Catalogue information

LastDodo number
2064273
Area
Stamps
Title
Stamps of the Belgian Congo with overprint Urundi
Face value
25
Year
1916
Month
Day
Order Number in Issue
4
Basic colour
Exact colour
Usage
Type
Theme / topic
Geographical theme
Persons theme
Item subject
Michel number
Yvert number
19
Scott number
Stanley Gibbons number
11
OBP-COB number
20
Designer/Engraver
Printing office
Perforation
Watermark
Luminescence
Printing technique
Paper
Gum
Print run
Dimensions / diameter
Details

Hand stamp "URUNDI." Usually purple, word length 16 mm (point included). Affixed to Pambani using rubber stamps. Overprint executed in August 1916. FYI: There is also type "Grysolle" (type 2) and type "du Havre" (type 3). Type “Grysolle”: This hand stamp, executed in November 1916, is characterized by a more black color. There is also a visible trace of a horizontal (dotted) line above the word Urundi. Length word 18.50 mm. Type “Le Havre”: hand stamp applied for philatelic purposes, after handing over to the Ministry of Colonies. This print is usually thickened, especially the bottom of the letters U and D. The print is often marked (line below the word). ATTENTION! There is no 5F stamp of this type

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