Congo

Lot nr. 2914 Kwaliteit: *

N° 13 '10 Fr ochre-yellow' very fresh appearance, with certificate, TB (OBP €1,000)

Lot nr. 2919 Kwaliteit: 0

CP 4 '5 Fr purple' with in box overprint 'Colis postaux Fr 3.50' blue cancelled from Boma 4 February 1893, with certificate, vf (OBP €950)

Lot nr. 2925 Kwaliteit: */(*)

N° 30B/39B Mols set with "CONGO BELGE" overprint from Brussels on type B2, the "25c.", "40c." and "50c." as well as the "1fr." have hinge marks, the other 6 stamps are without gum, certificate Luc Vander Marcken, vf (OBP €3,645)

Lot nr. 2927 Kwaliteit: ✉

1909, picture postcard franked (on view side) with OBP N° 31L5 "10c carmine - Mols 1909 issue" (plate I4+A5) with local overprint "CONGO BELGE" type L5 in black, sent from Leopoldville July 13, 1909 to Brussels / Belgium where it arrived August 14, vf

Lot nr. 2929 Kwaliteit: ✉

1909, picture postcard franked (on view side) with OBP n° 31L4 "10c carmine - Mols 1909 issue" (plate I4+A5 - pos. #12) with local overprint "CONGO BELGE" type L4 in black, sent from Banana February 2, 1909 to Courtrai in Belgium where it arrived February 27, vf

Lot nr. 2930 Kwaliteit: ✉

1909, picture postcard franked (on view side) with OBP n° 31L5 "10c carmine - Mols 1909 issue" (plate I4+A5) with local overprint "CONGO BELGE" type L5 in black, datelined "Lukolela plantations October 3, 1909", sent from Leopoldville October 7, 1909 to St André-lez-Bruges in Belgium where it arrived November 6, vf

Lot nr. 2933 Kwaliteit: ✉

1909, picture postcard franked (on view side) with OBP n° 32L5 "15c ochre - Mols 1909 issue" (plate I+A2) with local overprint "CONGO BELGE" type L5 in black, sent from Leopoldville Feb. 25, 1909 to Lamorteau in Belgium where it arrived May 21, 1909, Ex Keach, vf

Lot nr. 2934 Kwaliteit: ✉

1909, picture postcard franked (on view side) with OBP n° 32L7 "15c ochre - Mols 1909 issue" (plate I+A1b - position #20) with local overprint "CONGO BELGE" type L7 in black, sent from Stanleyville Dec. 18, 1909 to Loos-Lez-Lille in France, via Leopoldville (Dec. 31), plate very rare, with Lindekens certificate, vf

Lot nr. 2939 Kwaliteit: ✉

1909, picture postcard franked with OBP n° 42 "15c ochre - Mols 1909 issue (large stamp) - Mols 1909 issue" with typo overprint "CONGO BELGE", sent from Boma May 23, 1909 to Anvers / Belgium where it arrived June 12, 1909, vf

Lot nr. 2940 Kwaliteit: ✉

1909/1910, group of 8 picture postcards, all franked with OBP n° 42 "15c ochre - Mols 1909 issue" with typo overprint "CONGO BELGE", sent from Lisala, Kinshasa, (2x), Boma (2x), Banana, Leopoldville (2x) to Belgium, all stamps from the plate A2, vf/f

Lot nr. 2944 Kwaliteit: PWST

1909, postal stationery Stibbe #23P, "15c blue + 15c brown on sky blue - Prince 1909 issue" with typo overprint "CONGO BELGE" in black, cancelled to order "MATADI 30 SEPT 1909", rare, with Lindekens certificate, f

Lot nr. 2945 Kwaliteit: PWST

1909, postal stationery Stibbe #25P, "10c red-brown + 10c green on pink-lilac - Prince 1909 issue" with typo overprint "CONGO BELGE" in black, cancelled to order "MATADI 30 SEPT 1909", scarce, with Lindekens certificate, vf

Lot nr. 2951 Kwaliteit: **

N° 86A, 89A and 90A '1915 issue overprinted' by error of the surcharge 'Récuperation', all with sheet margin, vf (OBP €435)

Lot nr. 2962 Kwaliteit: **/0

1938/1984 Accumulation of minisheets in map, with Kennedy (2x) **, vf

Lot nr. 2973 Kwaliteit: **/*/0

1886/1961 Collection in 1 Prinet album of the EIC, Belgian Congo and Ruanda-Urundi, some complete sets, BF 1 and 2, etc., vf/f/to be checked

Lot nr. 2994 Kwaliteit: PWST

1945 Letter with 'CONGO BELGE' letterhead, franked at '28.50fr.' with N° 241/244 and 245 (2x) sent from Leopoldville on 19-9-45 to the Belgian ambassador in New York, large administrative cancellation "Congo Belge sécreteriat général" in blue, rare, vf

Lot nr. 2995 Kwaliteit: ✉

1947 Registered letter by airmail franked with three N° 265 stamps, sent from Matadi on 27-11-47 to the USA, vf

Lot nr. 2999 Kwaliteit: ✉

1952 Registered airmail letter franked with a pair of "masks" at "10fr.", N° 292 sent from Leopoldville on 7-11-52 to the USA, vf

Lot nr. 3000 Kwaliteit: ZK

1954 Postcard with illustration franked with two "flowers", N° 310 and 314, affixed to the picture side, sent from Albertville on 27-8-54 to Courtrai, the card is considered unfranked and rate valued at double the postcard charge, at "2.40fr." on arrival by boat in Belgium at Kortrijk on 23-9-54, vf

Lot nr. 3002 Kwaliteit: ✉

1960, Belgian Congo Metropolitan force in Africa, picture postcard, written by a Belgian soldier member of the Metropolitan force of Africa (FMA), sent from Belgian Congo via military post to Brussels in Belgium, transit cachet C. Dis. M.D.N. Verd. C.M.L.V. (= barrack BAUDOUIN in Brussels) September 5, 1960, picture postcards are uncommon, vf

Lot nr. 3010 Kwaliteit: ✉

1935 Set of 3 letters with in box griff "1° liaison aérienne Bruxelles - Elisabethville Sabena 15-11-1935" (1st air link Brussels - Elisabethville Sabena 15-11-1935), including one one-way, one return and one to Madagascar, beautiful item, vf condition

Lot nr. 3011 Kwaliteit: ✉

1937, postcard from the Antwerp Aeronautical Exhibition, franked by Belgium N° 449, PA 3, and PA 6, cancelled Antwerp 25 March 1937 and Congo N° 135, 194, PA 7 and PA9, cancelled Stanleyville 1-10-1937, griffe of the Antwerp exhibition, vf

Lot nr. 3013 Kwaliteit: ✉

1938 Registered letter franked with four PA 10 stamps sent from Elisabethville on 8-9-38 to Great Britain, vf/f

Lot nr. 3017 Kwaliteit: ✉

1948 Airmail letter franked with N° 244A, 260 and PA 17 sent from Elisabethville on 1-4-48 to Switzerland, letterhead of the Union Minière du Haut-Katanga, vf

Lot nr. 3021 Kwaliteit: ✉

1944 Cameroon, N° 128, 136, 253 and 254 on letter from Yaoundé on 14 November 1944 to Belgian Congo, censorship mark "Controle postale/terrritoire de Cameroun/Commission B", transited Brazzaville on 11 November 1944, Leopoldville on 12 November 1944 and arrived in Elisabethville on 17 November 1944, vf

Lot nr. 3023 Kwaliteit: PWST

1916, postal stationery Stibbe #45, sent from Kabinda April 15, 1916 to Paris / France where it arrived June 3, 1916 via Lusambo April 20, vf

Lot nr. 3028 Kwaliteit: ✉

1943 Letter franked "19fr." by N° 245 and PA 11 (2x) sent from Leopoldville on 20-10-43 to the USA, Belgian Congo censorship wrapper with censor N° "37", British censorship wrapper "open by examiner 4319" and American censorship wrapper "EXAMINED BY 5873", on the back large propaganda in box censorship mark "subscribe to the victory loan", rare combination of 3 censorship stamps and propaganda stamp, vf

Lot nr. 3031 Kwaliteit: ZK

1944 Postcard franked at "11fr." with N° 237 and 266 sent on 6-10-44 from Coquithatville to Brussels, British censorship mark "PASSED P.126" with crown struck in red, vf

Lot nr. 3033 Kwaliteit: ✉

1945, small accumulation of 4 airgraphs all accepted in UK and sent to Leopoldville in Belgian Congo, with for two of them, Belgian Congo censor on airgraph at arrived with straight-line mark type Baa "CENSURE CONGO BELGE", airgraphs are very scarce to Belgian Congo, vf

Lot nr. 3034 Kwaliteit: ✉

1945 Letter franked with N° 234 and N° 256 (wrapper of 4) sent from Elisabethville on 15-6-45 to Great Britain, British censorship wrapper, examine 2876/P.C. 90, vf

Lot nr. 3039 Kwaliteit: ZK

N° 54 "5c. green" on illustrated postcard of the "SS Elisabethville" written on board in Matadi on arrival of the 8th connection of the Paquebot, the card signed by the 1st petty officer is franked at the printed matter charge and sent on 13 May 1912 to Assche in Belgium, vf

Lot nr. 3040 Kwaliteit: 0

N° 110 "25c brown - Vloors issue", tied by "COURRIER DE HAUTE MER - S/S STANLEYVILLE" cachet, in black, superb , vf

Lot nr. 3041 Kwaliteit: 0

Circa 1930, group of 18 stamps (9x) Belgian Congo and (9x) Ruanda Urundi, with all PAQUEBOT cancellation of Kigoma, this cancellation was used for mails posted on board of ship on the Lake Tanganyika, mixed quality, f/to be checked

Lot nr. 3049 Kwaliteit: PWST

1889, postal stationery Stibbe #4E, proof card, with words "CARTE POSTALE" tall, with the text "(Service intérieur)" instead of "(Service de l'intérieur et des pays limitrophes jusque et y compris Libreville au Nord et Mossamedes au Sud)", rusted but still a scarce item, f/to be checked

Lot nr. 3057 Kwaliteit: PWST

1911, postal stationery Stibbe #22L7, 10c brown + 10c green on pink-lilac with local overprint "CONGO BELGE" type L7, sent from Lusambo July 12, 1911 to Heyst-aan-Zee in Belgium where it arrived August 22, 1911, via Leopoldville (Jul. 25), the card was out of use since January 1, 1911, not taxed, reply part is attached with hinges, very scarce, with Lindekens certificate

Lot nr. 3059 Kwaliteit: PWST

1910, postal stationery Stibbe #24B L5, 10c carmine with local overprint "CONGO BELGE" type L5, sent from Bumba May 12, 1910 to Coquilhatville where it arrived May 19, 1910, domestic usage, slight discolouration of the cardboard, but rare

Lot nr. 3061 Kwaliteit: PWS

Fragment of an EP Stibbe No. 25, request section with additional German stamp at ‘5pf.’ with ship cancellation 'Deutsche Seepost Linie Hamburg Westafrika 29-10-11, vf

Lot nr. 3065 Kwaliteit: PWST

1912, postal stationery Stibbe #32L1 B, 5c on 10c orange with local overprint "CONGO BELGE" type L1 and with on reverse side printed publicity for "Grand Hotel de Kinshasa", used intra town and tied by Kinshasa cachet May 6, 1912, scarce, vf

Lot nr. 3067 Kwaliteit: PWS

EP Stibbe No. 37 '10c orange on cream', sent from Matadi on 12 March 1911, to Kinshasa, domestic mail, rare!, vf/f

Lot nr. 3081 Kwaliteit: 0

1916/1918, accumulation of 28 stamps mainly of the EAAOB Mols issue, various cancellations including TABORA linear mark, BPCVPK N° 1, Kigoma, Usumbura, Kigoma, Poste militaire, mixed quality, vf/f/to be checked

Lot nr. 3082 Kwaliteit: ✉

1917, telegraphic message on "Congo Belge - Télégramme d'Etat" form with word "ETAT" crossed out, message accepted in Ruanda Urundi, fees of 3,75fr paid with 25c blue, 50c lilac brown and 1fr olive (vertical strip of 3) - Mols bilingual 1915 Belgian Congo issue overprinted EAAOB (large for the 1fr and short for 25c and 50c), stamps tied by rectangular cachet in blue, same type as the Udjiji mark but only with a date ("17 JAN 1917") in the upper, very scarce form, vf

Lot nr. 3083 Kwaliteit: ✉

1917, telegraphic message on part of page of a notebook as "application form", message accepted by POSTES MILITAIRES (small cachet) in Tabora January 27, 1917 to Kigoma, fees of 5,25fr paid with 25c blue and 5fr orange - Mols bilingual 1915 Belgian Congo issue overprinted EAAOB (large for the 25c and short for the 5fr), stamps tied by the TABORA underlined cachet in blue, with Belgian military censor mark in box "CENSURE MILITAIRE PLACE DE TABORA" + signature, scarce usage of the 5fr, definitely a master piece, very rare, superb, vf

Lot nr. 3084 Kwaliteit: ✉

1917, telegraphic message on part of page of a notebook as "application form", message accepted by POSTES MILITAIRES (small cachet) in Tabora January 18, 1917 to Kigoma, fees of 1,75fr paid with 25c blue (3x) and 1fr olive - Mols bilingual 1915 Belgian Congo issue overprinted EAAOB (large), stamps tied by the TABORA underlined cachet in blue, rare and superb, vf

Lot nr. 3102 Kwaliteit: ✉

1961, Belgian Congo Metropolitan force in Africa, airmail envelope, written by a Belgian soldier (Lt De Maere - III Para 2Cie) member of the COMRU - Metropolitan Force of Africa (FMA), sent from Usumbura (datelined on reverse) with B.P.A. COMRU cachet December 28, 1961 to Pulle / Belgium where it arrived January 3, 1962, vf

Lot nr. 3104 Kwaliteit: **

N° 20C/24C "Leopard" with inverted overprint "Pour les rapatriés", in block of 4, rare, vf

Lot nr. 3109 Kwaliteit: 0

N° 18-Cu "1,50fr on 1,25fr Mask issue" overprinted "KATANGA", with curiosity of printing "carmine cloud above the mask", cancelled "ALBERTVILLE-1Q" November 6, 1960, rust but very impressive, scarce, vf

Lot nr. 3115 Kwaliteit: **

N° 7-Cu (block of 4 + 1 single), 8-Cu and 15-Cu "20c, 40c and 6,50fr - Protected animals issue" with curiosity of overprint "very misplaced upwards", MNH, superb and not listed in OBP, rare, vf

Lot nr. 3117 Kwaliteit: **

N° 15-Cu "6,50fr - Protected animals issue", with variety of the overprint "black spot on the antelope's thigh", mint MNH, vf

Lot nr. 3122 Kwaliteit: 0

N° 18-Cu "1,50fr on 1,25fr - Masks issue" with curiosity of overprint "misplaced", cancelled Elisabethville-C, not listed in OBP, scarce, vf

Lot nr. 3123 Kwaliteit: 0

N° 19-Cu (vertical pair) "3,50fr on 2,50fr - Masks issue" with curiosity of overprint "misplaced and A CHEVAL", on fragment of cover, cancelled Elisabethville-1 D2, not listed in OBP, scarce, vf

Lot nr. 3126 Kwaliteit: **/*

N° 23-Cu (2x), 27-Cu and 28-Cu "10c, 40c and 50c - Flowers issue", all with inverted overprint, mint, MNH for 23-Cu and 28-Cu, vf

Lot nr. 3140 Kwaliteit: **

N° 420/29 "Conference Coquilhatville", the complete set of 10 values in full sheets of 50 items in perfect condition, vf (OBP €800)

Lot nr. 3144 Kwaliteit: **

2006, collection + 270 mini sheets, different thematics, most transport, Perf and imperf, VF.

Lot nr. 3145 Kwaliteit: **

N° 98/107 "Animals, National Park of Akagera", 2000x in full sheets, vf/f (OBP €44.000)

Lot nr. 3151 Kwaliteit: ❒

N° 615/38 "Fishes 1974", imperf. cancelled in blocks of 4, vf

Lot nr. 3155 Kwaliteit: **

N° 838D "40fr. Phoeniconaias minor" with frame in metal brown colour, vf (OBP €166)

Lot nr. 3156 Kwaliteit: ❒

BL 7A "UIT 1965" in uncut sheet of 6 blocks, rare, vf

Lot nr. 3157 Kwaliteit: ❒

BL 8A "Expo New York", imperf. ** in uncut sheet of 4 blocks (crease through 2 blocks), vf/to be checked

Lot nr. 3159 Kwaliteit: 0

PA 289/312 "Butterflies and flowers", imperf. cancelled in blocks of 4, vf

Lot nr. 3160 Kwaliteit: 0

PA 319/42 "Fishes 1974", imperf. cancelled in blocks of 4, vf

Lot nr. 3169 Kwaliteit: **/*/0

1916/1961, collection of stamps from Ruanda Urundi, most unused and in multiples, to be examined for shades, cancels, etc., vf

Lot nr. 3170 Kwaliteit: **/*

1960/1978 Nice collection mostly **, almost all full sets, minisheets, luxe minisheets in album, vf

Lot nr. 3174 Kwaliteit: **/*/0

Belgian Congo, Rep. Congo, Zaïre, collection in stockbook, with nice thematics, vf/f