Stamp of belgian congo; 1923; definitive stamp of the issue "native people and animals"; stamp motive with a (female) potter at work; stamp postmarked
note :
a translation of the insciption "orner / sieren" is difficult.;in flemisch means "oren" = a) "ears", but also as verb b) "garnish", "decorate" etc. And "orner" could be a "garnishment maker"; "sieren" means a) a "siren", but also as verb b) "decorate", "ornament", "embellish" etc. . . Stamp: michel: no. 74; yvert & tellier: no. 114; scott:no. 103
color: brown
watermark: none
nominal value: 1 fr (franc)
postage validity: from 1 september 1923 until 31 december 1932
stamp picture size (printed area of a single stamp): 27. 0 x 25. 5 mm. Date: 1 September 1923 (first issue day of the stamp).
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