Royal trip through Congo. No’s 196-199.

 

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 July 1962

Design: Louis Buisseret (1888-1956)

Engraving:

Printing: Zegeldrukkerij, Mechelen

Perforation: 11.5

Size: 36 x 24.5 mm

Sheet: 30

Marginal inscriptions: the printing was done with four plates. In the lower margin, under stamp 3 the number of the plate is indicated: 1, 2, 3, or 4.

Circulation: 250,000 series

 

No 196. 1,50Fr, carmine pink

No 197. 3Fr, yellow green

No 198. 4,50Fr, blue

No 199. 6,50, lilac

The series:

 

The imperforated series is in size and coloring exact the same as above:

 

There are no variations or curiosities known for any of the above shown material.