The history of postal and postal stamps of the Democratic Republic of the Congo , a state in Central Africa with its capital in Kinshasa , describes the development of postal services in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), formerly the Belgian Congo and Zaire .
 Democratic Republic of Congo | |
|---|---|
| fr République Démocratique du Congo Lingala Republíki ya Kongó Demokratíki Congo Repubilika ya Kongo ya Dimokalasi Swahili Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo | |
 Postage stamp of the Free State of the Congo (SGC) from the series , 1894 ( Sc #?) [^] | |
| Mail history | |
| UPU Member | from January 1, 1886 |
| First postage stamps | |
| Standard | 1886 (SGK), June 30, 1960 (DRC) |
| Commemorative | June 30, 1960 |
| Parcel | 1887 |
| Mail block | 1962 |
| Philately | |
| WNS Member | since 2002 |
| FIP member from country | Congolese Federation of Philately |
| Society office | Fédération Congolaise de Philatélie, BP 15861, Kinshasa 1, République du Congo |
Mail administrations. Issues of postage stamps
Colonial period
The free state of the Congo was created in 1885 on the personal initiative of the King of Belgium Leopold II [≡] and was officially annexed, becoming the Belgian Congo in 1907. Both of these formations produced their own brands, including the , created by Dutch artists and Pete van Engelen ( niderl. Piet van Engelen ) [≡] .
Mark of the Free State of the Congo with a Portrait of the King of Belgium Leopold II (1889) [^]
Memorial stamp of the Republic of the Congo in honor of the declaration of independence from Belgium (1960) [^]
Independence
Republic of the Congo
In 1960, the Belgian Congo became an independent Republic of the Congo , with commemorative stamps [≡] to mark it .
Katanga
The state of Katanga separated from the Republic of the Congo and for three years of independence issued its own postage stamps and issues with overprints on postage stamps of the Belgian Congo and the Republic of the Congo.
South Kasai
For a short time in 1960–1961, the South Kasai was a separatist region in the south of the central part of the country, which overprinted Belgian Congo stamps.
Southern Kasai brand block with overprint on Belgian Congo stamps (1960) [^]
Memorial stamp of the Republic of the Congo in honor of the restoration of the territorial integrity of the country (1963)
Zaire
Zaire’s first postage stamps were issued on December 18, 1971. [1]
Democratic Republic of Congo
In 1997, the country was renamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which was reflected in the appearance of the corresponding inscription on the postage stamps of this state.
Other types of postage stamps
Parcel labels were issued in the Belgian Congo in the period 1887-1892.
Issues of Indian troops in the Congo
The UN troops stationed in 1962 in the Republic of the Congo included the Indian contingent, whose servicemen used the postage stamps of India with the English imprint to pay for the forwarding of their correspondence . “UN FORCE (INDIA). CONGO ” (“ UN Troops (India). Congo ”) [2] . A total of 6 denominations were issued.
See also
- History of the Democratic Republic of Congo
- The history of mail and postage stamps of Belgium
- Propaganda Philately
- Category: Images: Stamps of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Notes
- ↑ Rossiter, Stuart & John Fowler. - P. 303. (eng.)
- ↑ Congo (Leopoldville, July 1, 1966 - Kinshasa) // Big Philatelic Dictionary / N. I. Vladinets, L. I. Ilichyov, I. Ya. Levitas ... [and others ] ; under total ed. N. I. Vladintsa and V. A. Jacobs. - M .: Radio and communication, 1988. - P. 143. - 40 000 copies. - ISBN 5-256-00175-2 .
Literature
- Congo // Philatelic Geography (Foreign Countries): A Handbook / L. L. Lepeshinsky. - M .: Communication, 1967. - S. 260-261. - 480 s.
- Congo // Philately . - 1992. - № 4. - p. 61-62.
- Donegan GJ, Jr. Philatelist Katanga Donegan: specialized catalog of postal editions of "Etat du Katanga". = Donegan's Katanga philatelist: a specialized catalog of the "Etat du Katanga" postal issues (English) . - Springfield, MO, USA: GJ Donegan, Jr., 1964. - 27 p.
- Dufresne A. Postage stamps of South Kasai : [ fr. ] = Les Timbres-Poste Du Sud-Kasai // Les Cahiers de l'Académie. - Vol. OPUS XV. - P. 153-159.
- Hoorens, ER History of the Katanga Post Office, 1960-1963. = Histoire postale de l'Etat du Katanga 1960-1963 (Fr.) . - Brussels, Belgium: ER Hoorens, 1997. - 197 p.