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. The explorer Savorgnan de Brazza made a treaty with the Kmg of the .Bateke . who ceded his rights to France, in 1880, and Brazzavtlle was founded. De Brazza secured Pointe Noire and Loango. on the coast. for France by 1882 and in 1888 Paul Crampel opened up the region between the French Congo and Lake Chad The French Congo, to which was joi~ed._ and which included the Chad and Ubangi-Shari temtones, was created a Colony on 11 December 1888. The colony, at first Gabon-Congo, was given the title of " Congo on

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1892-1900 Typo. Perf. 14xl3'h Colony Name in Blue or Cannine 18 A3 lc bllt, U/ bl N fi 80 65 19 A3 2c bm, buff NH LOO 80 ct. Name double 65.00 00.00 20 A3 4c claret, lav v L't uo- 90 ct. Name In blk and in blue 65.00 00.00 21 A3 Sc grn, gmsh tlij 2.25 2.00 22 A3 IOc blk, lavender 0 .ta. 7.SO 6.25 ct. Name double ./310.00 225.00 23 A3 10c red ('OO) t."'11 1.00 65 24 A3 1Sc blue, quadrille ~n per ,., n1 25.00 6.00 25 A3 1Sc gray ('OOI N J.f 3.25 2.25 26 A3 20c red, grn l.U 10.00 625 27 A3 2Sc blk. rose Lf.l 7.00 5.75 28 A3 2Sc blue ('00) l.f./ 4.00 3.25 29 A3 30c bm, bts 0 a 12.50 6.50 30 A3 40c red, straw';,.· 17.50 10.00 31 A3 SOc eM, rose J.H 17.50 10.00 32 A3 SOc bm, az ('OOI LH 4.00 3.25 ct. Nune doiJ>;e 325.00 325.00 33 A3 7Sc dp vio, org o.4. 13.50 10.00 34 A3 lfr bmz grn. strz.K &..H 25.00 12.50 Nos. 18-34 {17) 152.90 87.00 1900 Wmk. 122 Perf. II 35 A4 lc bm vio & gray lilac (). 4. 28 28 o. Background Inverted H ~.5I) 21.SO 36 A4 2c bm & org 28 28 o. 2c dart red & ~ ·65.00 II. lmperf., pair ff 27.SO 27.SO 37 A4 4c scar & graY. bl L 40 28 o. ~ dark red & ~ I. K 400.00 h. Background Inverted f.l 32.50 32.50 38 A4 5c gm & gray gm LH 65 28 o. lmpert., Jliir 60.00 60.00 39 A4 IOc dk red & red O·S· 2.25 1.00 o. lmperf., Piir 60.00 60.00 40 A4 ISc dl vto & o1 wn f1 80 35 o. !moen. piir 35.00 35.00

Wmk. 123 41 AS 20c ye1 gm & org Uf 80 55 42 A5 25c b1 & pale b1 L H 1.10 62 43 AS 30c car rose & org H 1.40 65 44 A5 40c org bm & brt gm H 2.00 90 o. lmpert., pair 40.00 40.00 .b. Center inve1'1ed 62.SO 62.50 45 A5 SOc gray vto & Ill LH 2.25 1.75 46 A5 75c red vlo & org L.H 3.75 3.00 o. lmperf., pair 40.00 40.00

Wmk. 124 47 A6 lfr gray Ill & ol XH 7.00 5.50 a. Center inverted 140.00 140.00 .b. lmperf .. p;alr 90.00 90.00 48 A6 2fr car & brn 0.9 • 13.50 7.00 a. lmperf., pair II 0.00 110.00 49 A6 5fr brn org & gray L l4 37.50 22.50 "· srr ocher & gny 400.00 400.00 II. Center Inverted 200.00 200.00 c, Wmk. 123 125.00 d. 1mperf., p;alr Z75.00 275.00 Nos: 35·40 I 15/ 73.96 44.94 B. MIDDlE CONGO

MIDDLE By decree of 29 December 1903. the French Congo Colony was dtvtded. as from 1 July 1904. into Mid:lle Congo (Moyen Congo). Gabon. Ubangi-Shari and Chad_ Middle Congo was 1'107-]960 the area which now forms the Congo Repu~ic .

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Rf . EXJ'vSJTlON COI.ONIALE INTERNATIOO'\/\(.E · PAJUS loJt' MoYEN CoNGo 40c

On 15 January 191 0 Middle Congo became part of the federation of , but continued to have its own stamps until 16 March 1937, after which the stamps of French Equatorial Africa were used there until 1959.

C. CONGO REPUBLIC

M 1ddle Congo became the Congo Republic, an autonomous state of the , on 28 November 1958.

Congo Republic became an independent state on 15 . Issues after this date are listed m Par1 12 (Africa since Independence A-E) of this catalogue.