Ruanda-Urundi

Lot nr. 2599 Kwaliteit: **

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N° 9B to 15B: A set of 7 stamps ranging from ‘5c. to 1fr.’ with the Le Havre ‘RUANDA’ overprint, unused with no hinge, significant premium, rare, certificate Luc Vander Marcken, very fine condition (OBP €1,210 + 200% = €3,630)

Lot nr. 2600 Kwaliteit: **

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N° 16B to 22B: A set of 7 stamps ranging from ‘5c.’ to ‘1fr.’ with the Le Havre ‘Urundi’ overprint, unused and in mint condition without hinge marks, highly prized and rare, certificate Luc Vander Marcken, very fine/fine (OBP €1,210 + 200% = €3,630)

Lot nr. 2601 Kwaliteit: **

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N° 28/35, 1915 bilingual Mols set with occupation overprint, in immaculate condition, including 3 values with sheet margins, very fine (OBP €93, ** = 150%, i.e. €233)

Lot nr. 2602 Kwaliteit: **

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N° 28, 30 et 32 (2x) "5c. et 15c. vert" et "40c. brun-carmin" de l'émission du Congo Mols 1915 revêtu d'une fausse surcharge "EAAOB-DOABB", tb

Lot nr. 2603 Kwaliteit: ✉

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1916 N° 64 and 65 (2x) with a purple overprint ‘KIGOMA’ on a letter to the Netherlands, large griff ‘OCCUPATION BELGE/ COMMAND OF THE / UDJIDJI DISTRICT’ and ‘CENSURE’ in purple; the stamps were cancelled en route at Albertville on 29 October 1916; arrival postmark ‘MAASTRICHT 3-1-1917’; very fine/fine

Lot nr. 2604 Kwaliteit: **/*

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TX 1/8 "Full set", n° 4, 5 and 8 are **, very fine (OBP €391)

Lot nr. 2605 Kwaliteit: **/*/0

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1916/1962 Small collection in one stockbook of Ruanda-Urundi stamps, nos. 28–230, various conditions, very complete, plus two first-day sheets and floral designs, very fine/fine/to be checked

Lot nr. 2606 Kwaliteit: 0

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N° 44 ‘10fr. green’ with ‘A.O.’ (East Africa) overprint, bearing a forged postmark ‘KIGOMA 3 OC 17’; the stamp was not issued until 1918!, Luc Vander Marcken certificate, very fine/to be checked

Lot nr. 2607 Kwaliteit: **

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BL 1A/4A "UPU miniature blocks", superb, except for BL 3A, which has a gum error on the stamp, very fine/to be checked (OBP €1.850)

Lot nr. 2608 Kwaliteit: **

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BL 1/4 ‘Messages’, BL 1 with creases from the gum, BL 4 extra-large with registration marks, very fine/fine (OBP €800)

Lot nr. 2609 Kwaliteit: **/*

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BL 1/4 "Messages", BL 4 with faint gum marks, very fine/fine (OBP €800)

Lot nr. 2610 Kwaliteit: PWST

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1918 Postal stationary, “10c. red on buff,” No. 12, with a cancellation on request “B.P.C.V.P.K. No. 17 / 27 MAR 18”; beautiful, crisp impression; reference item; very fine

Lot nr. 2611 Kwaliteit: ✉

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1929, 11 Vloors stamps on a cover sent from Kigali by registered mail on 5/20/29 to Brussels, transit marks “BUKOBA 29 MY 29,” “KAMPALA 3 JU 29,” and “MOMBASA 8 JU 29,” postage very colorful, very fine

Lot nr. 2612 Kwaliteit: ✉

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1937 N° 103 “4fr. carmine pink” and N° 105 “10fr. lilac” from the “Indigenous Scenes” issue on a cover for an international postal money order sent from Kigali on January 22, 1937, to Brussels; since the mailing was postage-free, only the airmail fee of “14fr.” was paid (charge: 3.50fr./5gr.) On the back, a transit mark “KAMPALA 25 AP 37” and an arrival cancellation “BRUXELLES 1A/8V 1937”; a very rare item, though slightly damaged, to be checked

Lot nr. 2613 Kwaliteit: ✉

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1937 N° 67 “50c. brown-orange,” Vloors, and No. 105 “10fr. lilac,” featuring indigenous scenes on a cover for an international money order sent from Usumbura on February 6, 1937, to Brussels; since the mailing was postage-free, only the airmail rate applies, i.e., “10.50fr.” (charge 3.50fr./5gr.), on the back: transit marks “KIGOMA 8 FE 1937,” “DODOMA 10 FE 1937,” and arrival cancellation “BRUSSELS MANDATS/20.II.1937”; a very rare item, to be checked

Lot nr. 2614 Kwaliteit: ✉

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1937 N° 96 “50c. purple” and No. 105 “10fr. lilac” from the “Indigenous Scenes” issue on a cover for an international money order sent from Usumbura on April 20, 1937, to Brussels; since the mailing was postage-free, only the airmail fee of “10.50fr.” (charge: 3.50fr./5gr.) On the back: transit marks “Kigoma 21 AP 1937,” “DODOMA 24 AP 1937,” and arrival cancellation “BRUXELLES MANDATS/3V 1997.” A very rare item; fine/to be checked

Lot nr. 2615 Kwaliteit: ✉

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1937 N° 60 “Vloors – 5fr. grey‘ overprinted ’RUANDA-URUNDI‘, single franking on an airmail letter posted on 20 April 1937 – transit mark ’KIGOMA 21 AP 1937‘ and ’DODOMA 24 AP 1937‘, rare but correct postage (postage ’1.50fr." + airmail surcharge fee 3.50fr., very fine

Lot nr. 2616 Kwaliteit: ✉

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1939, five letters bearing the black cancellation ‘PREMIER LIAISON AERIENNE / USUMBURA–STANLEYVILLE, 28 NOV. 1939’, all with different ‘indigenous scenes’ franking stamps, very fine

Lot nr. 2617 Kwaliteit: ✉

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1945 Nos. 132 and 142, “5c. green” and “6fr. blue,” from the ‘Palmiers’ issue, on a parcel label sent by registered mail from Usumbura on 12/4/45; on the back, a green label from the parcel with a Belgian postage due stamp for “3.50fr.” Cancelled in Florenville, date illegible; Ruanda-Urundi parcel labels are rare, to be checked

Lot nr. 2618 Kwaliteit: ✉

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1945 N° 132 “50c. green” and N° 142 “6fr. blue” from the “Palm Trees” set on a package label sent by registered mail from Usumbura on 2/17/45 to Veltem, marked “sample—no value”; Ruanda Urundi labels are rare, very fine/fine

Lot nr. 2619 Kwaliteit: ✉

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1945 N° 126, 131, 132, 135, and 139 “Palmiers” set on a letter from Astrida dated March 3, 1945, addressed to Cape Town, with Congolese and South African censorship marks, very fine

Lot nr. 2620 Kwaliteit: ✉

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1946 Nos. 132, 139, 141 and 144 from the ‘Palmiers’ issue on an airmail letter sent by registered post from Usumbura on 16 November 1946 to Brussels; post from Ruanda-Urundi is very scarce, very fine