Red Cross in Congo. No’s 341-343
Philatelic material.
Maximum card “Red Cross” with 2 stamps series, one of Belgian Congo, the other of Ruanda-Urundi.
This
leaflet was offered for sale for 35 Franc at the World exhibition, pavilion
Construction, Energy and Transportation of Belgium Congo and Ruanda-Urundi.
At the
request of the buyers it would be cancelled with a special cancel.
Note 1:
These were also for sale at normal Belgium post offices, and to our information
most probably never sold in the Belgium Congo.
Note 2:
the other 3 large leaflets were also sold at this pavilion:
Belgium
Congo “Flowers”, 235 Franc
Ruanda-Urundi
“Flowers”, 75 Franc
Belgium
Congo “Kunstblad-50ste Verjaring van Belgisch-Congo”, 35 Franc
Edition by Rodan, Brussels-Belgium
Size:
21.5 x 28 cm
They are cancelled on 5-5-1958, although the emission is from 10 December 1956.
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