Centenary of the first post stamp, 1986

To commemorative this event, a special stamp was issued.

The stamp was presented at the exhibition “Cenzapost”, held in the Central Post office of Kinshasa from 22 till 25 January 1986. The same exhibition was later held in the post office of Brussels in la Monnaie from 17-23rd March under the name “Congo-Zaïre”.

First Day Covers (FDC)

Design:

Editor: S.A. Campo-Rodan N.V.

Note: Blanco or airmail envelopes are not shown here but do exist.

For the exhibition held in the post office of Brussels in la Monnaie from 17-23rd March under the name “Congo-Zaïre”, several souvenirs were issued.

Maximum card

King Leopold II (1835-1909)

Photo: INBEL

Printed & editor: S.A. Campo-Rodan N.V.

Cancellation: 22 February 1986

This as a folded presentation: folded 17 x 11 cm.

It contained 6 stamps, no 1306-1311 + block 64

Note that it was issued in February 1986 and was for sale in Zaire after the exhibition “Cenzapost”, held in the Central Post office of Kinshasa from 22 till 25 January 1986.

Text inside:

Messieurs André Schittecatte et Rodolphe T’Scharner

Directeurs de l’Agence Philatélique Gouvernementale

présentent

au Président-Fondeur du M.P.R., Président

de la République, le Maréchal Mobutu Sese Seko

leurs déférentes salutations, voeux de prospérité, longévité

à l’occasion du Centième Anniversaire de la Poste et des

Premiers Timbres du Zaïre aisi que des vingt-cinq années

De collaboration avec Office National des Postes et

Télécommunications du Zaïre (ONPTZ)

Kinshasa, février 1986

Translation:

Mister André Schittecatte and mister Rodolphe T’Scharner

Directors of “l’Agence Governmental Philatélique”

Present

to the President-Founder of the M.P.R., President of the Republic, the Marshal Mobutu Sese Seko their outmost respect, wishes of prosperity, longevity on the occasion of the Hundredth Anniversary of the Post office and the First Stamps of Zaire and of the twenty five of collaboration with Office National of the Post and Telecommunications of Zaire (ONPTZ)

Kinshasa, February 1986

Almost the same folder was made for the exhibition in Brussels, and this was sold during the exhibition held in the post office of Brussels in la Monnaie from 17-23rd March under the name “Congo-Zaïre”

Inside on the left side the following text:

Translation:

On the 1e January 1886, the King Léopold II has issued the first 4 stamps of the “Etat Indépendant du Congo” and opened the first three post offices in Banana, Boma and Vivi.

Brussels, 17 March 1986.

In the right inside two stamps are shown, Belgian no 2199 and Zaire no 1306.

Each with a special cancel, 17 March 1986 & 22 February 1986.

Two envelopes were issued.

The red envelope bears a value of 13francs, and the blue one of 24francs.

Circulation: 50,000 of each one.