281

Sale number: 16

Belgian Colonies: Belgian Congo: 1887-94 5f. violet, mint, fine. S.G. 12, cat. £750. Photo.

Price Realised £100

282

Sale number: 16

Belgian Colonies: Belgian Congo: A comprehensive mint and used collection incl. 1886 set mint and used, 1887-94 values to 5f. grey, 10f. mint, set used, 1898 3f.50 mint and used, 1900-01 1f. black and carmine mint, 1909 ''CONGO BELGE'' overprints, handstamped and typo. values to 10f., 1918 Red Cross set mint, later issues to 1962, ranges of covers and cards, booklet panes, etc., fair to fine.

Price Realised £680

715

Sale number: 17

Belgian Colonies: Belgian Congo: 1931-39, five values to 2f. with bogus U.S.A. Detachment Air Mail surcharges, mint, fine.

Price Realised £30

2605

Sale number: 25

Belgian Colonies: Belgian Congo: A collection on leaves and a stockcard with 1886 to 5f. (unused, faults), 1887-94 to 10f. incl. 5f. violet used, 1892 3f.50 on 5f. grey used, later issues to 1930 incl. 1909 to 10f. (mint), 1918 Red Cross set used etc., also a selection of Ruanda-Urundi, varied condition.

Price Realised £380

3174

Sale number: 38

Belgian Colonies: Belgian Congo: A collection on leaves, incl. 1886 5f. mint, 1887 handstamped 3f.50 on 5f. used (small thin), 1887-94 5f. violet, 5f. grey used, 10f. dull orange mint, also unissued 25f., 50f., 1887 (Dec.) handstamped 3f.50 on 5f. mint, 1889 3f.50 on 5f., used, 1892 3f.50 on 5f. mint, etc., mainly good to fine. (46) Photo.

Price Realised £650

277

Sale number: 43

Belgian Colonies: Belgian Congo: 1937-45 selection of covers and cards, incl. flown items, censored mail, etc., good to fine. (7 items).

Price Realised UNSOLD

327

Sale number: 73

Belgian Colonies: Belgian Congo: A large mint and used accumulation in ten albums and stockbooks in a carton, mainly early issues with plating studies of many values of the 1894 to 1915 issues mostly used, 1915 booklet stamps, incl. 1894 1f. mint, used (4), 1909 “CONGO BELGE” opts. to 10f. with some mint, 1921 surcharges and opts., many blocks of four incl. 1923-27 values to 10f. mint and c.t.o. and 1928 Stanley set to 20f. mint, other multiples incl. some complete sheets, unused postal stationery cards from 1886, a few used, p.p.c’s, also Ruanda-Urundi with a few 1916 (July) handstamps, 1916 (Nov.) opts. mint and used incl. multiples, literature, etc., varied condition. (few 1,000s)

Price Realised £620

453

Sale number: 78

Belgian Colonies: Belgian Congo: A mint and used selection on stockcards, incl. sets and part sets, Ruanda, Burundi, etc. (few 100s)

Price Realised £80

221

Sale number: 81

Belgian Congo: 1907 to 1964, a selection of covers (18) and cards (17) incl. airmail, registered, censored, etc. With some unusual and attractive frankings.

Price Realised £110

222

Sale number: 81

Belgian Congo: 1915 (Sept. 7) postcard from Kabalo to England, bearing 10c. Sent by Sub. Lt. C.J. Tyler a member of the advanced party of the Naval Expedition to Lake Tangkanyika, who with Lt. Hope was sent ahead to supervise the road works necessary before the two armed motor boats could be taken across 150 miles of jungle from Fungurume to the Lualaba River at Sankisia, rare. Photo.

Price Realised £850

223

Sale number: 81

Belgian Congo: 1930s, 1940s, a selection of flown covers (23) with a range of frankings and cancellations, with both commercial and philatelic flights.

Price Realised £120

406

Sale number: 90

Belgian Colonies: Belgian Congo: 1886 to 1923, a mint and used collection in an album incl. 1886 5f. lilac (2) used plus imperf. single mint, 1887-94 5f. violet used, 10f. dull orange unused, 1887-1892 Parcel Post handstamps, 1900-01 1f. black and claret mint (2) and 1f. black and carmine unused (2), 1918 Red Cross Fund set mint with some blocks, 1922-23 surcharges incl. sheets, many varieties, covers, postal stationery unused and used, etc., varied condition. (100s)

Price Realised £800

3113

Sale number: 92

Belgian Congo: 1942 War Relief stamps on covers from Leopoldville (2) and Usumbura (2) to Cameroun, also 1943 (Dec. 14) registered air cover from Leopoldville to Cameroun, censored Belgian Congo, Lagos, and Duala, 1942 (Feb. 17) registered cover from Bangui to Cameroun, bearing French Equatorial Africa and Cameroun censor cachets.

Price Realised UNSOLD

2064

Sale number: 98

Belgian Congo: Railway Stamps: 1924-71 Societé des Chemins de Fer Vicinaux du Congo, mint and used selection with values from 1f. to 100f. etc. (32)

Price Realised £1000

5533

Sale number: 103

Belgian Congo: 1942 War Relief stamps on covers from Leopoldville (2) and Usumbura (2) to Cameroun, also 1943 (Dec. 14) registered air cover from Leopoldville to Cameroun, censored Belgian Congo, Lagos, and Duala, 1942 (Feb. 17) registered cover from Bangui to Cameroun, bearing French Equatorial Africa and Cameroun censor cachets.

Price Realised UNSOLD

262

Sale number: 107

Belgian Congo: 1942 War Relief stamps on covers from Leopoldville (2) and Usumbura (2) to Cameroun, also 1943 (Dec. 14) registered air cover from Leopoldville to Cameroun, censored Belgian Congo, Lagos, and Douala, 1942 (Feb. 17) registered cover from Bangui to Cameroun, bearing French Equatorial Africa and Cameroun censor cachets.

Price Realised UNSOLD

413

Sale number: 113

Belgian Congo: 1909 (Apr. 1) picture post card written at Loka (Mar. 17) to Antwerp ''Via Caire, Khartoum'' with Sudan 1903 5m. just tied by very light White-Nile T.P. c.d.s., Anvers c.d.s. (Apr. 20) alongside clear of the message, fine and unusual. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

414

Sale number: 113

Belgian Congo: 1918 (Mar.) cover, registered to Switzerland, franked by 1916 5c., 10c., 15c., 20c. and 50c. tied by double circular ''B.P.C.V.P.K/5'' datestamps, with large yellow label ''OPENED/under/MARTIAL LAW'' tied by Bern receiving mark on reverse. Photo.

Price Realised £130

415

Sale number: 113

Belgian Congo: 1918 (May) postcard, registered to Belgium, franked by 1916 5c., 15c. and on picture side 10c, tied by double circular ''B.P.C.V.P.K/12'' datestamps, registered label with manuscript ''B.P.C.V.P.K. 12'', also two line ''CONGO BELGE/TROUPES EN CAMPAGNE'' in violet. Photo.

Price Realised £110

1811

Sale number: 115

Belgian Congo: 1917 (Feb.) 10c. stationery postcard, registered to England, franked by 1916 15c. tied by double circular ''B.P.C.V.P.K/1'' datestamps, registered label with typed ''Postes Mil./Legerpost no 1'' with Tabora datestamp at left. Belgium Congo Study Circle certificate (1990). Photo.

Price Realised £120

1812

Sale number: 115

Belgian Congo: 1917 (Nov.) postcard, registered to England, manuscript ''On active service via Suez'', franked by 1916 25c., tied by double circular ''B.P.C.V.P.K/11'' datestamps, registered label with manuscript ''B.P.C.V.P.K. 11''. Photo.

Price Realised £120

411

Sale number: 117

Belgian Congo: 1893 to 1926, selection comprising one cover and seven used stationery cards, incl. 1919 5c. postcard used from Usumbura to Belgium, etc. (8 items)

Price Realised UNSOLD

412

Sale number: 117

Belgian Congo: 1918 envelope registered to Switzerland, franked by 1916 (Nov.) 5f. black and orange, tied by ''KIGOMA'' c.d.s. with another strike alongside, with Matadi, Kinshasa and Bern c.d.s's on the reverse. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

504

Sale number: 130

Belgian Colonies: Belgian Congo: 1917 (Jan. 24) military occupation of Tabora, officer's cover registered to Folkestone, England sent ''via Le Cap'' franked at double rate by Occupation overprint 50c. cancelled by F.P.O. 1 Tabora c.d.s., with Belgian Congo registration label showing added ''Postes Militaires/Leger post/n1'' in ms., self-censored by Lt. Colonel Thomas, commanding his ''Troupes de l'Est'', transit and arrival backstamps. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD