Stamp data values used by Belgian Congo for `design'

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135 distinct values used for design among 415 stamp types.

Value Uses Things referenced
Henry Morton Stanley (1928) 21 Henry Morton Stanley
oil palms 14 oil palm
Albert Memorial, Leopoldville 12 Albert Memorial, Leopoldville
askari 11 askari
Fokker over Congo 11 Fokker
Stanley Falls 11 Stanley Falls (syn. of Boyoma Falls)
King Leopold II & palms 8 King Leopold II, palms
Belgian kings 7
Ubangi man 7 Ubangi man
climbing oil palms 6 oil palm
Congo woman 6
kings of Belgium 6
leopard (1942) 6 leopard
Perf: 12½ 5
woodcarver (1923) 5 woodcarver
++on=5fr 4
Buangakokoma 4 Buangakokoma
Port Matadi (1894) 4 Port Matadi
railroad bridge 4 railroad bridge
Tshimanyi 4 Tshimanyi
hunting elephants 3
Inkissi Falls (1894) 3 Inkissi Falls
King Leopold II (1875) 3 King Leopold II
Madonna & child (1959) 3 Madonna
Mitumba Forest 3 Mitumba Forest
Ndoha 3
Port Matadi (1915) 3 Port Matadi
potter (1923) 3 potter
Queen Astrid with native children 3 Queen Astrid
Rutshuru River 3 Rutshuru River
Suza river falls 3 Suza river falls
Watusi cattle 3 Watusi cattle
weaver 3 weaver
“Mbuta” sacred doubl..ith faces of man & woman 2
“Ngadimuashi” female mask 2
archer 2 archer
bamboo (1938) 2 bamboo
Bangala chief&wife 2
canoe (1896) 2 canoe
Congo village 2 Congo village
Inkissi Falls (1910) 2 Inkissi Falls
Inkissi Falls (1915) 2 Inkissi Falls
Lake Kivu 2 Lake Kivu
map of Africa (1955) 2 map of Africa
map of Africa & honeycomb & symbols 2 map of Africa
Molindi River 2 Molindi River
Mount Karisimbi 2 Mount Karisimbi
okapi (1931) 2 okapi
okapi (1942) 2 okapi
Port Matadi (1910) 2 Port Matadi
river steamer 2 river steamer
river steamer on Congo 2 river steamer, Congo
Royal Colonial Institute 2
Village of Mondimbi 2
“Buadi-Muadi” mask with squared features 1
Addax nasomaculatus 1 Addax nasomaculatus (syn. of addax)
Ansellia gigantea (1952) 1 Ansellia gigantea (syn. of Ansellia africana)
Aristolochia 1 Aristolochia
Babuende woman 1 Babuende woman
Baluba chief 1
Baluba woman 1 Baluba woman
Baron Dhanis 1 Baron Dhanis
black buffalo 1 black buffalo
Canoes at Stanleyville 1
Cardinal Lavigerie 1 Cardinal Lavigerie
Ceratotherium simum (1959) 1 Ceratotherium simum (syn. of white rhinoceros)
colobus monkey 1 colobus monkey
Costus spectabilis 1 Costus spectabilis
Crocodylus niloticus (1939) 1 Crocodylus niloticus (syn. of Nile crocodile)
Cryptosepalum 1 Cryptosepalum
Dissotis (1952) 1 Dissotis
double mask 1 double mask
drum&lukombe players 1
drummers 1 drummer
elephant cart 1 elephant cart
Eulophia cucullata (1952) 1 Eulophia cucullata
Euphorbia poggei 1 Euphorbia poggei
Eurychone galeandrae 1 Eurychone galeandrae
Flemish Inscription 1
flutists 1 flutist
French Inscription 1
galago 1 galago
Gerbera (1952) 1 Gerbera
giraffe (1959 Belgian Congo) 1 giraffe
globe & sailing ship 1 globe, sailing ship
Gloriosa simplex (1952) 1 Gloriosa simplex
gorilla 1 gorilla
hibiscus (1952) 1 hibiscus
Hippotragus equinus (1959) 1 Hippotragus equinus (syn. of roan antelope)
impala (1959) 1 impala
Ipomoea filicaulis 1 Ipomoea filicaulis
King Albert I (1934) 1 King Albert I
King Leopold II (1875 25c) 1 King Leopold II
King Leopold II (1875 50c) 1 King Leopold II
King Leopold II (1947) 1 King Leopold II
Kivu kraal 1 Kivu kraal
kraal 1 kraal
Lambermont 1 Lambermont
Leptoptilos crumeniferus & Gyps africanus 1 Leptoptilos crumeniferus (syn. of marabou stork), Gyps africanus (syn. of white-backed vulture)
Littonia 1 Littonia
Loxodonta africana 1 Loxodonta africana (syn. of African elephant)
Loxodonta africana (1924) 1 Loxodonta africana (syn. of African elephant)
Manbettu woman 1 Manbettu woman
Mangbettu chief 1 Mangbettu chief
No. 159 1
No. 161 1
Nymphaea 1 Nymphaea
Ochna (1952) 1 Ochna
oil palms (1942 a) 1 oil palm
okapi (1959) 1 okapi
Pan troglodytes 1 Pan troglodytes (syn. of common chimpanzee)
pangolin (1959) 1 pangolin
Panthera leo (1939) 1 Panthera leo (syn. of lion)
Port Matadi (1909) 1 Port Matadi
Protea argyrea 1 Protea argyrea
Protea lemairei 1 Protea lemairei
safari porters 1 safari porters
Sankuru rapids 1
Sankuru river 1
Schizoglossum eximium 1 Schizoglossum eximium
Silene 1 Silene
slaves & guards 1
St. Francis Xavier 1 St. Francis Xavier (syn. of Francis Xavier)
Taurotragus oryx & Hippotigris 1 Taurotragus oryx (syn. of common eland), Hippotigris (syn. of zebra)
Thonningia 1 Thonningia
Thunbergia lancifolia (1952) 1 Thunbergia lancifolia
train&map 1
Ubangi woman 1 Ubangi woman
Uele kraal 1
Vellozia 1 Vellozia
wharf on Congo river 1 wharf, Congo river
woman 1 woman
Woman preparing cassava 1
Young woman of Irumu 1