BELGIAN CONGO

Lot number 2469 Quality: ❒

F - Folder

King Leopold I, proof in blue, on cardboard paper, vf

Lot number 2496 Quality: **

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N° 31L “10c. carmine” in a pair with “CONGO BELGE” overprint, local type 1, positions 33/38 on the sheet, superb condition, tb (OBP €46)

Lot number 2497 Quality: *

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N° 31 L “10c. carmine” with the top left corner piece of the sheet overprinted “CONGO BELGE”, locally featuring type L 4, inverted overprint, very fine

Lot number 2498 Quality: *

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N° 38L “5fr. carmine”, type 6 overprint, position 19, authenticated by Gelli & Tani, certificate by Luc Vander Marcken, very fine (OBP €245 for L 1, €490 for L 6 – see attached table)

Lot number 2499 Quality: */0

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Small lot of local overprints comprising 36 L cancelled “1fr. carmine” and 38 L * “5fr. carmine” with L1 overprint, 35 L “50c. olive” with L3 overprint, and 35 L cancelled (2x) “50c. olive” with L5 overprint, very fine/fine (OBP €290)

Lot number 2500 Quality: (*)

E - Envelop

Set of 6 Mols stamps: 5, 10, 15, 40, TX, 50c. and 50fr., with various local overprints, cancelled by tax stamps – some of which are forged or purely for the sake of courtesy; only the stamps cancelled by the ‘tax on document’ overprint are genuine. To be checked

Lot number 2501 Quality: */(*)

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N° 30L to 36L, ranging from ‘5c. green’ to ‘1fr. carmine’ with a local overprint of type 2, very fine (OBP €145 for L1, €267 for L2 – see attached table)

Lot number 2502 Quality: 0

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N° 30L to 32L and 35L/36L ‘5c. ‘green’, ‘10c. carmine’, ‘15c. ochre’, ‘50c. olive’ and ‘1fr. carmine’ with local overprint L2, bearing various cancellations including telegraphic and very fine (OBP €44 for L1, €69 for L2 – see attached table)

Lot number 2503 Quality: 0

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N° 32 The ‘10fr. green’, perforated 14 1/4 with local L4 overprint, cancelled ‘BOMA 29 JUIN 1910’ in black, very fine (OBP €465)

Lot number 2504 Quality: 0

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N° 30L to 36L and 39L, from the “5c. green’ to ‘1fr. carmine’ and ‘10fr. green’ with local overprint L4, including 33L2 ‘25c. blue’ (type 2), various overprints including telegraphic, very fine/fine (OBP €224 for L 1 and €370 for L 4 – see attached table)

Lot number 2505 Quality: 0

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N° 30L “5c. green”, 31L (2x) “10c. carmine”, 32L “15c. ochre”, 33L “25c. blue”, 34L “40c. green-blue”, 35L (2x) “50c. olive”, 36L “1fr. carmine”, 38L “5fr. carmine, lot of 10 stamps overprinted “CONGO BELGE” with the local overprint L6, very fine/fine (OBP €194 for L1 + €343 for L6 – see attached table)

Lot number 2506 Quality: 0

E - Envelop

Between nos. 40 and 49, a lot of 13 used stamps, with a typographic overprint ‘CONGO BELGE’, including nos. 40, 42, 43, 43a, 44, 45, 46 (2x), 47, 48 (3x) and 49, very fine (OBP €270)

Lot number 2507 Quality: **

E - Envelop

No. 44 “40c. green-blue” in a block of six from the corner sheet, numbered “182”, with the typographical overprint “CONGO BELGE”, two T2 overprints in positions 4 and 10, superb condition, a luxury item, Luc Vander Marcken certificate, very fine (€160)

Lot number 2508 Quality: 0

E - Envelop

N° 45 “50c. olive” (Mols) with “CONGO BELGE” overprint, typographic, letterpress, significantly misaligned, rare, cancelled at Leopoldville 15 NOV 1911, a fine curiosity, certificate by Luc Vander Marcken, very fine

Lot number 2509 Quality: **

E - Envelop

N° 47-V4 “3.50fr. vermilion” with typographical overprint “CONGO BELGE”, position 32 on the sheet featuring the Balasse V4 variety “line through the letters DEP”, superb condition, rare, very fine (OBP €250)

Lot number 2510 Quality: (**)

E - Envelop

N° 47 “3.50fr. vermilion” with a letterpress overprint “CONGO BELGE”; the overprint has been marked as a hand-applied overprint in order to reduce its catalogue value; certificate by Luc Vander Marcken, very fine/fine

Lot number 2511 Quality: */(**)

E - Envelop

N° 48 “5fr. carmine” and N° 49 “10fr.” with T1 typographic overprint; the “10fr.” has been regummed, very fine/fine (OBP €310)

Lot number 2512 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1910 N° 35L ‘50c. olive’ with ‘CONGO BELGE’ typographical error overprint, locally cancelled with Type 5, and ‘25c. blue’ and ‘1fr. carmine’ with the same overprint typo, registered post sent from Leopoldville on 17 March 1910 to Libreville, tariff and very rare mixed franking, sent by the Leopoldville postmaster, certificate by Luc Vander Marcken, very fine

Lot number 2513 Quality: *

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N° 47 PT ‘3.50 fr. vermilion’ from the Princes’ issue with a typographic overprint ‘CONGO BELGE’, stamp genuinely imperforated on at least three sides and trimmed on the fourth side, Luc Vander Marcken certificate, position 46, b (OBP €460)

Lot number 2514 Quality: 0

E - Envelop

No. 49PT, 43 PT, 45 PT, 47 PT, 48 PT, and 49 PT “10c. carmine,” “25c. blue,” “50c. olive,” “3.50fr. vermilion,” “5fr. carmine,” and “10fr. green” from the “Princes Issue” with various cancellations, very fine (OBP €635)

Lot number 2515 Quality: **

F - Folder

No. 59 "50c. olive", complete sheet of 50 stamps, combination III.2 + A.4, superb dark nuance, very rare combination without "recovery" overprint, very fine (OBP €725)

Lot number 2516 Quality: **

F - Folder

N° 61 (strip of 5), partly loose perforation, with margin inscription, very fine (OBP +€400)

Lot number 2517 Quality: ZK

F - Folder

1910/1914 Lot of 8 picture postcards with ‘5c.’ and ‘10c.’ postage (Mols 1910) to Belgium, very fine

Lot number 2518 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1915 N° 60 (2x) ‘1fr. carmine’ in a horizontal pair, on a postal authorisation from the Buta post office dated 18 September 1915, bearing the signatures of two witnesses; a rare item, very fine

Lot number 2519 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1915 N° 57 (8x) “25c. blue”, two blocks of 4 glued on both sides to a postal authorisation from the Buta post office dated 2 February 1915, bearing the signatures of two witnesses; the stamps were cancelled on 9 February 1915; a rare document and postage, very fine

Lot number 2520 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1915 N° 60 (2x) ‘1fr. carmine’ in a vertical pair with margin on a postal authorisation from the Buta post office, cancelled on 23 June 1915, signatures of two witnesses, rare item, very fine

Lot number 2521 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1940 N° 60 (2x) “1fr. carmin” in a vertical pair with a corner piece on a postal authorisation from the Buta Darée post office dated 10 January 1916, executed by the manager of the N.A.H.V. in Dundo in the presence of two witnesses, used for postage in accordance with the 1910 issue’s rates, withdrawn from auction a few days later, very fine

Lot number 2522 Quality: **

E - Envelop

N° 65 “10c. carmine” in a vertical pair; the top-left corner is cut off. The lower item bears a forged overprint “30c.” intended to create a “curiosity”—a very fine imitation of the genuine overprint; very fine/to be checked

Lot number 2523 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1916 N° 69 (4x) ‘50c. lilac-brown’ in a block of 4 on a postal authorisation from the Buta post office, cancelled on 2 June 1916 and bearing the signatures of two witnesses; a rare document and postage, very fine

Lot number 2524 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1916 N° 67 (8x) ‘25c. blue’ in 2 pairs and a block of 4, issued by postal authorisation from the Bambili post office, cancelled on 19 August 1916 in Buta, with signatures of two witnesses; a rare document and postage fee, very fine

Lot number 2525 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1917 N° 67 (4x) ‘25c. blue’ and N° 69 (2x) ‘50c. lilac-brown’, postmark from Buta dated 14 April 1917, signatures of two witnesses, rare document and postage, very fine

Lot number 2526 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1918 N° 70 (2x) ‘1fr. olive’ in a horizontal pair, on a postal authorisation from the Buta post office, cancelled on 9 April 1918, signatures of two witnesses, rare item, very fine

Lot number 2527 Quality: ✉

F - Folder

1919 N° 70 (2x) “1fr. olive” in a vertical pair on a postal authorisation written in Wamba; the stamps were cancelled at the Avakubi post office in March 1919; signatures of two experts; a rare item; very fine

Lot number 2528 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1919 N° 70 (2x) ‘1fr. olive’ on a postal authorisation from the Stanleyville post office, cancelled on 26 February 1919, signatures of two witnesses, rare item, very fine

Lot number 2529 Quality: ✉

F - Folder

1919 N° 70 (2x) ‘1fr. olive’ in a vertical pair, on a postal authorisation from the Basoko post office, cancelled on 6 March 1919, signed by two witnesses, rare item, very fine

Lot number 2530 Quality: ✉

F - Folder

1920 N° 65 (10x) ‘10c. carmine’ and N° 70 ‘1fr. olive’ on a postal authorisation from the Stanleyville post office, cancelled on 30 March 1920; the ‘10c.’ stamps are divided into one block of 4 and one block of 6; a very rare postage, very fine

Lot number 2531 Quality: **

F - Folder

No. 68 "40c. carmine-brown" in a complete sheet of 50, combination II + A.3, very fine (OBP €1,300)

Lot number 2532 Quality: **

F - Folder

No. 68 "40c. carmine-brown" in a complete sheet of 50, combination II + A.2, perforation 14, very fine (OBP €1,300)

Lot number 2533 Quality: **

F - Folder

No. 69 "50c. lilac-brown," in a complete sheet of 50 stamps, combination III.4 + B.2, perforation 14, very fine (€2,250)

Lot number 2534 Quality: *

E - Envelop

N° 93A “5fr. carmine” with overprint “CONGO BELGE”, typographic and “1921”, position 48 on the sheet, rare in this condition, Vander Marcken certificate, very fine (OBP €270)

Lot number 2535 Quality: ZK

E - Envelop

1921/1925 Two picture postcards with “Mols recuperation” postage, one of which was sent to Czechoslovakia, very fine

Lot number 2536 Quality: ❒

F - Folder

N° 185/91 "50 years Independent State of Congo", imperforated ** in pair, very fine (OBP €8,000)

Lot number 2537 Quality: ❒

E - Envelop

c. 1930 Group proof in blue on cream-coloured cardstock of five unadopted stamp designs for the Belgian Congo, artist unknown, rare, fine

Lot number 2538 Quality: ❒

E - Envelop

c. 1930 Group proof in black on cream-coloured cardstock of five unadopted stamp designs for the Belgian Congo, artist unknown, rare, very good/very good

Lot number 2539 Quality: **

F - Folder

BL 3/10 “Messages”, some with faint gum marks, very fine/fine (OBP €1,700)

Lot number 2540 Quality: **

F - Folder

BL 3/10 "Messages", superb (OBP €1,700)

Lot number 2541 Quality: **

F - Folder

BL 3A/10A “UPU miniature souvenir sheets”, superb, except for BL 10A which has a slight crease in the corner and a small gum stain, very fine, to be checked (OBP €4,300)

Lot number 2542 Quality: PWST

E - Envelop

1923, EP at “15c.”, N° 61 (Stibbe) posted from Étoile du Congo on 15 March 1923 in an envelope; the card, posted by the stationmaster, bears the large rectangular cancellation ‘CHEMIN DE FER DU KATANGA / 15 MARS 1923 / ETOILE DU CONGO’, a very rare cancellation, in very fine condition

Lot number 2543 Quality: 0

E - Envelop

CP 18/23, 1st set of BCK pictorial stamps, various cancellations in black or purple, certificate by Luc Vander Marcken, vf (OBP €1.650)

Lot number 2544 Quality: 0

E - Envelop

N° CP 18 “1fr. red”, “BCK” pictorial stamp, first printing, cancelled “ELISABETHVILLE JAN 1942”, very fine (OBP €275)

Lot number 2545 Quality: **

E - Envelop

CP 25 ‘2fr. blue’, CBK 2nd series, four stamps including one set of three (BCK stamp sets in unused condition are very rare), 1 stamp with rust, vf (OBP ++€4.000)

Lot number 2546 Quality: (*)

E - Envelop

CP 26 "3fr. green", set of three items without gum, rare accumulation, vf

Lot number 2547 Quality: **

E - Envelop

CP 27 "4fr. lilac" in pair with full corner piece, very rare, vf/f

Lot number 2548 Quality: **/*/0

A - Album

1886/1960 Small collection including the Vloors issue with 7 ‘SPECIMEN’ overprints, very fine/fine/to be checked

Lot number 2549 Quality: 0

A - Album

1886/1966 Large stockbook of the Belgian Congo and the Republic of the Congo, containing a large number of stamps, mainly cancelled, including CP 2, CP 4 and N° 13; to be examined for cancellations; very fine/fine

Lot number 2550 Quality: 0

A - Album

1886/1960 Belgian Congo collection in 1 Davo album comprising message blocks, booklet pages, good cancellations, local and typographical Mols, postal items, etc., very fine/fine

Lot number 2551 Quality: ✉

F - Folder

1951 Lot of 3 letters, philatelically franked with a special cancellation reading ‘FOIRE COMMERCIALE ET INDUSTRIELLE LEOPOLDVILLE 20-8-51’, fine and rare on letter, very fine

Lot number 2552 Quality: ZK/✉

F - Folder

1924/1930 Lot of 15 letter-cards/letters with Vloors postage, very fine/to be checked

Lot number 2553 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1928 N° 131 “1.75fr. blue Vloors,” single franking on a letter posted from Aba on 2 October 1928 to Vienna, Austria; green propaganda pictorial stamp in white “1st African Games / 3–19 April, 1929 / Alexandria”, very rare; postage at “1.75fr.” correct, very fine

Lot number 2554 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1929 N° 115, 120, PA 2 and PA 3 on an airmail registered letter sent from the Portuguese Consulate in Boma on 30 January 1929 to Leopoldville, intact wax seal on the reverse from the Portuguese Consulate in Boma, very fine

Lot number 2555 Quality: ZK/✉

F - Folder

1929/1936 Lot of 14 letter-cards/postcards with Stanley, ‘Caritas’ and indigenous scenes postage stamps, very fine/to be checked

Lot number 2556 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1931 N° 144 and 163 ‘Stanley’ and PA 1 and 2 on a registered letter sent from Lusambo on 17 March 1931 to a passenger aboard the ‘Léopoldville’ in Boma, rare domestic post, very fine

Lot number 2557 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1932 N° 164 “2fr. on 1.60fr. grey Stanley”, single franking on a letter posted from Dilolo on 8 March 1932 to Austria (postage rate in force from 1 January 1931 to 31 January 1934), rare stamp on letter, very fine

Lot number 2558 Quality: ZK

F - Folder

1934/1939 A small collection of 10 illustrated postcards sent by a couple from Albertville to their children in Belgium, with various postage stamps; 8 of the postcards feature illustrations enhanced by fragments of superb stamps – these should be checked, very fine

Lot number 2559 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1937 N° 168, 172 and 182 “10c. sepia,” “40c. green,” and “10fr. red-orange” from the “Indigenous Scenes” issue on an envelope for an international money order sent from Libenge on 20 March 1937 to Brussels; as the item was postage-free, only the airmail charge of “10.50fr.” was paid (rate in force until 31 March 1937: “3.50fr.” per 5gr.), rare item, very fine

Lot number 2560 Quality: ✉

KB - Small flat box

1929/1939 Large lot of 72 airmail letters, including 1st Mols, Imperial Airways, Air Afrique, etc.; to be examined carefully; very good lot; very fine/fine

Lot number 2561 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1934, Rubin return flight, annotation ‘PAR AVION’, Queen Astrid, special framed stamp of the flight in red and stamp ‘DEPART DE LEOPOLDVILLE LE 26 DECEMBRE 1934’, the letter is franked with two n° 175 ‘75c. carmine red’ and one ‘5fr. green green’ PA 4 airmail stamps, vf

Lot number 2562 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1937 PA 8 (2x) and PA 12 “1fr. carmine” and “5fr. brown-yellow” airmail stamps on an envelope for an international postal money order sent from Kabalo on 1 November 1937 to Brussels; as the item was postage-free, only the airmail charge of “7fr.” for 10gr. was paid. (rate in force until 31 March 1937: “3.50fr.” per 5gr.), rare item, very fine/fine

Lot number 2563 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1937 PA 1 and PA 4 (2x) “50c. red-orange” and “5fr. green” from an airmail envelope on an international money order sent from Costermansville on 2 July 1937 to Brussels; as the item was postage-free, only the airmail fee was paid, with a handwritten note “15gr./10.50” and a cancellation on the reverse “BRUXELLES MANDATS 20. II.37”, a rare item, very fine

Lot number 2564 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1937 PA 5 (2x) and PA 12 “15fr. sepia” and “5fr. brown-yellow” airmail stamps on an envelope for an international postal money order sent from Stanleyville on 20 March 1937 to Brussels; as the item was postage-free, only the airmail charge of “35fr.” was paid; handwritten notation “50gr.” (charge in force until 31 March 1937, of “3.50fr.” per 5gr.) on the reverse; cancellation “BRUXELLES 1N/27 1937”; rare item, very fine

Lot number 2565 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1937 N° 147 (3x) “5fr. green Stanley,” and N° 183 (3x) “20fr. sepia” featuring indigenous scenes on an envelope for an international postal money order sent from Stanleyville on 20 April 1937 to Brussels; as the item was postage-free, only the airmail charge of “75fr.” was paid by handwritten notation: 125gr./25p. (charge effective 1 April 1937: “3fr.” per 5gr.), rare item, very fine/fine

Lot number 2566 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1937 N° 147 “5fr. green Stanley” and PA 2 “1fr. purple” airmail on an envelope for an international postal money order sent from Luluabourg on 23 April 1937 to Brussels; as the item was postage-free, only the airmail charge of “6fr.” was paid (rate effective 1 April 1937: “3fr.” per 5fr.), rare item, very fine

Lot number 2567 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1937 N° 147 “5fr. green Stanley” and 191 (2x) “5fr. brown-black” 50th-anniversary stamp on a cover for an international postal money order sent from Stanleyville on 22 April 1937 to Brussels; as the item was postage-free, only the airmail rate was paid, i.e., “15fr.” with a handwritten note “25g./5p = 15” (charge effective 1 April 1937 of “3fr.” per 5gr.), a rare item, very fine

Lot number 2568 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1937 N° 164 “2fr. on 1.50fr. ‘Stanley’ and 176 ‘1fr. pink’”, indigenous scenes on an envelope for an international postal money order sent from Libenge on 23 April 1937 to Brussels; as the item was postage-free, only the airmail rate was paid, i.e., “2fr.” (rate effective 1 April: “3fr.” per 5gr.), rare item, very fine/fine

Lot number 2569 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1937 N° 148 “10fr. Overseas Stanley”, 187 “1.50fr. brown—50th anniversary”, and PA 5 “15fr. sepia”, airmail on an envelope for an international postal money order sent from Aba on 26 April 1937 to Brussels; as the item was exempt from postage, only the airmail rate of “28fr.” at the rate of “3.50fr./5gr.” via Juba, with a handwritten note “40gr.” on the reverse, “BRUSSELS MONEY ORDERS/3-5-1937”; a rare item, very fine

Lot number 2570 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1937 PA 3 (2x) “2fr. blue,” PA 6 “30fr. lilac,” and PA 11 “4.50fr. overseas” on an envelope for an international postal money order sent from Aba on 30 April 1937 to Brussels; as the item was postage-free, only the airmail fee was paid, i.e., “38.50fr.” (3.50fr./5gr. via Juba), handwritten notation ‘38.50’, rare item, very fine/fine00

Lot number 2571 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1937 PA 5 “15fr. sepia” and PA 10 “3fr. reddish-brown” on a cover for an international money order sent from Leopoldville on 30 April 1937 to Brussels, with a handwritten notation “30gr.”, as the item was postage-free, only the local postage was paid, i.e., “18fr.” (charge: 3fr./5gr.), a rare item, to be checked

Lot number 2572 Quality: ✉

F - Folder

1937/1970 Set of 14 letter-cards/letters from or to the Congo, most sent by airmail, several interesting postmarks and various administrative cancellations from the Congo, very fine/to be checked

Lot number 2573 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1938 N° 173 (2x) “50c. violet,” indigenous scenes, and N° 187, “1.50fr. lilac-brown,” 50-cent stamp on a letter from Leopoldville posted on 11 February 1938 to Vienna, Austria; blue cancellation from Leopoldville – Kalina, rare, correctly franked at “2.50fr.”, very fine

Lot number 2574 Quality: ✉

KB - Small flat box

1940/1950 A superb lot of 82 airmail letters, featuring “national parks”, “native scenes” and primarily “Palm Trees” issue stamps, including registered letters and parcel packaging; to be examined carefully; very fine/fine

Lot number 2575 Quality: ✉

KB - Small flat box

1941/1949, 16 letters and a sleeve of printed matter, including internal service correspondence; very fine/to be checked

Lot number 2576 Quality: ✉

KB - Small flat box

1941–1946, 17 letters: 1st flight to Johannesburg, Sport of Spain, San Juan, Belen, 1st connecting flight to Leopoldville, Brussels, etc., very fine condition

Lot number 2577 Quality: ZK/PWST

KB - Small flat box

1944/1960 A fine lot of 25 postcards and picture postcards, including a year-end postcard, with re-stamped postage and good cancellations; very fine condition/to be checked

Lot number 2578 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1948 N° 291 “6fr. mask” on a letter posted from Leopoldville on 10 May 1948, by air to Brussels; the aeroplane crashed near Libenge and bears the Libenge cancellation dated 22 May 1948, but lacks the black notation explaining the accident, a rare find, b

Lot number 2579 Quality: ✉

KB - Small flat box

1948/1960 Lot of 48 airmail letters with “MASQUES” postage to Belgium, Switzerland, Sweden, France, Czechoslovakia, etc., including registered letters and multiple postage stamps; very fine/fine/to be checked

Lot number 2580 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1950 N° 284 (2x) “75c. lilac-pink masks” on a business card envelope sent by air from Inikisi on 26 June 1950 to Veltem; reduced rate for end-of-year greetings for a business card with a maximum of 5 words in an open envelope; very fine

Lot number 2581 Quality: ✉

KB - Small flat box

1953/1960 Lot of 25 letters with “Flore du Congo” postage, including airmail, registered letters, etc., very fine/to be checked

Lot number 2582 Quality: ✉/PWST

KB - Small flat box

1954/1960 Lot of 12 letters with postage stamps featuring “Kivu Fair”, “Royal Tour”, “CCTA”, etc., including 2 aerograms, very fine/to be checked

Lot number 2583 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1937 PA 7 and PA 10 “50c. green” and “3fr. reddish-brown” airmail stamps on an envelope (damaged) for an international money order, franked on 15 January 1937 to Brussels; as the item was postage-free, only the airmail fee was paid, i.e., “3.50fr.” for 5gr. (rate valid until 31 March 1937); on the reverse, “BRUXELLES 1A/20 I 1937”; rare item, very good condition, very fine/to be checked

Lot number 2584 Quality: ✉

KB - Small flat box

1940/91945 A fine lot of 20 censored letters, mainly addressed to the US, with various postage stamps; very fine/fine/to be checked

Lot number 2585 Quality: 0

E - Envelop

No. 18 ‘10c. blue’ (Mols) with a full-margin postmark ‘BATEAU-POSTE N° 2 / 27 SEPT 1897’ in blue, superb, Luc Vander Marcken certificate, very fine

Lot number 2586 Quality: 0

E - Envelop

N° 64/71, 1915 Mols Bilingual Set, with ‘PAQUEBOT ALBERTVILLE’ postmark featuring a star in the centre, very fine

Lot number 2587 Quality: 0

E - Envelop

N° 118 “20c. green”, Vloors, cancelled “COURRIER DE HAUTE MER / S.S. STANLEYVILLE” in black, and N° 107 “10c. green”, 124 “60c. carmine” and 129 “1.25fr. blue”, Vloors on a piece (from an envelope) cancelled “COURRIER DE HAUTE MER / S.S. ELISABETHVILLE”, very fine

Lot number 2588 Quality: ZK/✉

F - Folder

1922/1934, 10 postcards and two letters bearing ‘COURRIER DE HAUTE MER’ cancellations from various ships, very fine/fine/to be checked

Lot number 2589 Quality: ✉

F - Folder

1947/1951 Set of 5 letters written by a CMB radio officer whilst on board the various ships on which he served; on the back of the letters are handwritten cancellations reading ‘M/S MAR DEL PLATA’, ‘ALEX VAN OPSTAL’, ‘S/S MAFUTA’ and ‘S/S LINDI’; one of a kind; very fine/fine/to be checked

Lot number 2590 Quality: (*)

E - Envelop

Lot of 11 different denominations from the two Vloors sets, numbers 109 to 128, with a ‘PAQUEBOT’ courtesy cancellation (unframed) and a ‘PAQUEBOTS’ cancellation (in box), all without gum, very fine/fine

Lot number 2591 Quality: PWST/BK

KB - Small flat box

1886/1909 Lot of 14 unused postal stationery items, N°s 2–31 (Stibbe), very fine

Lot number 2592 Quality: PWST

F - Folder

1893/1908 Lot of 12 unused/used postal stationery items, including EP N° 6 with a ‘10c. red’ overprint, issued in 1887, and two n° 14 items with a ‘5c. green Mols’ overprint, in very fine condition

Lot number 2593 Quality: PWST

F - Folder

A small lot comprising postal stationery no. 6, cancelled “N’ZOBÉ 24 JAN 1896” (rare); postal stationery no. 13, cancelled “MATADI” in 1902 for domestic service; and a postcard franked with a “10c. Mols BIL 1910” postage stamp, sent to Antwerp, very fine/fine

Lot number 2594 Quality: PWST

E - Envelop

1900 Postal stationery N° 15 posted from Matadi on 5 May 1906 to Frasnes-lez-Buissenal, superbly stamped cancellation, very fine

Lot number 2595 Quality: PWST

F - Folder

1911/1914 Postal stationery overprinted with N° 21L (L1), postal stationery No. 23 La and Nos. 42 and 43 (6x) to Belgium, very fine

Lot number 2596 Quality: 0

E - Envelop

1915 (Mols), No. 65 ‘10c. carmine’ and No. 89 ‘30c. over 10c. carmine’, reissued with the overprint ‘15’, intended for use on postal stationery, very fine

Lot number 2597 Quality: PWST

E - Envelop

1944 “1fr.” postal stationery (Stibbe No. 73) sent by air from Basoko on 1 December 1944 to Brussels, with a Congolese censorship stamp and an airmail label; the postal stationery was written by a TSF employee in Basoko, bearing the text “FIRST AUTHORISED MAIL TO BELGIUM”, with an airmail surcharge of “6fr.” effective 27 November 1944, in very fine condition

Lot number 2598 Quality: ✉/PWST

F - Folder

1903/1931 A small lot comprising 8 items of postal stationery and 1 postcard, most of which were sent to Belgium; very fine/to be checked