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Overprinted stamps from the Belgium Congo of 1915, 1916

Overprint in dark blue:

“Est Africain Allemand

Occupation Belge”

“Duitsch Oost Afrika

Belgische bezetting”

Date of issue: November 1916

Expiration date for no’s 28, 29, 31, 32 & 33: 1 January 1922

Expiration date for no’s 29, 34 & 35: 1 January 1932

Design: Robert Mols and Piet van Engelen

Engraving and printing: Waterlow and Sons (London)

Perforation: 14 or 15

Size: 24 x 31 mm or 31 x 24 mm

Sheet: 50

Marginal inscriptions:

Circulation: see the series

 

No 28. 5c, green (no 64) 390,000 stamps

No.29. 10c, carmine (no 65) 295,000 stamps

No.30. 15c, green (no 66) 304,500 stamps

No.31. 25c, blue (no 67) 295,000 stamps

No.32. 40c, carmine/brown (no 68) 170,000 stamps

No.33. 50c, lilac/brown (no 69) 120,000 stamps

No.34. 1F, olive (no 70) 170,000 stamps

No.35. 5F, orange (no 71) 74,400 stamps

The series (type B):

 

 

Varieties:

28-V 5c green, ocoupation (only type A)

 

34-V 1F olive, ocoupation (only type B)

 

 

Curiosities:

28-Cu 5c green with reversed overprint (only type B)

 

29-Cu 10c carmine with reversed overprint

Note: according to R.Parent (June 2002:8) these are all forgeries

 

34-Cu 1F olive, partly double overprint

 

R. Parent, “Ruanda-Urundi, De opdrukken Duitsch Oost Afrika Belgisch Bezetting” in Studiegroep Belgisch Kongo, no.42 June 2002:8-14