Stamps of Belgium Congo of 1923 “Vloors”, 1924

With overprints Ruanda Urundi on the series “Indigenous trade and hands-crafts.” No’s 106-117 from Belgium Congo

Date of issue: 1 December 1924

Expiration date: 1 July 1938

Design: Emile Vloors (1871-1952)

Engraving and printing: American Bank Note Cy, New York

Perforation: 12

Size for no’s 50-53: 26.5 x 25.5 mm

Size for no’s 54-61: 29.5 x 25.8 mm

Sheet: 100

Marginal inscriptions:

Circulation:

 

No 50. 5c, yellow-orange (no 106)

No 51. 10c, green (no 107)

No 52. 15c, gray-brown (no 108)

No 53. 20c, green-olive (no 109)

No 54. 25c, brown-red (no 110)

No 55. 30c, pink (no 111)

No 56. 50c, blue-gray (no 112)

No 57. 75c, red-orange (no 113)

No 58. 1F, brown-gray (no 114)

No 59. 3F, olive-brown (no 115)

No 60. 5F, gray-black (no 116)

No 61. 10F, black (no 117)

The series:

 

Varieties:

50-V 5c “Ruanda” placed more to the right than the word “Urundi”

 

Curiosities:

In the overprint of 1 December 1924, on de positions 3 and 31, the word “Ruanda” moved to the right, the two overprints are straight underneath each other:

This is for the whole series; here are two examples (no’s 53 & 55):

    

 

51-Cu1 10c Double overprint (no 107)

 

51-Cu2 10c with imperforated board

 

53-Cu1-2-3 20c with imperforated board + overprinted when folded + “Ruanda” moved to the right

 

 

With red overprint “specimen” and punched hole exist only for the no’s

50, 53, 59, 60 & 61: