Definitive Issues — Inscription: "CONGO BELGE" issue, Belgian Congo, 1909

The Definitive Issues — Inscription: "CONGO BELGE" issue is a set of postage stamps released in Belgian Congo on 15 June 1909. The StampWorld catalogue lists 6 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 41–41‑44).

Values and colours recorded for the issue: 5C green/black; 10C carmine/black; 15C yellow/black; 15C ochre/black; 50C olive/black. Catalogue notes on individual values: Set   (* Stamp not included in this set). Perforation: 14. No watermark is recorded. Design is credited to Robert Mols et Piet van Engelen. Engraving or printing is credited to Waterlow & Sons. Sheet size: 50. The illustration shows one stamp from the issue, from Wikimedia Commons (Stamp of Belgian Congo - 1909 - Colnect 284973 - type - Mols - french inscription - CONGO BELGE.jpeg), matched to the issue by year, country and design and checked by eye. Identification note: compare the value, colour and perforation together; shades, perforation varieties and later printings are not separated in this entry. Details follow the StampWorld catalogue page; they have not been checked against the issuing postal administration's records.