO BELGE" letterhead, franked with a 6fr. "masks" stamp, N° 291, sent from Leopoldville on 19-5-48 to Brussels, large administrative cancellation "direction générale des affaires economiques - Congo Belge" in purple, rare, vf

Lot number 2997 Quality: ✉

1949 Registered letter franked with two N° 298 "masks" sent from Bunia on 10-11-49 to Buta, arrival stamp Buta 12-11-49, one archive hole, vf/f

Lot number 2998 Quality: ✉

1950/1952 Lot of 4 letters, including 2 from Lodja to Antwerp, franked with "Palms" and "Masks" stamps, also a small business card cover, vf/f

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 3001 Quality: ✉

1954 Registered letter sent by N° 290 (3x) "masks" and a 50c. "flowers", N° 307, sent from Ponthierville on 15-7-54 to the USA, 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 3003 Quality: ❒

Colonial lottery ticket sold for 50 francs in 1938 for the printing of 15 January 1939, designers Minguet and Poortman, superb condition, ticket with watermark, vf.

Lot number 3004 Quality: ✉

Small lot of mail from 1941-1946, including 1st connection 25 hours, 2 postal stationary items and registered letter without postage, to be checked

Lot number 3005 Quality: ✉

1930 Lot of 4 covers from the "Vanderlinden-Fabry" raid in December 1930, various postage but all with PA 5 from Belgium, one letter to the doctor on board the S/S Elisabethville and another "RETURN TO SENDER", vf

Lot number 3006 Quality: ✉

1931 Small business card cover franked with N° 163, PA 1 and 2 sent from Lisala on 7 December 1931 to Antwerp, unusual size and franking, vf.

Lot number 3007 Quality: ✉

1933 Airmail letter franked with N° 177, PA 2 and PA 4 sent from Nizi on 20 April 1933 to Brussels via Juba, Karthoum, Cairo, transit ABA 28-4-33, vf

Lot number 3008 Quality: ✉

1934, Raid Hansez, franked by Belgium PA2 and PA5 and Congo N° 173/76 and PA4, in box griff 'Liaison aérienne Belgique- Congo Mars 1934/ Luchtverbinding België- Congo maart 1934' in red, cancellation stamp Antwerp 11 April 1934, vf.

Lot number 3009 Quality: ✉

1935 'Inauguration of regular service between Belgium and Congo by SABENA 23 February 1935' lot of 2 return letters with various postage stamps and the framed griff, very rare!, 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 3012 Quality: ✉

1938 Letter franked with N° 178A and PA 11 sent from Leopoldville on 14 January 1938 "BY AIR AIR AFRIQUE" to Brussels, cancellation 19 January 1938, 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 3014 Quality: ✉

1938/1946 Lot of 2 covers "100" air link, special postmarks "Belgium" Congo 20 Nov 38" in red and "Congo Belgium 26 Nov 38" in red and "Congo Belgium 26 Nov 38" in blue, as well as an illustrated cover "BXL-Léopoldville on 25 heures", the 3 return tickets and various franked stamps, vf

Lot number 3015 Quality: ✉

1939 Registered letter franked with N° 168, 200, PA 9 (2x) and PA 11 sent from Leopoldville on 17-3-39 to Brussels, vf

Lot number 3016 Quality: ✉

1948, Libenge Aircrash mail, franked with "(1x) 1fr and (1x) 6fr - Masks issue", sent from Albertville May 7, 1948 to Bruxelles / Belgium, with black cachet on 3 lines "Accident Avion Sabena - Avons laisser poursuivre vers leurs destinations", 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 3018 Quality: ✉

1955, ROMA Aircrash mail, franked with (1x) 4fr and (1x) 2fr - Baudouin Type Marchand, sent from Antwerpen Feb. 11, 1955 to Leopoldville / Belgian Congo, with violet cachet on 3 lines "POSTES ROME GARE AVION - Correspondance recouvrée - dans le desastre d'avion du 13 FEB 1955", vf

Lot number 3019 Quality: ✉

1943 Letter from Fezzan franked by Yv. N° 1, 7, PA 1 and PA 2 sent from Sebha by registered post on 6 June 1943 to Leopoldville, censored in Chad and Congo, 2 sealing wrappers and military control cancel, place of origin and postage are rare!, vf

Lot number 3020 Quality: ✉

1943 Letter franked at "2,40$" sent from New York on 22 December 1943 to Leopoldville, the letter is censored on arrival in Leopoldville on 8 February 1944, gum band : Congolese censor wrapper and censor number "3", f

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 3022 Quality: ✉

1915, Japan, picture postcard franked at 2sn (Y&T 118 vertical pair), sent as printed matter from Harima October 3, 1915 to Dima in Belgian Congo, via Kinshasa (Jan. 28), uncensored, very scarce incoming mail, very uncommon, superb, 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 3024 Quality: ✉

1945 Airmail letter franked with N° 246, 262 and 263 sent from Sandoa on 15-3-45 to Great Britain, Congo wrapper type Aa and censor's stamp "8", affixed in Elisabethville on 22-3-45, transit Dilolo and Leopoldville, vf

Lot number 3025 Quality: PWS

EP Stibbe No. 70, from Boma 4 Nov 1940, to Malines, censored in the Congo by the British and Germans, transit mark via Lisbon, rare mail from the Congo arriving in Belgium at that time, rare triple censorship, whole item has a crease, f/to be checked.

Lot number 3026 Quality: ZK

1944 EP Stibbe N° 74V at "1fr." with additional postage of a "10fr." stamp N° 266 sent from Leopoldville on 3-9-44 to Brussels, British censorship mark "PASSED O.148" with crown struck in blue, annotation "AVION SPECIAL", vf

Lot number 3027 Quality: ✉

1942, cover sent under cover from (Portugal), to Thysville in Belgian Congo, transit via Leopoldville where the handwritten "PCV 2,50" (Payé Contre Valeur) in pencil was applied, paid at arrival Dec. 14, 1942 in Thysville with a 2,50fr red - (Leopard) Palms 1942 issue, rate of December 1, 1940 for domestic cover at 2,50fr for first 10gr, with (on reverse) censor tape "CENSURE CONGO BELGE" type Aa + censor number "16" applied at Leopoldville (Dec. 11), under covers are scarce, very attractive cover for this topic, 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 3029 Quality: ✉

1943 Letter franked with N° 232 and 266 sent from Banningville on 11-5-43 to London, Congolese censorship wrappers type Aa with censor N° "46" and British censorship covered with red cancellation with crown "PASSED PP/15", correct charge for a letter carried by BOAC, 3.50 + 6.50 BOAC = 10.25fr., vf

Lot number 3030 Quality: ✉

1944 registered letter franked at "19.50fr." with N° 244, 262 and 266, sent from Bunia on 27-11-45 to the USA, letter from a Greek refugee in the Bunia camp, handwritten annotation "WRITTEN IN GREEK", rare, vf/f

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 3032 Quality: ✉

1944 letter franked at "12.50fr." by N° 241 and N° 245, sent from Leopoldville on 11-9-44 to Brussels, handwritten annotation "VIA SABENA AVION SPECIAL 13-9-44", during this first flight after the liberation of Brussels, only official mail was carried; private mail was diverted to Great Britain for censorship and did not reach Belgium until early 1945, here on 26 February 1945, 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 3035 Quality: ✉

1943, cover franked with 75c, 6fr and 7fr - Palms 1942 issue, sent in registered from Elisabethville Nov. 30, 1943 to Capt. Fitch in G.H.Q. M.E.F. in Egypt (Fitch was member of the British military Mac Kenzie mission to take stock of the strength of the colonies in Africa), with civilian censor tape "CENSURE CONGO BELGE" (type Aa) + censor number "6" in blue applied at Elisabethville (Nov. 30), vf

Lot number 3036 Quality: ✉

1943, registered letter franked with N° 232 (2x) and 236 (4x) cancelled stamps, rectangular “Poste Militaire Nr 101” postmark dated 17 September 1943, destination Congo, sent by a soldier of the Force Publique in Egypt, British censorship, fine condition and rare, vf

Lot number 3037 Quality: PWST

1940 EP Stibbe N° 69 with additional franking by a N° 169 "15c. gray" sent from Lukula on 25-10-40 to Wilrijk, transit mark in Lisbon on 22 November, Congolese and German censorship mark, the sender is the pilot of the dredger "ANTWERPEN III" on the river, rare, vf

Lot number 3038 Quality: ✉

1945 Lot of 3 postcards franked at "7fr." with a N° 265 stamp, sent from Port-Francqui to Wilrijk, the sender is the pilot of the dredger "LUTSHWADI" (name of a tributary of the Kasai River), f

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 3042 Quality: ✉

+/-1930 N° 124 "60c. carmine" on small business card-sized cover cancelled "courrier de haute mer Anversville", addressed to Mechelen, unusual format, vf

Lot number 3043 Quality: ✉

+/-1955 N° 314 "3fr. flowers" single franking on letter with blue cancel "courrier de haute mer/M.V. Charlesville" and Belgium N° 643 single letter with the same cancel, both letters sent to Antwerp, vf

Lot number 3044 Quality: 0

1956 N° 305/11 + 312 "flowers" on piece (of cover) cancelled "Courrier de Haute Mert/M.V. Albertville" in blue and Antwerp date cancellation 2-2-56, added with illustrated postcard of the ship with Belgian stamp N° 1005 cancelled with 1st "Courrier de Haute Mer" cancellation in black, vf.

Lot number 3045 Quality: ✉

1956 N° 334 "3fr. green-yellow royal voyage", single franking on letter with "Courrier de Haute Mer/M.V. Baudouinville" cancellation in blue to Antwerp, Antwerp machine cancellation, date illegible, vf

Lot number 3046 Quality: ✉

1960 N° 317 "6.50fr. flowers" on letter written on board of the Albertville by purser Theys and posted in Boma on 12-5-1960 to Charleroi, cover from the Compagnie Maritime Belge with illustration on the back and privately re-addressed to the recipient, vf

Lot number 3047 Quality: 0

Very fine item on album leaves illustrating the various CMB ships with 9 photos, 4 letters, 22 postcards and 85 stamps in fragments with ship cancellation, superb item, vf/f

Lot number 3048 Quality: PWS

EP Stibbe Nr 1, cancelled in Banana on 22 March 1886, destination Germany, Postmaster De Keyzer, transit mark Lisbon 10 May 1886, rare use in 1886, vf.

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 3050 Quality: PWS

EP Stibbe No. 5 '15c red on cream' cancelled in Banana on 14 January 1892, destination Germany, 2 folds, fine condition/to be checked

Lot number 3051 Quality: PWS

EP Stibbe No. 13, request section cancelled Matadi 10 January 1895, destination Netherlands, transit via Antwerp on 13 February 1895, BCSC certificate, b/to be checked

Lot number 3052 Quality: PWS

EP Stibbe No. 14 '10c red-orange on yellow', written in Mont Kiobo 2/11/1901, cancelled in Boma 10/12/1901, destination Brussels, arrival postmark 8 January 1902, vf.

Lot number 3053 Quality: PWS

EP Stibbe No. 14, cancelled in Leopoldville on 5 January 1899, destination Linz, Austria, transit mark Lisbon on 10 February and arrival in Linz on 14 February 1899, unusual destination, vf

Lot number 3054 Quality: PWS

EP Stibbe No. 14, cancelled in Matadi on 28 November 1897, destination Brussels, arrival postmark 25 December 1897, vf.

Lot number 3055 Quality: PWS

EP Stibbe No. 17, request section, with griff “Boma carte incomplète” cancelled in Leopoldville on 24 February 1903, addressed to Brussels, arrival cancellation 2 April 1903 (small postman's cancellation “402”), vf

Lot number 3056 Quality: PWST

1909, lot of 2 postal stationeries Stibbe #21L1 and 21L3, interesting for shades study, 15c orange-red and 15c orange-yellow, both mint, vf