Stamps from the Republic Congo “Independence”of 1960, overprint “11 juillet” and “l’Etat du Katanga”, no’s 40-49.
The Republic of the Congo (Leopoldville) issued these stamps on 30th June 1960 to commemorate the passing of that county’s status from a Belgian Congo to that of an independent state. The stamps were overprinted for the Katanga Postal Administration; the overprint changes the legend of the stamps to read “Independence de L’etat du Katanga, 11 Juillet 1960”. This changing of the legend had a two-fold ourpose. The first was to show that Katanga was the country of origin and the second was to mark 11 July 1960, the date of the Katanga Declaration of Independence.
Date of issue: 26 October 1960
Expiration dates see: Historical background
Design:
Printing: Impression
Courvoisier S.A., La Chaux – De – Fonds, Switzerland
Overprint by: IMBELCO in Elisabethville (KATANGA)
Paper with silk treads
Perforation: 11.5
Size: 38 x 22.5 mm
Sheet: 100 (10 x 10)
Marginal inscriptions: in black letters on right and on the left margin “Impression Courvoisier S.A., La Chaux – De – Fonds (Suisse).
Circulation: 97,500 series
Remark: this overprint is done in gloss ink; a smaller portion is done with mat ink
No 40. 20c, brown (no 372)
No 41. 50c, red (no 373)
No 42. 1F, green (no 374)
No 43. 1,50F, brown (darker as no 372). (no 375)
No 44. 2F, pink (no 376)
No 45. 3,50F, lilac (no 377)
No 46. 5F, light blue (no 378)
No 47. 6,50F, gray (no 379)
No 48. 10F, orange (no 380)
No 49. 20F, blue (no 381)
The series:
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Varieties: Reversed overprint (I own no’s 40, 42, 44 & 45), no 43 also exists.
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No 49 “Juillet” is underlined, or 1960 is crossed out. This is a proof or a forgery.
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Remark: No 40 exist with double overprint, one reversed.
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