INDEPENDENT STATE OF THE CONGO: 1894 Pictorials printers' samples in unissued colours set 5c black & magenta, 10c blue & lilac, 25c Inkissi Falls black & pale blue, 50c Railway black & orange, 1f Elephant Hunt black & brown & 5f Chief & Wife black & yellow-green in marginal singles from the upper-right corners of the sheets, each with 'WATERLOW & SONS LTD/SPECIMEN' sans-serif overprint in black (or seriffed in blue on the 25c & 1f) and small punch hole at lower-left, lightly mounted or with small hinge remainders in the margins only, the stamps unmounted, the 10c no gum, the 50c with disturbed gum. Very attractive. (6) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3079
Symbol: #
INDEPENDENT STATE OF THE CONGO: 1894 Pictorials printers' sample perforated sheetlet of 9 in unissued colours 10c Congo River black & lilac, each unit with 'WATERLOW & SONS LTD/SPECIMEN' sans-serif overprint in black but unusually without punch holes at lower-left, no gum. (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3080
Symbol: **
Cat No: 23 (Scott 24
INDEPENDENT STATE OF THE CONGO: 1894 Pictorials 1f Elephant Hunt black & lake (lilac) SG 23 (Scott 24) marginal block of 4 from the upper-right corner of the sheet, well-centred, unmounted, Cat £260+ for mounted (US$220 for unmounted). (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 115.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 115
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3081
Symbol: *
Cat No: 24a
INDEPENDENT STATE OF THE CONGO: 1895 Pictorials New Colours Canoes 10c black & turquoise-blue with the Centre Inverted SG 24a (Scott 18a), characteristic poor centring, lightly aged hinge remainder, G[ustave] Gelli guarantee handstamp, Cat £3500 (US$3000). (Image1)
Estimate AU$2,000
Opening AU$ 1,500.00
Sold...AU$ 1,500.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 1500
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3082
Symbol: G
Cat No: 24a
INDEPENDENT STATE OF THE CONGO: 1895 Pictorials New Colours Canoes 10c black & turquoise-blue with the Centre Inverted SG 24a (Scott 18a), characteristic wayward centring, light Brazzaville cds cancel in blue, Cat £3500 (US$3000). (Image1)
Estimate AU$2,000
Opening AU$ 1,500.00
Sold...AU$ 1,500.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 1500
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3083
Symbol: #
INDEPENDENT STATE OF THE CONGO: 1896 Pictorials New Values printers' sample perforated sheetlet of 9 in unissued colours 40c Native Canoe black & brown, each unit with diagonal 'WATERLOW & SONS LTD/SPECIMEN' sans-serif overprint in black at base and small punch holes at lower-left, no gum. (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3084
Symbol: #*
Cat No: 28
INDEPENDENT STATE OF THE CONGO: 1898 Pictorials 3f50c Village black & vermilion & 10f Paddle Steamer black & grey-green as SG 28 & 29 (Scott 29 & 30) but Imperforate, good even margins, the 3f50c marginal from the left of the sheet, small pin hole not affecting the fine facial apearance, no gum, the 10f with lightly aged hinge remainders, unlisted by Gibbons (US$850 for the pair in a footnote). (2) (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 360.00
Sold...AU$ 400.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3085
Symbol: *
Cat No: 28a
INDEPENDENT STATE OF THE CONGO: 1898 Pictorials 3f50c Village black & vermilion Perf 14x12 SG 28a (Scott 29a), lightly tropicalised gum with a small hinge remainder, Cat £700 (US$575). (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3086
Symbol: *
INDEPENDENT STATE OF THE CONGO: 1898 Pictorials 10f 10f Paddle Steamer colour trial in black & orange-vermilion (close to the issued colours of the 3f50c) Perf 14 on gummed paper with small-part Waterlow & Sons imprint in the margin at left, small hinge remainder. Very attractive. (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 440.00
Sold...AU$ 440.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 440
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3087
Symbol: F
Cat No: 29a
INDEPENDENT STATE OF THE CONGO: 1898 Pictorials 10f Paddle Steamer black & green Perf 12 SG 29a (Scott 30b) block of 4, apparently commercially used with four light strikes of Boma 1908 cds cancels, Cat £220+ (US$210+) for singles. A very scarce multiple. (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3088
Symbol: #
Cat No: 29b
INDEPENDENT STATE OF THE CONGO: 1898 Pictorials 10f Paddle Steamer black & green Perf 11x14 SG 29b, wayward centring, a few uneven perfs, no gum, listed but unpriced by Gibbons (unlisted by Scott). (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3089
Symbol: *
Cat No: 29c
INDEPENDENT STATE OF THE CONGO: 1898 Pictorials 10f Paddle Steamer black & green Perf 12x14 SG 29c (Scott 30c), well-centred, hinge remainders, Cat £550 (US$500). (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3090
Symbol: F
Cat No: 32a
INDEPENDENT STATE OF THE CONGO: 1900-01 Pictorials New Colours 25c Inkissi Falls black & blue Frame Type II (Thick Frame Lines) SG 32a (Scott 21a), small-part 'KINSH[ASA]' cds cancel in blue, Cat £750 (?; US$775). The Gibbons 2015 edition gives the price as £7.50; based on the Scott valuation, we believe this to be a typographical error). (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3091
Symbol: *
Cat No: 34 (Scott 24a
INDEPENDENT STATE OF THE CONGO: 1900-01 Pictorials New Colours 1f Elephant Hunt black & claret (rose-lilac) SG 34 (Scott 24a), small hinge remainder, Cat £500 (US$500). (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3092
Symbol: *
Cat No: 35 (Scott 25
INDEPENDENT STATE OF THE CONGO: 1900-01 Pictorials New Colours 1f Elephant Hunt black & carmine SG 35 (Scott 25), hinge remainders, Cat £475 (US$425). (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3093
Symbol: *
1909 'CONGO BELGE' Handstamped Locally on Pictorials varieties comprising 5c Handstamp Inverted single and block of 4, 5c horizontal pair the right-hand unit with Handstamp Double, 10c Handstamp Double single, 10c Handstamp Inverted block of 4, 15c Handstamp Inverted single, 25c horizontal pair the right-hand unit with Handstamp Double One Inverted, and 25c block of 4 all units except the lower-right unit with Handstamp Inverted, some with light aging marks, all with hinge remainders. None of these varieties are listed by Gibbons or by Scott. (8 items) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3094
Symbol: *
Cat No: 36B-45B
1909 'CONGO BELGE' Handstamped in Brussels on Pictorials 5c to 10f Paddle Steamer complete set SG 36B-45B (Scott 31a-40c), the 3f50c a marginal single, the 5f black & carmine-rose, generally quite well-centred, lightly mounted or with small hinge remainders, the 10f with multiple hinge remainders, Cat £2350 (US$1300+ for the cheapest handstamp types).
(10) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3095
Symbol: *
Cat No: 43A
1909 'CONGO BELGE' Handstamped Locally on Pictorials 3f50c Village SG 43A (Scott 38a), small hinge remainder, Cat £500 (US$450). (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3096
Symbol: *
Cat No: 51a
1909 'CONGO BELGE' Overprints on Pictorials 50c Train on Railway Bridge black & ochre with the Overprint Inverted SG 51a (Scott 36b), well-centred, lightly aged with a small hinge remainder, Cat £800 (US$775). (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3097
Symbol: *
Cat No: 55a
1909 'CONGO BELGE' Overprints on Pictorials 10f Paddle Steamer black & green Perf 14 with the Overprint Double SG 55a (Scott 40d), small lightly aged hinge remainder, Cat £650 (US$600). (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 360.00
Sold...AU$ 360.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 360
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3098
Symbol: */**
Cat No: 52 (Scott 37
1909 'CONGO BELGE' Overprints on Pictorials 1f Elephant Hunt black & carmine SG 52 (Scott 37) block of 4, well-centred, small hinge remainder across the upper two units, the lower units unmounted, Cat £132+ for mounted singles (US$205+ for two mounted & two unmounted singles). (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 115.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 115
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3099
Symbol: F
Cat No: 53 (Scott 38
1909 'CONGO BELGE' Overprints on Pictorials 3f50c Village black & vermilion SG 53 (Scott 38) marginal block of 8 (2x4) from the right-hand side of the sheet, well-centred, apparently commercially used with multiple light strikes of Boma 1910 cds cancel, Cat £240+ (US$240+) for singles. A very scarce multiple. (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 160.00
Sold...AU$ 280.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 280
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3100
Symbol: F
Cat No: 55 (Scott 40a
1909 'CONGO BELGE' Overprints on Pictorials 10f Paddle Steamer black & green Perf 14 SG 55 (Scott 40a), well-centred, light but largely very fine complete strike of Kinshasa 1910 cds cancel, Cat £400+ (US$375+) for mint; unpriced used. (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3101
Symbol: #
1915 Bi-Lingual Pictorials New Colours printers' sample perforated sheetlet of 9 in unissued colours 15c Oil Palms black & carmine (aniline), each stamp with 'WATERLOW & SONS LTD/SPECIMEN' sans-serif overprint in black diagonally at lower-right and small punch hole at lower-left, no gum, a few very minor marks. (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3102
Symbol: **
Cat No: 71b
1915 Bi-Lingual Pictorials New Colours 5c Port Matadi, 10c Congo River (aged), 15c Oil Palms & 25c Inkissi Falls (aged) booklet panes of 10 with margins all around SG 71b, 71bb, 72bb & 73ba, the 5c & 10c with staple holes with light rust marks, unmounted, Cat £245+ for mounted singles. Scott lists booklet panes for the 15c only (Scott 48a; US$25+ for mounted).
(4 panes) (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 115.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 115
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3103
Symbol: #
Cat No: 78-86
1918 Red Cross Charity Overprints on Pictorials '10 C ' on 5c Port Matadi to '10 FRS / + ' on 10f Paddle Steamer set as SG 78-86 (Scott B1-B9) Imperforate marginal singles without gum, good even margins, Cat US$600 in a footnote (not listed by Gibbons).
(9) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3104
Symbol: *
Cat No: 86 (Scott B9
1918 Red Cross Charity Overprints on Pictorials '10 FRS / + ' in red on 10f Paddle Steamer blue & green SG 86 (Scott B9), well-centred, small hinge remainder, Cat £200 (US$200). (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3105
Symbol: V
Cat No: 86 (Scott B9
1918 Red Cross Charity Overprints on Pictorials '10 FRS / + ' in red on 10f Paddle Steamer blue & green SG 86 (Scott B9), well-centred, small-part Boma cds corner cancel, Cat £200 (US$200). (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3106
Symbol: #*/**
1921 Surcharges & Overprints on Pictorials comprising '. 5c .' on 40c Native Canoe 'CONGO BELGE' Overprints (no gum), '15c' on 50c Train 'CONGO BELGE' Overprints *, '15c' on 50c Train 1909 'CONGO BELGE' Uni-Lingual issue single * & block of 4 **, '30c' on 10c Congo River inscribed 'DIX' at top ** (W Balasse guarantee handstamp), and '1921' on 5f Chief & Wife 'CONGO BELGE' Overprints *, all unlisted by Gibbons or Scott. Small quantities of issues other than those listed by Gibbons & Scott were included in the stock that was surcharged; these are listed in the Catalogue Officiel Belge (Cat €880+). (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3107
Symbol: #
Cat No: 23-31
BELGIAN OCCUPATION OF GERMAN EAST AFRICA: 1918 'A.O' [Afrique Orientale] Overprints on Red Cross Charity Overprints on Pictorials '10 C ' on 5c Port Matadi to '10 FRS / + ' on 10f Paddle Steamer set as SG 23-31 (Scott German East Africa NB1-NB9) Imperforate marginal singles from the corners of the sheets without gum, most with good even margins, a few with very minor aging marks. Unlisted by Gibbons or Scott.
(9) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3108
Symbol: *
Cat No: 1-7
RUANDA-URUNDI: 1916 'RUANDA.' Handstamps in Violet on Belgian Congo 5c to 1f Elephant Hunt SG 1-7 (Scott N1-N7), light gum tropicalisation, the 50c with a couple of aged perf tips, small hinge remainders, Cat £595 (US$860). (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 260.00
Sold...AU$ 320.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3109
Symbol: *
Cat No: 8-14
RUANDA-URUNDI: 1916 'URUNDI.' Handstamps in Black on Belgian Congo 5c to 1f Elephant Hunt SG 8-14 (Scott N9-N16), the 10c with the handstamp in violet, centring variable as usual, the 5c no gum, the others with light gum tropicalisation - heavier on the 25c - and small hinge remainders, Cat £595 (US$860).
(7) (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 260.00
Sold...AU$ 320.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3110
Symbol: *
Cat No: 14a
RUANDA-URUNDI: 1916 'URUNDI.' Handstamp in Black on Belgian Congo 5f Chief & Wife black & lake SG 14a (Scott N16), well-centred, lightly mounted, Cat £4250 (US$4000). Only 50 examples of the 5fr top value were prepared. (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,500
Opening AU$ 1,150.00
Sold...AU$ 1,600.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 1600
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3111
Symbol: C
POSTAL HISTORY: 1934-38 covers flown within Sudan comprising 1) 1934 'THYSVILLE' to France at 6fr50c, opened-out for display; 2) 1934 'COQUILHATVILLE' to Egypt registered at 23fr25c; 3) 1935 'STANLEYVILLE' to Belgium at 4fr50c, flap missing; and 4) 'ELISABETHVILLE' to Djibouti at 6fr50c; backstamps include Sudan transits. A handsome quartet.
(4) (Image1)
