Lote 3082 Ruanda Urundi

1917, telegraphic message on "Congo Belge - Télégramme d'Etat" form with word "ETAT" crossed out, message accepted in Ruanda Urundi, fees of 3,75fr paid with 25c blue, 50c lilac brown and 1fr olive (vertical strip of 3) - Mols bilingual 1915 Belgian Congo issue overprinted EAAOB (large for the 1fr and short for 25c and 50c), stamps tied by rectangular cachet in blue, same type as the Udjiji mark but only with a date ("17 JAN 1917") in the upper, very scarce form, vf

Original Dutch description:
1917, telegraphic message on "Congo Belge - Télégramme d'Etat" form with word "ETAT" crossed out, message accepted in Ruanda Urundi, fees of 3,75fr paid with 25c blue, 50c lilac brown and 1fr olive (vertical strip of 3) - Mols bilingual 1915 Belgian Congo issue overprinted EAAOB (large for the 1fr and short for 25c and 50c), stamps tied by rectangular cachet in blue, same type as the Udjiji mark but only with a date ("17 JAN 1917") in the upper, very scarce form, vf