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Lot nr. 3196 Kwaliteit: ✉

1883, Portugal, No. 42 on envelope with 'TELEGRAM' stamp (in purple), postmarked Funchal (Madeira) July 1883, with destination "Banana", handwritten 'Received by Angola', ship arrived here before 'Portugal', 'Portugal' left yesterday 17/7Bne/1883, the addressee of this telegram is Adolf Gillis who founded the 1st Belgian Factorie in Boma in 1882. With the help of Alexandre Delcommune, rare document from the preceding period. The Birth of the E.I.C., a basis of our colonial history, T.B.

Lot nr. 3197 Kwaliteit: *

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

Lot nr. 3198 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. 3199 Kwaliteit: 0

N° 55 "5fr. lilac" cancelled "BANANA 18 SEPT 1887", panel position 6, certificate Luc Vander Marcken, vf (OBP €540)

Lot nr. 3200 Kwaliteit: 0

N° 5a "5fr. dark lilac", cancelled "BANANA 28 Sept 1888", beautiful shade, certificate Luc Vander Marcken, vf (OBP €960) - zie foto kaft

Lot nr. 3201 Kwaliteit: **

N° 5 "5fr. lilas", panel (perforated and with gum) of a sheet used to print the 50 copies of the "5fr." on the central panel, the blank panel to the left of the central panel, marginal indication "feuille à 5fr. n° 000041", the only known full sheet (coll. Maselis) bears N° 000042, vf (OBP RRR)

Lot nr. 3202 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. 3203 Kwaliteit: (*)

N° 5 "5fr. lilac" imperf., forgery on fragment, f

Lot nr. 3204 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. 3205 Kwaliteit: *

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

Lot nr. 3206 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. 3207 Kwaliteit: 0

N° 9a "50c. dark brown", cancelled "MATADI JANV 1982", vivid shade, vf (OBP €60)

Lot nr. 3208 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. 3209 Kwaliteit: **

N° 10 "50c. gray", almost complete panel (48 items), right panel of a sheet of 150, marginal inscriptions "timbres-poste à 50 centimes n° 001809" in red, lower margin missing, RRR, vf (OBP €580)

Lot nr. 3210 Kwaliteit: **

N° 12 "50c. gray", left panel of a sheet of 150 almost complete (45 items), lower margin missing, rare, vf (OBP €540)

Lot nr. 3211 Kwaliteit: **/*

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

Lot nr. 3212 Kwaliteit: 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 nr. 3213 Kwaliteit: *

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

Lot nr. 3214 Kwaliteit: 0

CP 5 '5 Fr grey' with overprint 'Colis postaux Fr 3,50' type B (black), canceled. Boma 8 Feb 1895, vf (OBP € 330)

Lot nr. 3215 Kwaliteit: 0

CP 5 "5fr. gray" with boxed overprint "COLIS POSTAUX / FR. 3,50" in black, cancelled "BOMA" in blue, vf/f (OBP €330)

Lot nr. 3216 Kwaliteit: MIX

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

Lot nr. 3217 Kwaliteit: *

N° 26 "1fr. light lilac" colour nuance not in COB, Mols 1894 issue, perf 14,7, vf

Lot nr. 3218 Kwaliteit: **

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

Lot nr. 3219 Kwaliteit: 0

N° 28 "5fr. carmine" cancelled "Bateau-poste n° 11/9 April" in blue, fine and rare condition, vf

Lot nr. 3220 Kwaliteit: 0

N° 28 "5fr. carmine", D.15, n° 29 and 29a "10fr. green", perforation 14 1/4 and D.12 cancelled, vf/f (OBP €195)

Lot nr. 3221 Kwaliteit: *

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

Lot nr. 3222 Kwaliteit: 0

N° 29c "10fr. green", perforated 11x 14 1/4 cancelled "MATADI", extremely rare, certificate Luc Vander Marcken, vf - See cover photo

Lot nr. 3223 Kwaliteit: **

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