BELGIAN CONGO 1894 - 1908

Return To Catalogue - Belgian Congo 1886-1893 - Belgian Congo 1909-1920 and miscellaneous - Ruanda-Urundi

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1894 Various designs

Inscription 'ETAT INDEPENDANT DU CONGO'

10 c red and black 10 c brown and black 10 c green and black 25 c yellow and black 25 c blue and black 50 c green and black 50 c olive and black 1 F violet and black 10 F green and black

5 F red and black 

  5 c blue and black (harbor)
  5 c brown and black (harbor)
  5 c green and black (harbor)
  10 c brown and black (Stanley falls)
  10 c green and black (Stanley falls)
  10 c red and black (Stanley falls)
  15 c yellow and black (palm trees)
  25 c yellow and black (Inkissi falls)
  25 c blue and black (Inkissi falls)
  40 c green and black (canoes)
  50 c green and black (bridge)
  50 c olive and black (bridge)
  1 F violet and black (elephant hunting)
  1 F red and black (elephant hunting)
  3 F 50 c red and black (village)
  5 F red and black (native people)
  10 F green and black (steamship)

Most of these stamps are perforated 14 (exceptions are indicated below).

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
5 c blue and black * *  
5 c brown and black * *  
5 c green and black * c 1900
10 c brown and black * *  
10 c green and black c c Exists with inverted center: RRR
10 c red and black * c 1900
15 c * c  
25 c yellow and black * *  
25 c blue and black * *  
40 c * *  
50 c green and black c c  
50 c olive and black * c  
1 F violet and black *** ** Two shades of violet were issued
1 F red and black R *  
3 F 50 c R R Also exists with perforation 12 x 14: RR
5 F *** ***  
10 F *** ** Exists with perforation 14 (**), 12 (**) or 12 x 14 (RR) 
Overprinted 'CONGO BELGE' (1908)

1 F red and black

 

3F50 red and black 5 F red and black 10 F green and black 

  5 c green and black (harbor)
  10 c red and black (Stanley falls)
  15 c yellow and black (palm trees)
  25 c blue and black (Inkissi falls)
  40 c green and black (canoes)
  50 c olive and black (bridge)
  1 F violet and black (elephant hunting)
  1 F red and black (elephant hunting)
  3 F 50 c red and black (village)
  5 F red and black (native people)
  10 F green and black (steamship)

For the specialist: this overprint was done in Brussels (machine overprint or overprinted by hand) or in Congo itself (overprinted by hand only).

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
Cheapest overprint
5 c c c  
10 c * *  
15 c * *  
25 c * *  
40 c * *  
50 c * *  
1 F violet and black R R  
1 F red and black ** *  
3 F 50 c *** ***  
5 F *** ***  
10 F *** **  


A forgery of the 5 c value, possibly made by Kamigata.

 

For stamps in similar design but with inscription 'CONGO BELGE' issued from 1909 to 1920 and miscellaneous, click here.

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