Flowers. No’s 177-195

Date of issue: 1 March 1953

Expiration date: 1 July 1962

Design: G. Denis

Printer: Hélio Courvoisier, s.a., La Chaux De Fonds, Switzerland

Paper with silk threads

Perforation: 11.5

Size: 21 x 25.5 mm

Sheet: 50

Marginal inscriptions:

Circulation: 100,000

 

Philatelic material.

 

Maximum cards of the series 177-195 made in black and white.

Editor: Unimax, Brussels

Size: 9 x 14 cm.

The same maximum cards were used for the Belgium Congo series.

 

Leaflet “Flowers”

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 “Kunstblad-50ste Verjaring van Belgisch-Congo”, 35 Franc

Belgium Congo “Flowers”, 235 Franc

Belgium Congo and Ruanda-Urundi “Red Cross”, 35 Franc

Edition by Rodan, Brussels-Belgium

Size: 21.5 x 28 cm

They are cancelled on 6-5-1953, although the emission is from 1 March 1958.