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1909 Postcards to Belgium or Italy all bearing "CONGO BELGE" locally overprinted stamps, comprising 10c postal stationery card with L1 overprint franked by 5c with L2 overprint, picture postcards sent at the printed matter rate with 10c L2 or L4 overprints, and a picture postcard franked 15c L4 overprint. (4). £100-120
| 1909 "CONGO BELGE" Overprints Handstamped in Brussels | |
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Mint selection comprising surcharges type B1 15c and 50c (2); surcharge type B2 5c - 10f set of ten (the 40c, 50c and 3f.50 with Leo Tavano Certificates); surcharge type B4 10c, 15c, 25c and 40c; surcharge type B6 5c single and block of four, and 10f with Leo Tavano Certificate (2010). The B2 10f with light gum crease, otherwise fine, a scarce group. S.G. 36/45B, £3,980, B.30/39B, €4,365. (27). Photo on Pages 156 & 168. £700-1,000
| 1909 "CONGO BELGE" Typographed Overprints | |
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5c - 10f Mint and used study written up on pages including shades and perfs, type 2 overprints, many stamps plated, with 10c - 1f unmounted mint blocks of four and 3f.50 block of four mint (lightly mounted on upper two stamps only), single 1f (2), 3f.50 (2), 5f and 10f (3, two perf 14½) mint, 5f and perf 12 10f blocks of four used and single 3f.50 (4), 5f (5) and 10f (3, two perf 12) used. S.G. 46/55, £2,600, B.40/49, €3,400. (97). Photo on Page 156. £400-500
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1909-1911 Covers and cards to Belgium comprising picture postcard franked 15c and cover franked 25c both tied by "THYSVILLE" c.d.s, and cover bearing 25c overprint and 1910 bilingual 10c tied by scarce "DIMA" datestamps. (3). £150-180
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1c - 10f Set of ten mint, handstamped "TAXES" or "TAXE", 10f with part gum. Also used 10c - 1f with additional 15c, the 1f with Matadi c.d.s. S.G. 46/55, B.TX.17/26, €650. (17). £100-120
| 1909 "CONGO BELGE" Overprints - Princes Printing | |
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3f.50, 5f and 10f with Type B2 handstamp, 25c and 50c with type B5 handstamp, all mint, the 25c and 3f.50 unmounted, 25c, 50c and 5f with Leo Tavano Certificates. Scarce, 300 of each value handstamped in Brussels. B.43,45,47/49PB. (5). Photo on Page 156. £250-300
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50c Block of four and 3f.50 with type B2 handstamp, all cancelled by Boma datestamps backdated to 1 Jan. 1909, the first day of issue of Congo Belge overprints but prior to the printing (in March 1909) of this special Princes Printing. Unusual and scarce. B.45PB, 47PB. (5). Photo on Pages 156 & 158. £250-300
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5c - 10f Set of ten with typographed overprint mint and used, with an additional 10f used, mint 1f with light crease and 3f.50 with part gum, the mint 5f with Leo Tavano Certificate (2010). Scarce sets, 4,600 of each stamp overprinted by typography. B40/49PT, €2,770. (21). Photo on Page 156. £400-500
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1910 15c Waterlow sample sheet of nine on ungummed paper, in the unissued colours of black and carmine, each stamp with a small punch hole and "WATERLOW & SONS LTD. / SPECIMEN" overprint. £120-150
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1909-15 Mint and used collection very well written up on pages with all frame and vignette plates identified, many stamps plated with plate flaws shown, also perfs and shades, blocks and some covers and cards, comprising 1909 unilingual issue including the set in mint blocks of four; 1910 bilingual issue including complete sheets of fifty of the 5c (2 sheets), 10c and 15c, all values to the 3f (7, three mint, one with paper makers watermark), 5f (11, four mint) and 10f (6, four mint), covers and cards with 1914 card from Basoko; 1915 modified issue with booklet panes of the 5c (3), 10c (3), 15c (3) and 25c (4), many blocks with unmounted 40c blocks of four and 25 and 50c blocks of four (4), six and ten, also pieces, covers and cards with 1921 cover from Tschikapa to USA, etc. A fine collection. S.G. 56/77, £4,200+, B.50/71, €4,700+ (approx). (c.1,200). £700-1,000
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1909-15 Issues handstamped "TAXES" or "TAXE" or "T", with 1909 unilingual issue (10) including the set of five mint; 1910 bilingual issue (65 + card) with many types of handstamp (at least two examples of all values), mainly mint but some used (six with c.d.s cancels), including 5c mint block of twenty, and a 1912 unpaid printed matter rate postcard from Belgium with a 10c stamp applied upon arrival at Sakania; and 1915 modified issue (17) with the set mint and used (c.d.s cancels). An interesting lot. B.TX.27/48. (92 + card). £200-240
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50c Black and Brownish-lilac, imperforate marginal plate proof block of four on gummed paper, from a special printing produced by Waterlow towards the end of the life of this series, very fine. Photo on Page 158. £120-150
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1915 (Aug.) 5c - 5f Set of eight in black, fine mint. A special printing of 600 sets made by Waterlow towards the end of the second printing of this series. Fine and scarce. B. €900. (8). Photo on Page 156. £180-200
| 1909-15 Mols Issues - Covers and Cancellations | |
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Aba. 1913 Picture postcard to Belgium franked 10c with a fine c.d.s. Located near the Sudan border, a post office opened in 1911 following the return of the Lado Enclave. An uncommon cancel at this early date. £100-120
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Avakubi. 1919 Registered cover to the Botanical Gardens in Brussels franked by four 25c stamps, a registration label handstamped "AVAKUBI", stamps and label all tied by the c.d.s, backstamped at Kinshasa (octagonal datestamp) and Brussels. £100-120
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Bambili. 1912 (Nov 2) Picture postcard to Belgium franked 15c tied by c.d.s in blue, a second clearer strike alongside, transit datestamps of Buta (Nov 8), Kinshasa (Nov 23) and Brussels. Also two single stamps cancelled in black. A scarce cancel, the sub office briefly opened between March 1912 and July 1914. (3). £140-160
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Bandundu. 1919 Registered cover franked 50c pair, and 1921 10c postal stationery picture postcard franked 10c pair on the picture, both to France, cancelled by single ring datestamps, the cover with a registration label handstamped "BANDUNDU". (2). £120-150
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Boga. 1912 (Aug 20) Cover to Belgium franked 25c with a fine "BOGA" c.d.s. Also cancels on two single stamps. A scarce cancel from this settlement on the Uganda border, the post office only opened September 1911 until January 1913. (3). Photo on Page 154. £180-200
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Dima. 1913 (Jan 11) Registered cover sent within the Congo franked 10c + 15c strip of three tied by single ring datestamps, senders cachet (Plantations de Mangh....) partly covered by a registration label handstamped "DIMA", backstamped at Coquilhatville. An attractive cover. £100-120
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Kabinda. 1914 (June 9) Registered cover to Brussels bearing 5c + 10c (3) + 35c all cancelled in blue, a registration label handstamped "KABINDA", backstamped at Kambove (June 8) and Brussels. Also a 1f stamp cancelled in black. An attractive cover, the sub office opened in June 1912. (2). £120-150
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Kafakumba. 1913 (Aug 22) 5c Postal stationery picture postcard franked 5c cancelled in grey blue. Fine and scarce, the post office opened in 1913 but closed again in 1916, the picture side with two straight line "KAFAKUMBA" handstamps of the type supplied for use on registration labels. Photo on Page 154. £140-180
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Kongolo. 1914 10c Postal stationery picture postcard and a 1921 cover franked 10c + 15c, both to Belgium with datestamps in blue or black, also cancels on three single stamps, the 1914 c.d.s with time below date, the order reversed on the cover. Both fine, the post office opened in Sept. 1912. (5). £130-160
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Kuesi. 1911 Picture postcard to Belgium, written from Slijahukemba on Nov 30th, a 10c stamp on the picture side tied by the scarce Kuesi c.d.s (Dec 22). Situated on the Ugandan border the post office opened in November 1910 but was transferred to Boga in October 1911, though this card suggests some business was still done at Kuesi after the formal transfer. A fine and scarce cancel on a card written at the tiny settlement on Lake Kivu, presumably sent by runner to Kuesi. Photo on Page 160. £150-180
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Kuesi / Avekubi. 1911 Picture postcards from Avekubi (Mar 6) to Belgium franked 10c, both with superb "KUESI" transit c.d.s (Mar 22) in blue. Scarce, the office at Kuesi only open 1910-11. (2). £150-180
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Likasi / Luebo. 1921 Cover to Belgium franked 5c vertical strip of five each tied by "LUEBO" c.d.s, and a 1922 cover to Italy with 15c single + strip of three each tied "LIKASI" c.d.s, both fine. Also cancels on three single stamps. (5). £120-150
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Lukafu. 1911 (Feb 9) Cover to Switzerland franked 25c, tied by a fine c.d.s (with a solid black bar instead of year date), Geneva backstamp. Also a 1910 c.d.s on a single 5c stamp. Fine and scarce, the sub office opened in July 1908 and closed in March 1912. (2). Photo on Page 160. £120-150
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Monveda. 1912 (Jan 12) 10c Postal stationery postcard written to the Postmaster at Lisala, with a superb cancel and Lisala arrival c.d.s, central vertical fold, otherwise fine and very scarce. Also cancels on two single stamps. The sub office functioned briefly between June 1911 and June 1914. (3). Photo on Page 160. £140-160
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Mushie. 1911 (Feb 28) Picture postcard to Belgium franked 10c cancelled by the rare Mushie c.d.s and tied by an arrival datestamp, Matadi transit c.d.s (Mar 11). Also cancels on two single stamps. The sub office was opened in January 1911 to replace Inongo providing a postal service to the Lac Leopold II area; it was not a success and was closed at the end of the same year. (3). Photo on Page 160. £180-220
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Ponthierville. 1912 Picture postcards to Belgium franked 10c, tied by the Ponthierville datestamps in blue, red or black, transit datestamps of Stanleyville and Leopoldville (2 cards). The blue c.d.s very fine, the others a little faint, an interesting trio. This sub office opened in June 1911. (3). £200-240
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Popokabaka. 1910 (Nov 21) Small cover (10x6cm, probably enclosing a visiting card) franked 10c to an army officer in Brussels with a superb cancel. A fine looking cover from this small settlement near the Angola border. Photo on Page 160. £140-160
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Uvira. 1912 Picture postcard to Belgium with a 10c stamp on the picture side cancelled in black, and a 1913 cover franked 10c + 15c to England cancelled in blue. Uvira located at the northern tip of Lake Tanganyika near the border with German East Africa. (2). £130-160
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1914-22 Postal stationery picture postcards to Belgium comprising 1914 (Feb 5) 5c card franked 5c with superb "IRUMU" datestamps (office opened in 1913); 1920 10c card with "KIAMBI" c.d.s (office opened 1912-23, also a stamp and piece with 1912 datestamps); 1921 10c card franked 5c, written at Dilolo on the Angolan border, carried by runner and cancelled three days later by "SANDOA" datestamps (office opened in 1916); and 1922 (July 2) 15c card written at Kaballa, cancelled "KIKONDJA" c.d.s (the office open 1914 until April 1922, the datestamp then used at Kaballa until 1924). A fine and scarce group. (4). £300-350
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1909-21 Picture postcards franked 10c or 15c to Belgium, with single ring datestamps of Basankusu, Basoko, Bumba, Inongo, Irebu (in blue), Kambove, Kasongo (2, one in blue), Kinshasa (2, written at Tumbi or Nioki), Nouvelle-Anvers, Stanleyville (written at Komdolde), Thysville or Uvira. A good group, some scarce. (14). £450-550
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1910-20 Covers to Europe (11) or USA mostly franked 25c, others franked 30c, 40c, 50c or 75c, with single ring datestamps of Banana, Boma (4, one in blue), Elisabethville, Kasongo, Kinshasa, Leopoldville, Lisala, Matadi or Sakania. A good group. (12). £380-450
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1912-20 Registered covers (5) and a front, to Europe (5) or Senegal, all with single ring datestamps and registration labels bearing a straight line handstamp, comprising 1913 cover from Albertville franked 25c pair, 1920 cover from Buta franked 5c + 10c (2) + 15c, 1920 cover from Coquilhatville to Dakar franked 25c vertical strip of three, 1913 cover from Kinshasa franked 25c pair, 1912 cover written at Kiambi but cancelled six days later at Pweto franked 10c + 15c + 25c, also a 1915 front from Lukula franked 50c. An interesting group. (6). £350-400
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"Horse-shoe" Cancels. 1917 (Aug 7) 5c Postal stationery picture postcard to France cancelled "GOMBE", transit c.d.s of Kinshasa (Aug 13), very fine; and a 1919 (Apr 4) cover franked 25c to France cancelled "RUTSHURU", endorsed "via Uganda" with scarce "KILO" backstamp (Apr 22). This unusual type of cancel only used at five Congo offices (and four in the occupied territories of GEA) from 1916. (2). £180-200
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Large Star Datestamps. 1921-25 Covers franked 50c or 1f, and picture postcards (4, two stationary cards) franked 15c or 30c, all to Europe, with large star cancels of Boma, Elizabethville, Kambove, Kinshasa, Niangara (written at the Mission Station at Doruma) or Stanleyville. Also a 1926 cover franked 1f to USA with large single ring "ABA / POSTES" c.d.s. (7). £160-180
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Surcharge set of nine fine mint and used, also an additional 10f + 10f with vermilion surcharge mint. S.G. 78/86, B.72/80a, €810. (19). Photo on Page 156. £140-160
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1921 Recuperation Series, including surcharges or overprints on incorrect issues, comprising 1909 "CONGO BELGE" typographed overprints 5c on 40c pair, 15c on 50c (unmounted), 1921 on 1f and 1921 on 5f (unmounted), 15c on 1909 unilingual 50c, and 10c, 15c or 50c surcharges on 1915 modified issue, all fine mint (B.85A/90A, 91A, €1237). Also a fine written up study of the overprints and surcharges on the correct 1910 issue with frame and centre plates identified, many stamps plated with plate flaws shown, shades, perfs, surcharge varieties, complete sheets of fifty of the 5c, 10c (4 sheets), 15c and 30c (2 sheets), "TAXES" handstamps and some covers. S.G. 91/100, B.85/94. (641). Photo on Pages 158 & 168. £400-500
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1922 Malines Surcharges, the well written up study with the set of five on two pieces each handstamped "COLONIAS" (applied in Lisbon to U.P.U Specimen stamps received for distribution to Portuguese colonies), all values with frame and centre plates identified, many stamps plated and plate flaws shown, perfs, shades and varieties including unusual 10c on 5c mint corner block of nine with the surcharge misplaced upwards and at an angle resulting in the lower left stamp having surcharge omitted (just touching upper perfs) and two adjacent stamps with part surcharge only at the very top whilst the upper six stamp have portions of two surcharges (with the upper left stamp a virtually complete double surcharge), "TAXES" handstamps, also 25c and 50c surcharges on cover. S.G. 101/105, B.95/99. (155). Photo on Page 158. £280-350
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1922 10c with four "5" surcharge essays, no gum, presumably produced as an essay for the Malines surcharges, very unusual. Photo on Page 156. £100-120
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1922 50c on 25c Malines surcharge, mint marginal strip of three (position 31-33), variety imperf vertically between right pair, very lightly mounted on the centre stamp only, an unusual and scarce variety. Photo on Page 156. £120-150
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1922-23 Bome surcharges, mint and used study well written up on pages with frame and centre plates identified, plate varieties, surcharge types and varieties, shades, perfs, blocks and "TAXES" handstamps, including 10c on 5c type B with missing "C" within a mint block of four, unmounted mint blocks of four with surcharge inverted of the 10c on 5c type D, 25c on 40c type D and 10c on 1f, scarce 25c on 40c type A and 10c on 1f with double surcharge mint, perf 15 stamps (5), "TAXES" handstamps, etc. S.G. 106/113, £1,600+, B.100/103. (136). £300-350
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1923 25c Elizabethville handstruck surcharges, first printing corner blocks of nine of both the Recuperation issue and Malines surcharge issue both cancelled to order at Elizabethville (Jan 18 or 30), and a 1923 registered cover (Aug 20) from Elizabethville to Belgium bearing second printing Recuperation surcharge issue with variety 25c surcharge double, also franked Vloors 10c, 15c and 25c, philatelic but still a scarce genuine variety on cover. S.G. 114/5, £798+, B.104/5, €600+. (2 Blocks + cover). £140-160
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Large Star Cancels. 1921-29 Covers (9) and picture postcards (6, two postal stationery) with large single ring star cancels including Banana, Bondo, Bukama, Irumu, Kasenyi, Kinshasa (registered), Kwamouth, Likasi, Sakania and Thysville, also 1928 postcard with large single ring "COQUILHATVILLE / POSTES" c.d.s, all franked by 1921 Recuperation issue or subsequent surcharges, three also bearing 1915 Mols issue stamps. (16). £180-200
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1923-35 Covers and cards all bearing stamps of the 1923-27 Vloors issue showing the cancellation types and offices, mounted alphabetically from Aba to Watsa with cancels of 61 differing offices, mainly large single ring "stars" or "POSTES" type datestamps with some earlier small c.d.s types, also horseshoe type cancels of Bolobo and Uvira, octagonal telegraphic type cancels of Likasi and Thysville, scarce Bunia-Kilo telegraph office c.d.s, includes registered covers (12), air mail covers (5, two first flights), postal stationery cards, underpaid mail, some covers also with earlier Mols or surcharged stamps. A fine collection well written up in two albums, some scarce cancels including Charlesville, Gombari, Kambove, Kasenyi, Songololo, etc., also a few cancels on stamps. (93+). £600-700
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1923-61 Mint and used collection, all stamps complete with additional varieties, proofs, specimens and covers, including 1923 Vloors set of twelve with punch holes and red "SPECIMEN" overprint, similar Specimen overprints on 1925-27 later values (12, five duplicates) and 1932 3f.35 surcharge (pair), Vloors issue with "TAXES" or "TAXE" handstamps (21), 1925 25c + 25c surcharge handstamped "COLONIAS" (both stamps), 1936 King Albert Memorial Fund pair and Queen Astrid death anniversary 1f.25 + 5c and 1f.50 + 10c handstamped "SPECIMEN" (applied in Lisbon), 1937 Tourism set of six and miniature sheet handstamped "SPECIMEN", 1941 King Albert Memorial set imperf, 1941-42 surcharge set of four with surcharge inverted (2f.50 in block of four, air 50c mint and used), 1942-43 Waterlow set of 41 in imperf proof pairs, 1943 set of eight miniature sheets issued in London, 1944 Red Cross surcharge set with the 1f.75 "Roode Kruis" error used on piece with the other values, 1947 Mask issue 1f.25 die proof in black and orange-red die sunk on card, 1959 Wild Animals set imperf, various covers and most postage dues. A fine and interesting collection. S.G. 117/359, £4,000+, B.106.371, €4,000+ (approx, for listed stamps). (c.700 + 52 covers). Photo on Page 158. £1,000-1,200
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1942-52 Covers (66) and an unusual tie-on parcel tag franked 7f.50 to Belgium, all bearing stamps of the wartime Waterlow issue, showing cancels from sixty differing offices mounted alphabetically from Aketi to Yumbi, many air covers, some censored, seven registered, mainly large single ring datestamps with posthorn, a few "POSTES" type datestamps and the unusual double ring "MONGBWALU / CONGO BELGE" c.d.s. (67). £350-400
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1948-57 Covers and cards (62) and an unusual tie-on parcel tag registered to Belgium franked 12f, all bearing stamps of the 1947 masks and art issue, showing cancels from 53 different offices, mounted alphabetically from Aba to Yangambi, virtually all posthorn type datestamps, ten registered (one handstamped "AR"), also cancels on six stampless official items or receipts. (69). £200-250
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Postage due Mail. 1929-43 Covers comprising 1929 cover from Northern Rhodesia franked 2d with 5c, 15c and 1f postage dues; 1934 cover franked 1f.25 from Belgium with 10c pair + 30c postage due; and 1943 stampless cover posted within Costermanville with Waterlow 5f postage stamp handstamped "T" used as a due, all due stamps with c.d.s cancels. (3). £100-120
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