Belgisch-Congo

Lot nr. 2469 Kwaliteit: ❒

F - Farde

King Leopold I, proof in blue, on cardboard paper, vf

Lot nr. 2496 Kwaliteit: **

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N° 31L "10c. carmin" en paire avec surcharge "CONGO BELGE", locale au type 1, positions 33/38 de la feuille superbe état, tb (OBP €46)

Lot nr. 2497 Kwaliteit: *

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N° 31 L “10c. carmine” with the top left corner piece of the sheet overprinted “CONGO BELGE”, locally featuring type L 4, inverted overprint, very fine

Lot nr. 2498 Kwaliteit: *

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N° 38L “5fr. karmijn”, type 6 overprint, position 19, authenticated by Gelli & Tani, certificate by Luc Vander Marcken, very fine (OBP €245 for L 1, €490 for L 6 – see attached table)

Lot nr. 2499 Kwaliteit: */0

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Small lot of local overprints including 36 L cancelled “1fr. carmine” and 38 L * “5fr. carmine” with L1 overprint, 35 L “50c. olive” with L3 overprint, and 35 L cancelled (2x) “50c. olive” with L5 overprint, very fine/fine (OBP €290)

Lot nr. 2500 Kwaliteit: (*)

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Set of 6 Mols stamps: 5, 10, 15, 40, TX, 50c. and 50fr., with various local overprints, cancelled by tax stamps – some of which are forged or purely for the sake of courtesy; only the stamps cancelled by the ‘tax on document’ overprint are genuine. To be checked

Lot nr. 2501 Kwaliteit: */(*)

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N° 30L to 36L, from ‘5c. green’ to ‘1fr. carmine’ with a local overprint of type 2, very fine (OBP €145 for L1, €267 for L2 – see attached table)

Lot nr. 2502 Kwaliteit: 0

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N° 30L to 32L and 35L/36L "5c. ‘green’, ‘10c. carmine’, ‘15c. ochre’, ‘50c. olive’ and ‘1fr. carmine’ with local overprint L2, bearing various cancellations including telegraphic and very fine (OBP €44 for L1, €69 for L2 – see attached table)

Lot nr. 2503 Kwaliteit: 0

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N° 32 The ‘10fr. green’, perforated 14 1/4 with local L4 overprint, cancelled ‘BOMA 29 JUIN 1910’ in black, very fine (OBP €465)

Lot nr. 2504 Kwaliteit: 0

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N° 30L to 36L and 39L, from the “5c. green’ to ‘1fr. carmine’ and ‘10fr. green’ with local overprint L4, including 33L2 ‘25c. blue’ (type 2), various overprints including telegraphic, very fine/fine (OBP €224 for L 1 and €370 for L 4 – see attached table)

Lot nr. 2505 Kwaliteit: 0

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N° 30L “5c. green”, 31L (2x) “10c. carmine”, 32L “15c. ochre”, 33L “25c. blue”, 34L “40c. green-blue”, 35L (2x) “50c. olive”, 36L “1fr. carmine”, 38L “5fr. carmine, lot of 10 stamps overprinted “CONGO BELGE” with the local overprint L6, very fine/fine (OBP €194 for L1 + €343 for L6 – see attached table)

Lot nr. 2506 Kwaliteit: 0

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Between n° 40 and 49, a lot of 13 used stamps, with a typographic overprint ‘CONGO BELGE’, including numbers 40, 42, 43, 43a, 44, 45, 46 (2x), 47, 48 (3x) and 49, very fine (OBP €270)

Lot nr. 2507 Kwaliteit: **

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No. 44 “40c. green-blue” in a block of six from the corner piece, 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 (OBP €160)

Lot nr. 2508 Kwaliteit: 0

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N° 45 “50c. olive” (Mols) with “CONGO BELGE” overprint, typography, letter press, significantly misaligned, rare, cancelled at Leopoldville 15 NOV 1911, a fine curiosity, certificate by Luc Vander Marcken, very fine

Lot nr. 2509 Kwaliteit: **

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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 nr. 2510 Kwaliteit: (**)

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N° 47 “3.50fr. vermilion” with a letter press 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 nr. 2511 Kwaliteit: */(**)

E - Envelop

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

Lot nr. 2512 Kwaliteit: ✉

E - Envelop

1910 N° 35L ‘50c. olive’ with ‘CONGO BELGE’ typo overprint, locally cancelled with Type 5, and ‘25c. blue’ and ‘1fr. carmine’ with the same overprint typo, registered post sent from Leopoldville on 17 March 1910 to Libreville, tariff and very rare mixed franking, sent by the Léopoldville postmaster, certificate by Luc Vander Marcken, very fine

Lot nr. 2513 Kwaliteit: *

E - Envelop

N° 47 PT ‘3.50 fr. vermilion’ from the Princes’ printing with an overprint ‘CONGO BELGE’, stamp genuinely imperforated on at least three sides and trimmed on the fourth side, Luc Vander Marcken certificate, position 46, b (OBP €460)

Lot nr. 2514 Kwaliteit: 0

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No. 49PT, 43 PT, 45 PT, 47 PT, 48 PT, and 49 PT “10c. carmine,” “25c. blue,” “50c. olive,” “3.50fr. vermilion,” “5fr. carmine,” and “10fr. green” from the "Princes Issue" with various cancellations, very fine (OBP €635)

Lot nr. 2515 Kwaliteit: **

F - Farde

No. 59 “50c. olive”, complete sheet of 50 stamps, combination III.2 + A.4, superb dark nuance, very rare combination without “recovery” overprint, vf (OBP €725)

Lot nr. 2516 Kwaliteit: **

F - Farde

N° 61 (strip of 5), partly loose perf, with margin inscription, very fine (OBP +€400)

Lot nr. 2517 Kwaliteit: ZK

F - Farde

1910/1914 Lot of 8 picture postcards with ‘5c.’ and ‘10c.’ postage (Mols 1910) to Belgium, very fine

Lot nr. 2518 Kwaliteit: ✉

E - Envelop

1915 N° 60 (2x) ‘1fr. carmine’ in a horizontal pair, on a postal authorization from the Buta post office dated 18 September 1915, bearing the signatures of two witnesses; a rare item, very fine

Lot nr. 2519 Kwaliteit: ✉

E - Envelop

1915 N° 57 (8x) “25c. blue”, two blocks of 4 glued both sides on a postal authorization from the Buta post office dated 2 February 1915 with the signatures of two witnesses; the stamps were cancelled on 9 February 1915; a rare document and postage, very fine

Lot nr. 2520 Kwaliteit: ✉

E - Envelop

1915 N° 60 (2x) ‘1fr. carmine’ in a vertical pair with margin on a postal authorization from the Buta post office, cancelled on 23 June 1915, signatures of two witnesses, rare item, very fine

Lot nr. 2521 Kwaliteit: ✉

E - Envelop

1940 N° 60 (2x) "1fr. carmin" in a vertical pair with a corner piece on a postal authorization from the Buta Darée post office dated 10 January 1916, executed by the manager of the N.A.H.V. in Dundo in the presence of two witnesses, used for postage in accordance with the 1910 issue’s charges, withdrawn from auction a few days later, very fine

Lot nr. 2522 Kwaliteit: **

E - Envelop

N° 65 “10c. carmine” in a vertical pair; the upper-left corner is cut off. The lower item bears a fake overprint forgery “30c.” intended to create a “curiosity”—a very fine imitation of the genuine overprint; very fine/to be checked

Lot nr. 2523 Kwaliteit: ✉

E - Envelop

1916 N° 69 (4x) ‘50c. lilac-brown’ in a block of 4 on a postal authorization from the Buta post office, cancelled on 2 June 1916 and bearing the signatures of two witnesses; a rare document and postage, very fine

Lot nr. 2524 Kwaliteit: ✉

E - Envelop

1916 N° 67 (8x) ‘25c. blue’ in 2 pairs and a block of 4, issued by postal authorization from the Bambili post office, cancelled on 19 August 1916 in Buta, with signatures of two witnesses; a rare document and postage fee, very fine

Lot nr. 2525 Kwaliteit: ✉

E - Envelop

1917 N° 67 (4x) ‘25c. blue’ and N° 69 (2x) ‘50c. lilac-brown’, postmark from Buta dated 14 April 1917, signatures of two witnesses, rare document and franking, very fine

Lot nr. 2526 Kwaliteit: ✉

E - Envelop

1918 N° 70 (2x) ‘1fr. olive’ in a horizontal pair, on a postal authorization from the Buta post office, cancelled on 9 April 1918, signatures of two witnesses, rare item, very fine

Lot nr. 2527 Kwaliteit: ✉

F - Farde

1919 N° 70 (2x) “1fr. olive” in a vertical pair on a postal authorization written in Wamba; the stamps were cancelled at the Avakubi post office in March 1919; signatures of two experts; a rare item; very fine

Lot nr. 2528 Kwaliteit: ✉

E - Envelop

1919 N° 70 (2x) ‘1fr. olive’ on a postal authorization from the Stanleyville post office, cancelled on 26 February 1919, signatures of two witnesses, rare item, very fine

Lot nr. 2529 Kwaliteit: ✉

F - Farde

1919 N° 70 (2x) ‘1fr. olive’ in a vertical pair, on a postal authorization from the Basoko post office, cancelled on 6 March 1919, signed by two witnesses, rare item, very fine

Lot nr. 2530 Kwaliteit: ✉

F - Farde

1920 N° 65 (10x) ‘10c. carmine’ and N° 70 ‘1fr. olive’ on a postal authorization from the Stanleyville post office, cancelled on 30 March 1920; the ‘10c.’ stamps are divided into one block of 4 and one block of 6; a very rare postage, very fine

Lot nr. 2531 Kwaliteit: **

F - Farde

No. 68 “40c. carmine-brown” in a complete sheet of 50, combination II + A.3, vf (OBP €1,300)

Lot nr. 2532 Kwaliteit: **

F - Farde

No. 68 “40c. carmine-brown” in a complete sheet of 50, combination II + A.2, perforation 14, vf (OBP €1,300)

Lot nr. 2533 Kwaliteit: **

F - Farde

No. 69 “50c. lilac-brown,” in a complete sheet of 50 stamps, combination III.4 + B.2, perforation 14, vf (OBP €2,250)

Lot nr. 2534 Kwaliteit: *

E - Envelop

N° 93A "5fr. carmine" with overprint "CONGO BELGE", typographic and "1921", position 48 on the sheet, rare in this condition, Vander Marcken certificate, very fine (OBP €270)

Lot nr. 2535 Kwaliteit: ZK

E - Envelop

1921/1925 Two picture postcards with “Mols recuperation” postage, one of which was sent to Czechoslovakia, very fine

Lot nr. 2536 Kwaliteit: ❒

F - Farde

N° 185/91 "50 years Independent State of Congo", imperf. ** in pair, vf (OBP €8.000)

Lot nr. 2537 Kwaliteit: ❒

E - Envelop

+/-1930 Group proof in blue on cream-colored cardstock of five unadopted stamp designs for the Belgian Congo, artist unknown, rare, fine

Lot nr. 2538 Kwaliteit: ❒

E - Envelop

+/-1930 Epreuve collective en noir sur carton crème de cinq projects non adoptés de timbres pour le Congo Belge, auteur inconnu, rare, tb/b

Lot nr. 2539 Kwaliteit: **

F - Farde

BL 3/10 "Messages", some with faint gum marks, very fine/fine (OBP €1.700)

Lot nr. 2540 Kwaliteit: **

F - Farde

BL 3/10 "Messages", superb (OBP €1,700)

Lot nr. 2541 Kwaliteit: **

F - Farde

BL 3A/10A "UPU miniature souvenir sheets", superb, except for BL 10A which has a slight crease in the corner and a small gum stain, very fine, to be checked (OBP €4.300)

Lot nr. 2542 Kwaliteit: PWST

E - Envelop

1923, EP at “15c.”, N° 61 (Stibbe) posted from Étoile du Congo on 15 March 1923 in a cover; the card, posted by the stationmaster, bears the large rectangular cancellation ‘CHEMIN DE FER DU KATANGA / 15 MARS 1923 / ETOILE DU CONGO’, a very rare cancellation, very fine

Lot nr. 2543 Kwaliteit: 0

E - Envelop

CP 18/23, 1st set of BCK pictorial stamps, various cancellations in black or purple, certificate by Luc Vander Marcken, vf (OBP €1.650)

Lot nr. 2544 Kwaliteit: 0

E - Envelop

N° CP 18 “1fr. red”, “BCK” pictorial stamp, first printing, cancelled “ELISABETHVILLE JAN 1942”, very fine (OBP €275)

Lot nr. 2545 Kwaliteit: **

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CP 25 "2fr. blue", BCK 2nd series, four stamps including one set of three (BCK stamp sets in unused condition are very rare), 1 stamp with rust, vf (OBP ++€4.000)

Lot nr. 2546 Kwaliteit: (*)

E - Envelop

CP 26 "3fr. green", set of three items without gum, rare accumulation, vf

Lot nr. 2547 Kwaliteit: **

E - Envelop

CP 27 "4fr. lilac" in pair with full corner piece, very rare, vf/f

Lot nr. 2548 Kwaliteit: **/*/0

A - Album

1886/1960 Small accumulation with Vloors emission with 7 "SPECIMEN" overprints, very fine/fine/to be checked

Lot nr. 2549 Kwaliteit: 0

A - Album

1886/1966 Large stockbook of the Belgian Congo and the Republic of the Congo, containing a large number of stamps, mainly cancelled, including CP 2, CP 4 and N° 13; to be examined for cancellations; very fine/fine

Lot nr. 2550 Kwaliteit: 0

A - Album

1886/1960 Belgian Congo collection in 1 Davo album comprising message blocks, booklet pages, good cancellations, local and typographical Mols, mail items, etc., very fine/fine

Lot nr. 2551 Kwaliteit: ✉

F - Farde

1951 Lot of 3 letters, philatelically franked with a special cancellation reading ‘FOIRE COMMERCIALE ET INDUSTRIELLE LEOPOLDVILLE 20-8-51’, fine and rare on letter, very fine

Lot nr. 2552 Kwaliteit: ZK/✉

F - Farde

1924/1930 Lot of 15 letter-cards/letters with Vloors postage, very fine/to be checked

Lot nr. 2553 Kwaliteit: ✉

E - Envelop

1928 N° 131 “1.75fr. blue Vloors,” single franking on a letter mailed from Aba on Oct. 2, 1928, to Vienna, Austria; green propaganda pictorial stamp in white “1st African Games / Apr. 3–19, 1929 / Alexandria,” very rare; postage at “1.75fr.” correct, very fine

Lot nr. 2554 Kwaliteit: ✉

E - Envelop

1929 N° 115, 120, PA 2, and PA 3 on an airmail registered letter sent from the Portuguese Consulate in Boma on January 30, 1929, to Leopoldville, intact wax seal on the reverse from the Portuguese Consulate in Boma, very fine

Lot nr. 2555 Kwaliteit: ZK/✉

F - Farde

1929/1936 Lot of 14 letter-cards/postcards with Stanley, ‘Caritas’ and indigenous scenes postage stamps, very fine/to be checked

Lot nr. 2556 Kwaliteit: ✉

E - Envelop

1931 N° 144 and 163 “Stanley” and PA 1 and 2 on a registered letter sent from Lusambo on March 17, 1931, to a passenger aboard the “Léopoldville” in Boma, rare domestic mail, very fine

Lot nr. 2557 Kwaliteit: ✉

E - Envelop

1932 N° 164 “2fr. on 1.60fr. gray Stanley,” single franking on a letter mailed from Dilolo on March 8, 1932, to Austria (postage charge in effect from January 1, 1931, to January 31, 1934), rare stamp on letter, very fine

Lot nr. 2558 Kwaliteit: ZK

F - Farde

1934/1939 A small collection of 10 illustrated postcards sent by a couple from Albertville to their children in Belgium, with various postage stamps; 8 of the postcards feature illustrations enhanced by fragments of superb stamps – these should be checked, very fine

Lot nr. 2559 Kwaliteit: ✉

E - Envelop

1937 N° 168, 172, and 182 “10c. sepia,” “40c. green,” and “10fr. red-orange” from the “Indigenous Scenes” issue on a cover for an international money order sent from Libenge on March 20, 1937, to Brussels; since the mailing was postage-free, only the airmail charge of “10.50fr.” was paid (charge in effect until March 31, 1937: “3.50fr.” per 5gr.), rare item, very fine

Lot nr. 2560 Kwaliteit: ✉

KB - Kleine platte doos

1929/1939 Large lot of 72 airmail letters, including 1st Mols, Imperial Airways, Air Afrique, etc.; to be examined precisely; very good lot; very fine/fine

Lot nr. 2561 Kwaliteit: ✉

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’ PA 4 airmail stamps, vf

Lot nr. 2562 Kwaliteit: ✉

E - Envelop

1937 PA 8 (2x) and PA 12 “1fr. carmin” and "5fr. “brown-yellow” airmail stamps on an envelope for an international postal money order sent from Kabalo on 1/11/37 to Brussels; since the item was postage-free, only the airmail fee of “7fr.” for 10gr. was paid. (rate in effect through March 31, 1937: “3.50fr.” per 5gr.), rare item, very fine/fine

Lot nr. 2563 Kwaliteit: ✉

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 2/7/37 to Brussels; since the item was postage-free, only the airmail fee was paid, with a handwritten notation ”15gr./10.50“ and a cancellation on backside ”BRUXELLES MANDATS 20. II.37," a rare document, very fine

Lot nr. 2564 Kwaliteit: ✉

E - Envelop

1937 PA 5 (2x) and PA 12 “15fr. sepia” and “5fr. brown-yellow” airmail stamps on a cover for an international postal money order sent from Stanleyville on March 20, 1937, to Brussels; since the item was postage-free, only the airmail charge of “35fr.” was paid, handwritten notation “50gr.” (charge in effect until March 31, 1937, of “3.50fr.” per 5gr.) on the back; cancellation “BRUXELLES 1N/27 1937”; rare item, very fine

Lot nr. 2565 Kwaliteit: ✉

E - Envelop

1937 N° 147 (3x) “5fr. green Stanley,” and N° 183 (3x) “20fr. sepia” featuring indigenous scenes on a cover for an international postal money order sent from Stanleyville on 4/20/37 to Brussels; since the mailing was postage-free, only the airmail fee of “75fr.” was paid by handwritten notation: 125gr./25p. (charge effective April 1, 1937: “3fr.” per 5gr.), rare item, very fine/fine

Lot nr. 2566 Kwaliteit: ✉

E - Envelop

1937 N° 147 “5fr. green Stanley” and PA 2 “1fr. purple” airmail on a cover for an international postal money order sent from Luluabourg on April 23, 1937, to Brussels; since the item was postage-free, the only airmail fee of “6fr.” was paid (charge effective April 1, 1937: “3fr.” per 5fr.), rare item, very fine

Lot nr. 2567 Kwaliteit: ✉

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 4/22/37 to Brussels; since the mailing was postage-free, only the airmail rate was paid, i.e., “15fr.” handwritten notation “25g./5p = 15” (charge effective April 1, 1937, of “3fr.” per 5gr.), rare item, very fine

Lot nr. 2568 Kwaliteit: ✉

E - Envelop

1937 N° 164 "2fr. on 1.50fr. “Stanley” and 176 “1fr. pink,” indigenous scenes on a cover for an international postal money order sent from Libenge on 4/23/37 to Brussels; since the item was postage-free, only the airmail rate was paid, i.e., “2fr.” (charge effective April 1: “3fr.” per 5gr.), rare item, very fine/fine

Lot nr. 2569 Kwaliteit: ✉

E - Envelop

1937 N° 148 "10fr. Overseas Stanley,“ 187 ”1.50fr. brown—50th anniversary,“ and PA 5 ”15fr. sepia,“ airmail on a cover for an international postal money order sent from Aba on April 26, 1937, to Brussels; since the mailing was exempt from postage, only the airmail rate of ”28fr." at the charge of “3.50fr./5gr.” via Juba, handwritten notation “40gr.” on the back, “BRUSSELS MONEY ORDERS/3-5-1937”; rare item, very fine

Lot nr. 2570 Kwaliteit: ✉

E - Envelop

1937 PA 3 (2x) “2fr. blue,” PA 6 “30fr. lilac,” and PA 11 “4.50fr. oversea“ on a cover for an international postal money order sent from Aba on 4/30/37 to Brussels; since 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 nr. 2571 Kwaliteit: ✉

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 April 30, 1937, to Brussels, with a handwritten notation “30gr.”, since the item was postage-free, only the local postage was paid, i.e., “18fr.” (charge: 3fr./5gr.), a rare item, to be checked

Lot nr. 2572 Kwaliteit: ✉

F - Farde

1937/1970 Set of 14 letter-cards/letters from or to the Congo, most sent by airmail, several interesting griffs and various administrative cancellations from the Congo, very fine/to be checked

Lot nr. 2573 Kwaliteit: ✉

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 mailed on February 11, 1938, to Vienna, Austria; blue cancel from Leopoldville - Kalina, rare, correctly franked at “2.50fr.”, very fine

Lot nr. 2574 Kwaliteit: ✉

KB - Kleine platte doos

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 precisely; very fine/fine

Lot nr. 2575 Kwaliteit: ✉

KB - Kleine platte doos

1941/1949, 16 letters and a sleeve of printed matter, including service correspondence; very fine/to be checked

Lot nr. 2576 Kwaliteit: ✉

KB - Kleine platte doos

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 nr. 2577 Kwaliteit: ZK/PWST

KB - Kleine platte doos

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 nr. 2578 Kwaliteit: ✉

E - Envelop

1948 N° 291 “6fr. mask” on a letter mailed from Leopoldville on May 10, 1948, by air to Brussels; the plane crashed near Libenge and has the Libenge cancellation dated May 22, 1948, but does not have the black notation explaining the accident, a rare find, b

Lot nr. 2579 Kwaliteit: ✉

KB - Kleine platte doos

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 nr. 2580 Kwaliteit: ✉

E - Envelop

1950 N° 284 (2x) “75c. lilac-pink masks” on a business card cover sent by air from Inikisi on 6/26/50 to Veltem; reduced charge for end-of-year greetings for a business card with a maximum of 5 words in an open cover; very fine

Lot nr. 2581 Kwaliteit: ✉

KB - Kleine platte doos

1953/1960 Lot of 25 letters with “Flore du Congo” postage, including airmail, registered letters, etc., very fine/to be checked

Lot nr. 2582 Kwaliteit: ✉/PWST

KB - Kleine platte doos

1954/1960 Lot of 12 letters with franked postage stamps featuring “Kivu Fair,” “Royal Tour,” “CCTA,” etc., including 2 aerograms, very fine/to be checked

Lot nr. 2583 Kwaliteit: ✉

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 1/15/37 to Brussels; since the item was postage-free, only the airmail fee was paid, i.e., “3.50fr.” for 5gr. (rate valid through March 31, 1937); on the reverse, “BRUXELLES 1A/20 I 1937”; rare item, very good condition, very fine/to be checked

Lot nr. 2584 Kwaliteit: ✉

KB - Kleine platte doos

1940/91945 A fine lot of 20 censored letters, mainly addressed to the U.S., with various postage stamps; very fine/fine/to be checked

Lot nr. 2585 Kwaliteit: 0

E - Envelop

N° 18 ‘10c. blue’ (Mols) with a full-margin postmark ‘BATEAU-POSTE N° 2 / 27 SEPT 1897’ in blue, superb, Luc Vander Marcken certificate, very fine

Lot nr. 2586 Kwaliteit: 0

E - Envelop

N° 64/71, 1915 Mols Bilingual Set, with ‘PAQUEBOT ALBERTVILLE’ postmark featuring a star in the centre, very fine

Lot nr. 2587 Kwaliteit: 0

E - Envelop

N° 118 “20c. green”, Vloors, cancelled “COURRIER DE HAUTE MER / S.S. STANLEYVILLE” in black, and No. 107 “10c. green”, 124 “60c. carmine” and 129 “1.25fr. blue”, Vloors on piece (of cover) cancelled “COURRIER DE HAUTE MER / S.S. ELISABETHVILLE”, very fine

Lot nr. 2588 Kwaliteit: ZK/✉

F - Farde

1922/1934, 10 postcards and two letters bearing ‘COURRIER DE HAUTE MER’ cancellations from various ships, very fine/fine/to be checked

Lot nr. 2589 Kwaliteit: ✉

F - Farde

1947/1951 Set of 5 letters written by a CMB radio officer whilst on board the various ships on which he served; on the back of the letters are handwritten cancellations reading ‘M/S MAR DEL PLATA’, ‘ALEX VAN OPSTAL’, ‘S/S MAFUTA’ and ‘S/S LINDI’; one of a kind; very fine/fine/to be checked

Lot nr. 2590 Kwaliteit: (*)

E - Envelop

Lot of 11 different values from the two Vloors sets, numbers 109 to 128, with a ‘PAQUEBOT’ courtesy cancellation (unframed) and a ‘PAQUEBOTS’ cancellation (in box), all without gum, very fine/fine

Lot nr. 2591 Kwaliteit: PWST/BK

KB - Kleine platte doos

1886/1909 Lot of 14 unused postal stationary items, N° 2–31 (Stibbe), very fine

Lot nr. 2592 Kwaliteit: PWST

F - Farde

1893/1908 Lot of 12 unused/used postal stationary items, including EP N° 6 with a ‘10c. red’ overprint, issued in 1887, and two n° 14 items with a ‘5c. green Mols’ overprint, in very fine

Lot nr. 2593 Kwaliteit: PWST

F - Farde

A small lot comprising postal stationary no. 6, cancelled “N’ZOBÉ 24 JAN 1896” (rare); postal stationary no. 13, cancelled “MATADI” in 1902 for domestic service; and a postcard franked with a “10c. Mols BIL 1910" postage stamp, sent to Antwerp, very fine/fine

Lot nr. 2594 Kwaliteit: PWST

E - Envelop

1900 Postal stationery N° 15 posted from Matadi on 5 May 1906 to Frasnes-lez-Buissenal, superbly stamped cancellation, very fine

Lot nr. 2595 Kwaliteit: PWST

F - Farde

1911/1914 Postal stationary overprinted with N° 21L (L1), postal stationary no. 23 La and nos. 42 and 43 (6x) to Belgium, very fine

Lot nr. 2596 Kwaliteit: 0

E - Envelop

1915 (Mols), No. 65 ‘10c. carmine’ and No. 89 ‘30c. over 10c. carmine’, reissued with the overprint ‘15’, intended for use on postal stationary, very fine

Lot nr. 2597 Kwaliteit: PWST

E - Envelop

1944 “1fr.” postal stationery (Stibbe No. 73) sent by air from Basoko on 12/1/44 to Brussels, Congolese censorship stamp and airmail label; the postal stationery was written by a TSF employee in Basoko, with the text “FIRST AUTHORIZED MAIL TO BELGIUM,” airmail surcharge of “6fr.” effective 11/27/44, very fine

Lot nr. 2598 Kwaliteit: ✉/PWST

F - Farde

1903/1931 A small lot comprising 8 pieces of postal stationary and 1 postcard, most of which have been sent to Belgium; very fine/to be checked