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Belgian Congo - Dr. Maulding Collection - Postal Stationery

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Lot Description

1702

BELGIAN CONGO, 1886, 15c Brown on Buff, Postal Card (Stibbe 1). Cancelled by blue Banana 1886 circular datestamp with additional strike at left to Milwaukee Wis., New York "Paid All" transit, Very Fine, a scarce First Issue postal card, with 1989 Belgian Congo Study Circle certificate (Image)

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E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $450.00
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1703

BELGIAN CONGO, 1886, 15c Brown on Buff, Postal Card (Stibbe 1). Cancelled by blue "Banana 16 Mai 1886" circular datestamp to Leipzig, Germany, Lisbon transit, Very Fine, with 2000 Belgian Congo Study Circle certificate (Image)

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E. $ 400-500

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1704

BELGIAN CONGO, 1886 King Leopold II Postal Cards (Stibbe 1-2). Total of 16 cards incl. three scarce Brown examples with two used in 1886 and 1887, each with black or blue Boma or Banana cancels and one with Leopoldville, destinations to Belgium, England, Germany or United States, also one C.T.O. with red Boma 1886 cancel, some small faults, Fine-Very Fine, one accompanied by Belgian Congo Study Circle certificate

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E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $800.00
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1705

BELGIAN CONGO, 1888, 15c Red on Salmon, Postal Card with Watermark Inverted (Stibbe 3a). Cancelled by "Banana 4 Juin 1889" circular datestamp and addressed to Brussels, Belgium, arrival datestamp, Very Fine, with 1989 Belgian Congo Study Circle certificate (Image)

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E. $ 300-400

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1706

BELGIAN CONGO, 1888, 15c Red on Salmon, Postal Card with Watermark Inverted (Stibbe 3a). Cancelled by "Banana 19 Aout 1889" circular datestamp and addressed to Brussels, Belgium, arrival datestamp, Very Fine, with 2000 Belgian Congo Study Circle certificate (Image)

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E. $ 300-400

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1707

BELGIAN CONGO, 1888 Palm Tree and Star Postal Card (Stibbe 3). Total of fourteen cards, each with black or blue Boma, Banana, N'Zobe or Leopoldville cancel, destinations to Gabon, Belgium, Netherlands and one domestic, incl. an inverted watermark and even one addressed to Captain Coquilhat, one with "Specimen" overprint, some small faults, Fine-Very Fine, two accompanied by Belgian Congo Study Circle certificates

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E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $300.00
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1708

BELGIAN CONGO, 1888-1892 Postal and Paid-Reply Cards, "Stations de Concentration" Cancels (Stibbe 3-13). Fifteen examples, four Matadi cancels incl. one uprated with 5c stamp and another to Ireland, twelve Lukungu cancels incl. two uprated with 5c stamps with destinations such as England, Denmark and United States, some small faults, Fine-Very Fine, these cancels were used prior to the opening of Post Offices, one with Belgian Congo Study Circle certificate (Image)

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E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $850.00
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1709

BELGIAN CONGO, 1889 Double Palm Tree and Star Postal and Paid-Reply Cards (Stibbe 4-7). Total of 86 cards of which 28 are uprated with the use of stamps, better cancels such as violet Boma, N'Zobe, and Tumba Poste with a large amount datelined in various towns (then cancelled at nearest city), destinations to mostly Europe with odd destinations such as Denmark, Montenegro, San Marino, Sweden and even Liberia (with "Missent to Sierra Leone handstamp), some domestic uses and a couple "Boma Carte Incomplete", even one written by Explorer Gronfell, some small faults, Fine-Very Fine, sixteen accompanied by Belgian Congo Study Circle certificates

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E. $ 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,600.00
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1710

BELGIAN CONGO, 1892, 10c Carmine on Yellow and 15c Blue on Light Blue, Postal Cards (Stibbe 10-11). Two cards, 10c uprated with 5c Red Brown & Black (15; COB 15), each with scarce blue Albertville Jun. 23, 1897 circular datestamps to same addressee at Sark, Channel Islands, blue Leopoldville, Boma and Stanley Falls transit datestamps, cards with a couple creases, otherwise Fine (Image)

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E. $ 300-400

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1711

BELGIAN CONGO, 1892, 5c Green + 10c Carmine on Yellow, Postal Paid-Reply Card, Error of Color (Stibbe 12E). Complete reply card, uprated with 10c Rose (7; COB 7), tied by blue "Boma 16 Juin, 1894" circular datestamps to Brussels, return side with Brussels Aug. 2, 1894 circular datestamp and addressed to Boma with blue Boma arrival datestamps

EXTREMELY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 1892 STATIONERY ERROR OF COLOR PRINTED ON YELLOW INSTEAD OF BLUE. ONLY 2-3 EXAMPLES ARE BELIEVED TO EXIST.

One of the rarest pieces of stationery in the world and missing from even the most advanced collections of Belgian Congo. (Image)

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E. $ 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,300.00
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1712

BELGIAN CONGO, 1892, 10c Carmine on Blue, Postal Paid-Reply Card, Error of Color (Stibbe 13E). Response half, uprated with 5c Red Brown & Black (15; COB 15), tied by "Banana 9 Janv 1900" circular datestamp to Wolfratshausen, Germany, boxed "Banana Carte Incomplete" and Wolfratshausen arrival datestamp, card with slight discoloration marks (not mentioned on certificate), Fine, a rare color error not often found used, with 1996 Belgian Congo Study Circle certificate (Image)

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E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $700.00
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