File:BEL-CG 1931 MiNr0139 pm B002.jpg
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Stamp of Belgian Congo; 1931; definitive stamp of the issue "Peoples and Views of Congo"; stamp motive with a Mongbetu chief with traditional head style; stamp postmarked in Coquilhatville (name until 1966, contemporary Mbandaka, at the banks of the Congo river, nearby the inlet of the Ruki river) in 1931 Stamp picture size (printed area of a single stamp): 25.0 x 34.5 mm |
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| Date | (first issue day of the stamp) | |||
| Source | scan of original | |||
| Author | Postal administration for Belgian Congo | |||
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| Picture description | Mangbetu chief |
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| First day of issue | |
| Publisher | Postal administration for Belgian Congo |
| Design | Pierre Munier (1889-1962) (engraving) |
| Printer | "Institute de Gravure", Paris (was probably only the creator of the printplates) "Algemene Werkplaats van het Zagel", Mechelen (Malines) (probably only printery for the stamps) |
| Printing technique | Recess printing |
| Circulation | 1,533,1500 (in sheets à 75 stamps) |
| Perforation | Line or comb perforation, L 11½ or K 11½ |
| MICHEL Nr. | Belgisch-Kongo, Nr. 139 |
| SCOTT Nr. | Belgian Congo, No. 148 |
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| current | 21:14, 17 June 2019 | | 959 × 1,276 (505 KB) | Katharinaiv | == {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=Stamp of Belgian Congo; 1931; definitive stamp of the issue "Peoples and Views of Congo"; stamp motive with a Mongbetu chief with traditional hair style; stamp postmarked in Coquilhatville (name until 1966, contemporary Mbandaka, at the banks of the Congo river, nearby the inlet of the Ruki river) in 1931<br /> '''Stamp''': Michel: No. 139; Yvert & Tellier: No. 177; Scott: No. 148<br /> '''Color''': reddish brown<br /> '... |
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