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Flower series “Etat Autonome du Sud-Kasaï”, no’s 1-13, 1961. Paper with silk thread Dimension: 25 x 21 mm. Perforation: 11.5 Sheet: 50 Circulation: Original printed for the Belgium Congo, 1st May 1952 (no’s 302-305, 308, 310 & 313). Overprint Etat Autonome du Sud-Kasaï in 1961. Overprint colors: 10c black overprint (1), 15c black overprint (2), 25c black overprint (3), 50c black overprint (4), 1F black overprint (5), 1.50F black overprint (6), 2F blue overprint (7), 3F red overprint (8), 4F green overprint (9), 6F black overprint (10), 6.50F black overprint (11), 7F maroon overprint (12), 10F brown & black overprint (13).
In the whole series are “thin” and “fat” over prints known. There are several overprints that are “moved” or off center, some clearer than others:
There are many varieties in the overprint known, some small, others clearer:
Several examples of Kasaï, with moved dots, single and no dots. This is due different positions in the plate.
Examples of broken K and ME:
The 5 in the 25c is in two different sizes:
Reversed “prints” are no real reversed prints but is ink from one sheet laying on top of the other with wet ink.
Overprint errors; 6,50 Fr on 10c, 7F on 25C, 10F on 20c (all in COB):
Two blocks of 10 stamps with errors in the overprint 6,50 Fr. on 10c instead of on the 40c (no 11 in COB), and reversed overprint 7 Fr. on 25c instead of on the 1Fr. (no.12 in COB), overprint in black and red. Note: overprint in black is not known to exist on the 1FR. (no.12 in COB).
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Fr.
with a + and with a point.
