Primary Collection: Belgian Congo
Belgian Congo pick 3Ba: 1 Franc from 1914
15.10.1914; 15.1.1920; 26.6.1920. Black on red underprint. Woman seated with sheaf of grain and wheel at left. MATADI. Signature varieties. Printer: W&S.
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Belgian Congo pick 8e: 5 Francs from 1929
21.1.1929; 4.4.1930. Without office overprint.
Belgian Congo pick 9: 10 Francs from 1937
10.9.1937. Brown. Market scene. Back: Water bucks, trees at center right.Watermark: Elephant\'s head. Printer: BNB (withoutimprint).
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Belgian Congo pick 10f: 20 Francs from 1929
1.2.1929; 15.9.1937. Green. Portrait Ceres at upper left, woman kneeling with hammer and anvil, woman reclining with elephant tusk at left. Signatrue varieties. Back: Waterfront village and canoe.Watermark: Elephant\'s head. Printer: BNB (without imprint). Without office overprint.
Belgian Congo pick 13: 5 Francs from 1942
10.6.1942. Red on green underprint. Woman seated with child by beehive at left. Deuxieme Emission - 1942. Back: Elephant andhippo at center. Overprint: DEUXIEME EMISSION-1942. Printer: W&S.
Belgian Congo pick 13Ab: 5 Francs from 1943
10.8.1943. Blue-gray on orange underprint. Woman seated with child by beehive at left. Like number 13. Back: Elephant and hippo at center. QUATRIEME EMISSION-1943.
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Belgian Congo pick 13Ad: 5 Francs from 1947
10.4.1947. Blue-gray on orange underprint. Woman seated with child by beehive at left. Like number 13. Back: Elephant and hippo at center. SIXIEME EMISSION-1947.
Belgian Congo pick 13B: 5 Francs from 1949
18.5.1949; 7.9.1951; 15.2.1952. Blue-gray on orange underprint. Woman seated with child by beehive at left. Like number 13. Without EMISSION overprint. Back: Elephant and hippo at center.
Belgian Congo pick 14D: 10 Francs from 1944
10.6.1944. Gray-blue on pink underprint. Dancing Watusi at left. Like number 14. Back: Soldiers on parade at right. Overprint: QUATRIEMEEMISSION-1944. Watermark: Okapi head. Printer: W&S.
Belgian Congo pick 14E: 10 Francs from 1948
11.11.1948; 15.8.1949; 14.3.1952; 12.5.1952. Gray-blue on pink underprint. Dancing Watusi at left. Like number 14. Without EMISSION.overprint. Back: Soldiers on parade at right.Watermark: Okapi head. Printer: W&S.
Belgian Congo pick 15A: 20 Francs from 1942
10.3.1942. Violet. Longboat ( pirogue) with seven oarsmen at left center. Like number 15. Back: Working elephant at center right. Overprint:DEUXIEME EMISSION-1942. Watermark: Elephant\'s head. Printer: TDLR.
Belgian Congo pick 15C: 20 Francs from 1943
10.3.1943. Orange. Longboat ( pirogue) with seven oarsmen at left center. Like number 15. Back: Working elephant at center right. Overprint:QUATRIEME EMISSION-1943. Watermark: Elephant\'s head. Printer: TDLR.
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Belgian Congo pick 15Ea: 20 Francs from 1946
10.4.1946. Blue. Longboat ( pirogue) with seven oarsmen at left center. Without EMISSION overprint. Like number 15. Back: Workingelephant at center right.Watermark: Elephant's head. Printer: TDLR.
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Belgian Congo pick 15F: 20 Francs from 1948
10.8.1948. Blue. Longboat ( pirogue) with seven oarsmen at left center. Like number 15. Back: Working elephant at center right. Overprint:SEPTIEME EMISSION-1948. Watermark: Elephant\'s head. Printer: TDLR.
Belgian Congo pick 15G: 20 Francs from 1949
18.5.1949. Blue. Longboat ( pirogue) with seven oarsmen at left center. Like number 15. Back: Working elephant at center right. Overprint:HUITIEME EMISSION-1949. Watermark: Elephant\'s head. Printer: TDLR.
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Belgian Congo pick 16i: 50 Francs from 1951
ND (1951). Black on multicolor underprint. Woman at right. Without watermark. Back: Leopard at center. Printer: ABNC. Overprint: EMISSION . Series Q; R; S; T.
Belgian Congo pick 16j: 50 Francs from 1952
ND (1952). Black on multicolor underprint. Woman at right. Without watermark. Back: Leopard at center. Printer: ABNC. Overprint: EMISSION . Series U; V.
Belgian Congo pick 17c: 100 Francs from 1946
11.3.1946; 10.4.1947. Blue and green. Two Elephants, palm trees at center. Back: Man, three oxen at center right.Watermark: Zebra\'s head. Printer: W&S. Without EMISSION. overprint.
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Belgian Congo pick 21: 5 Francs from 1952
1.10.1952-15.9.1953. Blue-gray on orange underprint. Woman seated with child by beehive at left. Similar to number 13. Without watermark. Back: Elephant and hippo at center. Printer: W&S.
Belgian Congo pick 22: 10 Francs from 1952
1.7.1952-31.8.1952. Gray-blue on pink underprint. Dancing Watusi at left. Similar to number 14. Back: Soldiers on parade at right.Watermark: Giraffe\'s head. Printer: W&S.
Belgian Congo pick 25a: 100 Francs from 1952
1.7.1952-15.11.1953. Blue and green. Two elephants, palm trees at center. Signature varieties. Similar to number 17. Back: Native, three oxen at center right. Printer: W&S. Watermark: Zebra's head.
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Belgian Congo pick 26a: 20 Francs from 1953
15.12.1953-15.4.1954. Olive green on yellow underprint. Woman at left, waterfall in background at center. Back: Queen Astridlaboratory in Leopoldville at center, man with spear at right.Watermark: Elephant's head. Printer: TDLR.
Belgian Congo pick 27a: 50 Francs from 1953
15.11.1953-15.4.1954. Green on multicolor underprint. Portrait woman at left. Back: Two fisherwomen with net at center right.Watermark: Leopard's head. Printer: BWC.
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Belgian Congo pick 30b: 10 Francs from 1956
15.7.1956-1.12.1959. Gray-blue on blue and orange underprint. Soldier at left. Back: Antelope at right.Watermark: Giraffe\'s head. Printer: W&S. Signature titles: UN DIRECTEUR and LE GOUVERNEUR. Serial number prefix as leter or fraction format.
Belgian Congo pick 31a: 20 Francs from 1956
1.12.1956-1.12.1959. Green on multicolor underprint. Young boy at left, reservoir in background at center. Back: River landscape atcenter, young girl at right.Watermark: Elephant's head. Printer: TDLR.
Belgian Congo pick 32: 50 Francs from 1957
1.3.1957-1.10.1959. Red on multicolor underprint. Workers at modern weaving machinery at center right. Back: Huts, weaving by hand at left.Watermark: Leopard\'s head. Printer: BWC (without imprint).
Belgian Congo pick 33a: 100 Francs from 1955
15.1.1955-1.10.1956. Green on multicolor underprint. Portrait King Leopold II at left. Back: Basket weavers at center. Printer: BNB (without imprint). Signature titles: LE GOUVERNEUR and LE PREMIERDIRECTEUR. Watermark: Elephant's head.
Belgian Congo pick 33b: 100 Francs from 1956
1.10.1956-1.4.1960. Green on multicolor underprint. Portrait King Leopold II at left. Back: Basket weavers at center. Printer: BNB (without imprint). Signature titles: LE GOUVERNEUR and UN DIRECTEUR. Watermark: Elephant\'s head.
Belgian Congo pick 33c: 100 Francs from 1960
1.9.1960. Green on multicolor underprint. Portrait King Leopold II at left. Back: Basket weavers at center. Printer: BNB (without imprint). Like b. Without watermark.
Belgian Congo pick 34a: 500 Francs from 1957
1.9.1957-1.7.1959. Brown-violet on multicolor underprint. Ships dockside at Leo-Kinshasa wharf at center. Back: Africanstransporting fruit in pirogue at center. Watermark: Lion's head. Printer: TDLR.
Belgian Congo pick 35a: 1000 Francs from 1958
15.7.1958-1.9.1959. Deep blue on multicolor underprint. Portrait King Baudouin at left, aerial view of Leopoldville at lower center. Back: Huts at right.Watermark: Waterbuck's head. Printer: BWC (without imprint).