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Lot nr. 3315 Kwaliteit: **

N° 1 "5c. green" + n° 2 "10c. pink" in blocks of 4, rare, vf (OBP €510)

Lot nr. 3316 Kwaliteit: *

N° 1, 2 and 4 "5c. green", "10c. rose" et "50c. reseda", vf (OBP €48)

Lot nr. 3317 Kwaliteit: **

N° 2a "10c. dark rose" and 4 "50c. reseda", vf (OBP €71.50)

Lot nr. 3318 Kwaliteit: 0

N° 3 "25c. blue Leopold II 1886 issue" with red Boma cancellation, type Keach 1,1, on 25 Oct 1886, off centre to the top left corner, large thinning still scarce, to be checked

Lot nr. 3319 Kwaliteit: **

N° 4 "50c. reseda" in block of 4 and n° 4a "dark olive" in block of 10 with sheet edge (rare), vf (OBP €1.354)

Lot nr. 3320 Kwaliteit: **

N° 5 "5fr. lilac", original gum without traces of hinge, position 24, very good condition, rare in this state, superb condition, luxury item, Luc Vander Marcken certificate, vf (OBP €2,200) - zie foto kaft

Lot nr. 3321 Kwaliteit: 0

N° 5 "5fr. lilac", cancelled "BANANA 8 MAI 1887", full margins, certificate Luc Vander Marcken, vf (OBP €540 + centring €810)

Lot nr. 3322 Kwaliteit: 0

N° 5 "5fr. lilac", faintly cancelled "BANANA 25 sept 1887", nice colour, position 6, certificate Luc vander Marcken + BCSC, vf (OBP €540)

Lot nr. 3323 Kwaliteit: 0

N° 5 "5fr. lilac", cancelled "BANANA 16 JAN 1887" in blue, cancel type 1.1, very nice centring, photo certificate Luc vander Marcken, f (OBP €540)

Lot nr. 3324 Kwaliteit: *

N° 5a "5fr. dark lilac", mint never hinged, panel position 34, very good condition, vf (OBP €1,650)

Lot nr. 3325 Kwaliteit: 0

N° 5a "5fr. dark lilac", cancelled "BANANA 16 MARCH 1887", beautiful shade, certificate Luc Vander Marcken, vf (OBP €960)

Lot nr. 3326 Kwaliteit: *

N° 5a "5fr. dark lilac", slightly off centre, very fresh, vf/f (OBP €1.650)

Lot nr. 3327 Kwaliteit: */(*)

1886, small accumulation of 11 stamps of 1886 Leopold II issue, shades, some forgeries, vf/f/to be checked

Lot nr. 3328 Kwaliteit: *

CP 1 "5fr. lilac" with overprint "COLIS POSTAUX / FR. 3,50" in black, some regummed teeth, minimal damage, photo certificate Luc vander Marcken, f (OBP €2.950) - zie foto kaft

Lot nr. 3329 Kwaliteit: *

CP 1 "5fr. lilac" with overprint "COLIS POSTAUX FR. 3,50", certificate Tavano, vf (OBP €2.950)

Lot nr. 3330 Kwaliteit: **

N° 1 and 3 "5c. green" and "25c. blue" , forgeries Lenoir perforated, vf/f

Lot nr. 3331 Kwaliteit: ❒

N° 3 "25c. blue" in 10 sheetlets of 10, imperforate, reprints by Lenoir, vf

Lot nr. 3332 Kwaliteit: **/*

N° 6/13B Complete new including not issued "25fr." and "50fr.", N° 6/10 ** rare complete, "10fr." with top crease, cert. Jean Baete for n° 12, cert. Luc Vander Marcken for n° 11, vf/to be checked (OBP €3.952)

Lot nr. 3333 Kwaliteit: *

N° 6 to 13 (except n° 12 "5fr. grey", full set Leopold II of 1887, mint hinged, one corner perf missing on n° 9 "50c. brown red", certificate Luc vander Marcken for n° 11 "5fr. violet" and n° 12 "10fr. ochre", fake "5fr." added, vf (OBP €3.200)

Lot nr. 3334 Kwaliteit: *

N° 9 "50c. brown Leopold II 1887 issue", block of 4, all with hinge, all off centre to the bottom left corner, scarce in block, vf/f

Lot nr. 3335 Kwaliteit: *

N° 9 "50c brown Leopold II 1887 issue",with black "SPECIMEN" overprint, one perf missing, off centre to the bottom, uncommon, vf/f/to be checked

Lot nr. 3336 Kwaliteit: *

N° 13 "10fr. yellow-ochre", well centred, nice perforation, great stamp, certificate Kaiser, vf (OBP €1.000)

Lot nr. 3337 Kwaliteit: *

N° 13 "10fr. ochre-yellow", off centre upwards, perforation curiosity, one missing perforation in the upper right corner, rare, photo certificate Luc vander Marcken, vf (OBP €1,000)

Lot nr. 3338 Kwaliteit: *

N° 13 "10fr. ochre-yellow", good centring, photo certificate Luc Vander Marcken, vf (OBP €1,000)

Lot nr. 3339 Kwaliteit: MIX

1887 Accumulation on Leuchtturm pages of 100 stamps of 1887 issues ("5c. green" (65x), "10c. carmine" (23x), "50c. brown" (7x), "50c. grey" (2x), "25fr. grey" and "50fr. grey" (2x)), differents shades, interesting for study, vf/f/to be checked

Lot nr. 3340 Kwaliteit: */(*)/0

1887 Leopold II issue, accumulation of 39 stamps, mainly mint, 5c, 10c, 25c, 50c grey, 25 Fr, and one 5 Fr violet with SPECIMEN overprint (in bad condition), quality to be checked, for specialist, vf/f/to be checked

Lot nr. 3341 Kwaliteit: 0

N° 11 "5fr. violet Leopold II 1887 issue", with blue cancellation of Boma on 11 AOUT 1892, off centre to the right, vf

Lot nr. 3342 Kwaliteit: 0

N° 11 "5fr. violet", cancelled "BOMA 24 SEPT 1892" in blue, cancellation type 1.2 according to Heim and Keach classification, offset to the left, photo certificate Luc vander Marcken, f (OBP €800)

Lot nr. 3343 Kwaliteit: 0

N° 13 "10fr. yellow ochre Leopold II 1887 issue", with blue cancellation of Boma on 2 AOUT 1898, slightly off centre to the top, vf

Lot nr. 3344 Kwaliteit: 0

N° 13 "10fr. ochre-yellow", cancelled "MATADI 27 SEPT 1897" in blue, photo certificate Luc vander Marcken, vf (OBP €600)

Lot nr. 3345 Kwaliteit: **

N° 6 "5c. yellow green" in sheet of 150 (loose perforation in the middle), vf/f (OBP €600)

Lot nr. 3346 Kwaliteit: **/*

Not issued, n° 13 A **, 13 B * "25fr. and 50fr. gris", vf (OBP €250)

Lot nr. 3347 Kwaliteit: *

CP 2 "5fr. violet" with overprint "COLIS POSTAUX FR. 3,50", partially regummed at the top, certificate Luc vander Marcken, f/to be checked (OBP €3.000)

Lot nr. 3348 Kwaliteit: 0

CP 2 "5fr. violet" with overprint "COLIS POSTAUX / FR. 3.50" in black on fragment of postal parcel slip, very rare, photo certificate Luc vander Marcken, vf - zie foto kaft

Lot nr. 3349 Kwaliteit: *

CP 4 "5fr. violet" with boxed overprint "COLIS POSTAUX FR. 3,50", certificate Tavano, f (OBP €1.700)

Lot nr. 3350 Kwaliteit: (*)

CP 4 "5fr. violet" overprinted "COLIS POSTAUX / FR. 3,50", in box without gum, small pinhole, photo certificate Luc vander Marcken, vf (OBP €1.700)

Lot nr. 3351 Kwaliteit: **

CP 5-Cu1 "5fr. grey" with inverted boxed blue overprint "COLIS POSTAUX FR.. 3,50", tiny tone spot, certificate Luc vander Marcken, f/to be checked (OBP €715)

Lot nr. 3352 Kwaliteit: *

CP 5 "5fr. gris" with black overprint "COLIS POSTAUX FR 3,50" in box, medium centring, certificate Luc Vander Marcken, vf (OBP €330)

Lot nr. 3353 Kwaliteit: *

CP 5 "5fr. grey" with overprint in box "COLIS POSTAUX/ FR. 3,50" in black, vf (OBP €330)

Lot nr. 3354 Kwaliteit: 0

CP5 "5fr. grey" with boxed overprint "COLIS POSTAUX FR. 3,50", neat cancel "BOMA 17 FEVR 1893", certificate Luc vander Marcken, f (OBP €330)

Lot nr. 3355 Kwaliteit: ❒

Type 10, type 11 and type 12, Lenoir forgeries of "50c. grey" with bottom selvedge, of "5fr. violet" with bottom right corner selvedge and of "5fr. grey" with bottom right corner selvedge, vf

Lot nr. 3356 Kwaliteit: ❒

N° 27 "3,50fr. vermilion", imperforate sheet edge, imperforate plate proof, position 48/49, "tirage 1905", no gum as issued, rare, certificate Luc vander Marcken, vf (OBP €1.000)

Lot nr. 3357 Kwaliteit: */❒

N° 29 "10fr. green", imperforate block of 4, plate proof imperforate, no gum as issued, positions 33, 34, 38 and 39, "tirage 1898", rare, certificate Luc vander Marcken, vf (OBP €2.000)

Lot nr. 3358 Kwaliteit: **/*/(**)

N° 14/29 Mols set (except 26B and 27A), unused without hinge (except "3,50fr."), rare in this condition, 3 highest values regummed, vf (OBP €3,318)

Lot nr. 3359 Kwaliteit: **/*/(*)

N° 14/25 Mols issue, all in blocks of 4, including 16A, some sheet corners, great accumulation, mostly MNH, vf/f/to be checked (OBP €1.240)

Lot nr. 3360 Kwaliteit: MIX

N° 14 to 25 and 26A Mols issue from "5c. vert" to "1fr. violet" (except "1fr. carmin" **/*/(*)), choice examples, all with nice perforation, vf (OBP €158)

Lot nr. 3361 Kwaliteit: (**)

N° 26a "1fr. carmine Mols 1900 issue", perf 15, regummed but still scarce, vf/f/to be checked

Lot nr. 3362 Kwaliteit: **/*

N° 26A "1fr. violet" in block of 4, sheet corner, 3 ** and 1 *, vf (OBP €372)

Lot nr. 3363 Kwaliteit: *

N° 26b "1fr. carmine Mols 1900 issue", perf 16, flat black colour (of centre), vf

Lot nr. 3364 Kwaliteit: *

N° 26b "1fr. carmine Mols 1900 issue", perf 16, small tone spot on 2 perfs, vf/f

Lot nr. 3365 Kwaliteit: *

N° 26B "1fr. light lilac Mols 1894 issue", perf 14,7, vf

Lot nr. 3366 Kwaliteit: **

N° 27 "' 3,50fr. vermilion Mols 1896 issue", slightly off centre to the top, vf

Lot nr. 3367 Kwaliteit: 0

N° 27 "3,50fr. vermillon", cancelled by the "MUSOFI" griff, very rare, vf

Lot nr. 3368 Kwaliteit: *

N° 27A "3.50fr. vermilion", perforated 14 1/4 x 12, photo certificate Luc vander Marcken, vf (OBP €950) - zie foto kaft

Lot nr. 3369 Kwaliteit: 0

N° 28 "5fr. dark carmine Mols 1894 issue", block of 12 (4x3), used Boma 22 FEV 1895 in blue, very scarce, vf

Lot nr. 3370 Kwaliteit: **

N° 28a "5fr. pink carmine Mols 1894 issue", well centred, vf

Lot nr. 3371 Kwaliteit: *

N° 29-V1 (Balasse) "10fr. green", perforation 14 1/4, position 10 of the sheet showing the "white water" variety, photo certificate, vf (OBP €230)

Lot nr. 3372 Kwaliteit: *

N° 29b "10fr. green" perforated 12x14 signed on the back SPB, vf (OBP €770)

Lot nr. 3373 Kwaliteit: *

N° 29a "10fr. green Mols 1908 issue" perf 12 (scarce in mint), with one toned on perf, with one pinhole, still scarce, vf/f/to be checked

Lot nr. 3374 Kwaliteit: *

N° 29b "10fr. green", perf. 12 x 14, ex - coll. Keach, small adherence, with certificate, vf (OBP €770)

Lot nr. 3375 Kwaliteit: 0

N° 15 (12x), 18 (12x), 21 (9x), 25a(9x+4x), "Mols 1894 and 1900 issue", used blocks, Boma cancellations, uncommon, vf

Lot nr. 3376 Kwaliteit: ✉

1906 N° 25 "50c. olive" on a single postage letter from Stanleyville, November 1906 to Fagnano in Italy, transit "Leopoldville 29 November" on the back, unusual destination, the sender is an agent of the Great Lakes Railway, f

Lot nr. 3377 Kwaliteit: PWST

1899 EP Stibbe N° 15 dated Mont n'Dirfi, 11 January 1899 to Antwerp cancelled "IBEMBO 27 FEBRUARY 1899", transit Léopoldville 18 March, Boma 24 March and Antwerp 22 April 1899, the card is written by the enclave commander Léon Hanolet, the only known document from the enclave written at Mont n'Dirfi, see Maselis Lado page 125, enormous rarity, Michaux certificate, vf. - zie foto kaft

Lot nr. 3378 Kwaliteit: PWST

1900 EP Stibbe N° 17, request flap with in box griffs "BOMA CARTE INCOMPLÈTE", written in Abba on 27 November 1900 by Danish Lieutenant Viggo Neuhausen en route to the enclave of Lado which he reached a few days later, he only stayed 5 months in the enclave, the card is cancelled with "IBEMBO 2 JANV 1901", transits Leopoldville on 2 February and arrives in Copenhagen on 6 March 1901, vf

Lot nr. 3379 Kwaliteit: PWST

1901 EP Stibbe N° 16, reply flap with "5c. green" additional stamp, written on 7 March 1901 at Niangara by Fernand Pourbaix, 30 days' march from Lado, cancelled "IBEMBO 14 APRIL 1901", illegible transit on 23 April and arrival Marchienne-au-Pont on 20 May 1901, vf.

Lot nr. 3380 Kwaliteit: PWST

1902 EP Stibbe N° 16, reply flap with in box griffs "BOMA CARTE INCOMPLÈTE", written in Dufilé by Lt. Leon Renard, 16 July 1902 bound for Bruges, trace of missing stamp, see "Lado", Maselis page 230 for comparison of the writing, very rare, f

Lot nr. 3381 Kwaliteit: PWST

1902 EP N° 14 with added "5c. green" written in Lado on 18 February 1902, cancelled in Ibembo on 3 April and postmarked in Namur on 22 May 1902, sent by Captain Fernand Pourbaix, very rare, Michaux certificate, vf - zie foto kaft

Lot nr. 3382 Kwaliteit: PWST

1903 EP Stibbe N° 15, written on 20 April 2003 in Djabbir by clerk Liaudet bound for Lausanne, the card is cancelled "IBEMBO 4 MAY 1903" and arrived in Lausanne on 22.VI.03 from where it is forwarded to Pully, clerk Liaudet was" Swiss and was on his way to his post in Yéi", vf.

Lot nr. 3383 Kwaliteit: PWST

1905 Illustrated card franked with N° 20 "15c. ochre" written by "Armand Engel" on his 2nd term at the Lado, the cancellation on the stamp is illegible, transit mark Leopoldville 17 Jan 1905 and arrival postmark Orléans 20 Feb 1905, reverse damaged, f

Lot nr. 3384 Kwaliteit: PWST

1910 Photo card "Maison du chef de poste Redjaf - 12-5-10", signed Dutordoir franked with a unilingual N° 51 "10c." to Brussels, cancelled "Dungu 5 June 1910", transit Buta 19 June, Leopoldville 7 July and arrival "BXL 12 AUGUST 1910", Lado photo cards are extremely rare as is the franking with a unilingual, unique, vf.