Airmail Covers

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