1970, 24 September. Recuperation series with new value, 1970. No’s 727-744

 

First series: Palace of The Nation “Leoplodville”

Design: Jean van Noten (1903-1982)

Paper: with silk tread

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

Perforation: 11.5

size:

Sheet:

Circulation:

 

No.727 0,10K on 1Fr, light blue (no.552)

No.728 0,20K on 2Fr, red-brown (no.553)

No.729 0,30K on 3Fr, green (no.554)

No.730 0,40K on 4Fr, orange (no.555)

No.731 0,60K on 7Fr, olive green (no.558)

No.732 0,90K on 9Fr, purple (no.560)

No.733 1K on 6Fr, purple-brown (no.557)

No.734 3K on 30Fr, Bordeaux red (no.563)

No.735 4K on 40Fr, blue (no.564)

No.736 5K on 50Fr, orange-brown (no.565)

No.737 10K on 100Fr, gray (no.566)

The series:

 

Reversed overprints, they most probably exist for the whole series but I have only these:

 

Displaced overprints are not rare:

 

730 Double overprint:

 

728 Curiosity; the first overprint was 10K, the second with 0,20K:

 

727 Overprint with broken 10:

 

 

Second series: The Army in Service of its Country

Design: Jean van Noten (1903-1982)

Printing: Enschedé en Zonen, Haarlem (The Netherlands)

Perforation: 13

Sheet: 50

Circulation:

 

No.738 0,90 on 9Fr green-brown (no.607)

No.739 1K on 7Fr yellow (no.606)

The series:

 

Reversed overprints:

 

Displaced overprints are not rare:

 

Third series: General Mobutu.

Design: Jean van Noten (1903-1982)

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

Perforation: 11,5

Sheet: 100

Circulation:

 

No.740 0,20K on 2Fr, blue (no.617)

No.741 0,40 on 4Fr, orange (no.618)

No.742 1K on 12 Fr, purple (no.619)

No.743 2K on 24Fr, pink (no.620)

The series:

 

Reversed overprints, they most probably exist for the whole series but I have only these:

 

Displaced overprints are not rare, here are some examples:

 

740 “pseudo recto-versa”, actually the ink that was wet from the previous sheet and stuck to the back of the sheet on top when the overprinting was done. The value 0,50K is not from the recuperation series.

 

Fourth series: The Army in Service of its Country II.

Design: Jean van Noten (1903-1982)

Printing: Enschedé en Zonen, Haarlem (The Netherlands)

Perforation: 13

Sheet: 50

Circulation:

 

No.744 2K on 24F, beige (no.637)

 

744 Example of a double and a moved overprint:

 

744 Recto versa: