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ALBERTVILLE – 15th DEMBER 1961 |
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Description |
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Description:
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Katanga Art series
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Series:
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N° 52-65 & N° 20
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Paper:
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Paper with silk thread
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Perforation:
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11.5
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Sheet:
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N° 52-65: 100
N° 20: 50
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Circulation:
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numbers are unknown, overprinted is what was available at that moment.
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Printed:
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Couvoisier (Switzerland)
Original printed for the Belgium Congo, 1st May 1952 (no 302).
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Overprint:
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N° 52-65: First ‘own’ stamp of Katanga, 1st March 1961
N° 20: Overprint CONGO, 15th December 1961, N° 6-19
Overprint KATANGA 22nd September 1960, flower series, N° 23
Overprint CONGO, 15th December 1961, N° 20.
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Images |
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Remark:
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because the overprint is done by hand, not one is the same. “Bad” overprints see examples:
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Known double overprints are the N°, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13 & 17.
Known reversed overprints are the N° 8,9,10, 16, 18 & 19.
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Examples of purple overprint, some are not listed in the OCB:
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Examples of forgeries with typographic overprint:
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Note:
In Katanga the Belgium Congo stamps with overprint were put out of use on the first of July 1961. It is presumed that only a small amount of the 10c stamps were in Albertville at the time of the overprint, therefore this series is the rarest of all.
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General remark on the overprint:
According to Georges Celis there are 6 different types of overprints listed in his publication: La philatélie de transition au Congo, 1983.
The Katanga overprint is done in gloss ink; a smaller portion is done with mat ink. The Congo overprint is done with back or gray-black mat ink. Purple overprints are only known for the series 6-19.
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Contact |
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If you have anything else on the above topic that is not on my site, do not hesitate to contact me!
e-Mail: guy.vanrijn@chello.be
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