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Les Congolâtres
Plate
Order: April 17th, 1888 (unpublished)

«The Director General of the Department of Foreign Affairs; 1
Pursuant to Article 16 of the Decree on the Post September 16th, 1885;
Article. 6
He issued a new postcard fr. 0.15 of a brown-orange color. 2
Article 2.
A copy of the prenamed card is attached to this Order. 3
Brussels, 17 April 1888.
Edm. Van Eetvellde » 4 5

Validity period: 17 April 1888 to 31 December 1900 (?)
"Despite the issuance of a new card on 1 March 1889, this card has continued to be sold while stocks post
offices."

Printing Process: typography
Impression: Mechelen Stamp Workshop
Format: 140 x 90 mm
Subject: palm tree and star
Plate: consisting of 4 cards placed horizontally and two cards placed vertically.
Watermark: curved CONGO

II. reconstitution de la planche (variétés constantes)
II. Platting

Position 1

Fig. 1.

Fig. 2.

Fig. 3.

Fig. 1. Trait horizontal au-dessus des deux filets d'encadrement du cadre, dans le coin supérieur droit.
Fig. 1. Horizontal line above the double frame in the upper right corner.
Fig. 2. Point noir entre les deux filets d'encadrement du cadre au dessus de l'écusson.
Fig. 2. Black dot between the double frame above the escutcheon.
Fig. 3. Pointillés de la 2ème et 3ème ligne d'adresse interrompus.
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Fig. 3. The dotted line of the 2 and 3 of the address line is interrupted.
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