Royal trip through Congo. No’s 329-336.
King Boudewijn makes a State Visit to the Belgian Congo, 15 May-12 June 1955.
It is his first trip to the Congo and the people are enthusiastic to see the young King, they call him Bwana Kitoko.
Date of issue: 15 February 1955
Expiration date: 1 August 1960
Design: Louis Buisseret (1888-1956)
Engraving: L. Janssens
Printing: Atelier du Timbre, Malines. (Zegeldrukkerij, Mechelen-Belgium)
Perforation: 11.5
Size: 36 x 24.5 mm
Sheet: 30
Marginal inscriptions: there are four plates used, in each margin just under stamp 3, pl. no. “1”, “2”, “3” or “4” is printed. (See example of a whole sheet below).
Circulation: 1,000,000 of each stamp
No 329. 1,50Fr, carmine pink
No 330. 3Fr, yellow green
No 331. 4,50Fr, blue
No 332. 6,50Fr, lilac
No 333-336. Same colors used as above, French text first.
The series:
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The imperforated series is in size and coloring exact the same as above:
Remark: the white border around these stamps is much larger when cut from a side, top, bottom or corner of a sheet.
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Example of a whole sheet (no. 331)
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