The French Congo 1900 Pictorial Issue – Engraved, Watermarked, Privately Printed … What Could Go Wrong?
Presented by Kenneth R Nilsestuen, President of the France and Colonies Philatelic Society (US) on September 22, 2000. In an hour you can learn some basic information about the 1900 pictorial French Congo stamps. More than that, there is some wonderful examples of related postal history and explanations of some new discoveries. It may also help you analyze your own stamps as you see how the speaker discovered new varieties.
No explanation of why watermarked paper was used, where french colonial stamps were usually issued on unwatermarked paper.