Start of the sale:
Friday, February 22, 2019 at 9:42 AM
Item n°722370205
Sale ends:
Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at 10:30 AM
Lot:
#5448
Catalog:
Estimated price:
between £2,500.00 and £3,000.00
CONGO / ZAIRE 1967 - 1977 THE BIRTH OF MOBUTISM SURCHARGES. A spectacular, highly specialised and well- researched collection of stamps and commercial covers containing much extremely scarce and even rare material simply in need of a modern presentation to make a worthy medal- winning exhibit. The collection spans the chiefly surcharged stamps on and off cover issued from mid- 1967 to 1977, the period when Mobutu first consolidated his power (April 1967 saw the official position of the 'party being the emancipation of the state' henceforth being defined as 'the state being the emancipation of the party') and the consequent upheavals resulted in a great many interesting stamps with a plethora of errors and varieties amongst other things. Begins with the 1967 O.U.A. Conference with a mint block of 8 with essay overprints (cross instead of solid block at top left), also the 1k on 2k opt inverted in mint block 6, and a series of covers bearing interesting frankings including postal forgeries of the overprint, we also see a spectacular 9k60 on 50c complete sheet of 100 displaying a major diagonal misplacement of the surcharge and partially printed on the reverse due to a corner fold; the 1968 (Jly - Oct) local surcharges are well- represented starting with 5 surcharge essays, a couple of items used in June prior to the previously listed date of issue, double & inverted surcharges used on covers, 4f orange and ultramarine block of 15 printers waste without 9.6k surcharge bearing a large "Imprimerie Concordia" label on reverse, a study of the different 10k surcharge types, a pair of 10k on 2f postal forgeries on cover to England, a 10k on 2f with value omitted on another cover plus much else; 1970 (Sept) issue with offset, doubled, inverted, misplaced & missing surcharges in pairs & blocks; 1977 (Apr-Nov) fabulous collection including unissued surcharges, postal forgeries and a myriad of inverted, doubled, missing & misplaced surcharges with many in multiples PLUS MUCH ELSE. An important collection, impossible to duplicate and accompanied by much specialised information. Highly recommended (approx 400 stamps & 15 covers) For more images, please visit https://www.sandafayre.com/itemdetails.aspx?s=639869
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