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Definitive Issues — Bilingual Inscription in French and Flemish issue, Belgian Congo, 1910

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1910

Issuing entity

Belgian Congo

The Definitive Issues — Bilingual Inscription in French and Flemish issue is a set of postage stamps released in Belgian Congo on 1 February 1910. The StampWorld catalogue lists 11 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 45–45‑54).

Values and colours recorded for the issue: 5C green/black; 10C carmine/black; 15C brownish yellow/black; 25C blue/black; 40C bluish green/black; 50C olive/black; 1Fr carmine rose/black; 3Fr red/black; 5Fr carmine/black; 10Fr green/black. Perforation: 14 & 15. No watermark is recorded. 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 - 1910 - Colnect 284977 - type - Mols - bilingual inscription modified frame.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.

Evidence at a glance

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Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.

Physical characteristics

Watermark
None recorded
Sheet size
50
Perforation
14 & 15

Technical characteristics

Engraving or printing
Waterlow & Sons

Design

Values and colours
5C green/black · 10C carmine/black · 15C brownish yellow/black · 25C blue/black · 40C bluish green/black · 50C olive/black · 1Fr carmine rose/black · 3Fr red/black · 5Fr carmine/black · 10Fr green/black

Identification

Issue date
1 February 1910
Distinguishing features
Value, colour and perforation together
Catalogue numbers to match
StampWorld 45–45‑54

Catalogue references

Research required

  • Confirm values, perforations and printings against Stanley Gibbons, Scott or Michel.
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