Stamps & Covers of the World

CONGO BELGA. 1896 (Sept 19). 15 c. blue + 10 c. carmine on yellow stationery reply cards used to GAND, Belgium from COQUIHALTVILLE. The 15 c. half used and cancelled with rare COQUIHALTVILLE despatch cds´s in blue with LEOPOLDVILLE cds (Oct 2) in blue and thence down river by Congo River Steamer to Boma with transit on reverse. GAND arrival cds of November 16th also on front of card. The 10 c reply half attached and unused. Very rare usage: the Post Office at Coquihaltville had opened only 18 days earlier. H&G 13.