Typographic overprints

Lot number 2506 Quality: 0

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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: **

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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

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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: **

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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: (**)

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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: */(**)

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