King Albert’s memorial monument with overprint Ruanda-Urundi

 

For this overprint the stamp was used from the series “King Albert’s memorial monument in Leopoldstad” from Belgian Congo, issued in 1941

 

Date of issue: 28 March 1941

Expiration date: 1 September 1942

Design: M.G.Goodman

Zinconographie by: McManus Bros

Printing: Litho Co. Ltd, South Africa

Perforation: 11

Size: 21 x 27.5 mm

Sheet: 100 (10 x 10)

Marginal inscriptions:

Circulation: 12,000

There are two different paper quality used, one white and the other yellow/white.
(The color difference in very difficult to show in a scan)

 

No 121. 10c, gray (no 214)

 

121-Cu Reversed overprint