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Notascript. One ,unissued, bearer bond certificate (bon de caisse) of "Royaume de Belgique ,Colonie du Congo.SOCIÉTÉ DES CHEMINS DE FER VICINAUX DU CONGO" Société Congolaise a responsabilité limitée. Aketi (Belgian Congo) 500 francs or 100 belgas 6% 4 years .Denominated in two currencies.The bond is dated in Brussels 1933 and appears guaranteed in capital and interest by the "Colonie du Congo".Condition (opinion) :Very Fine(VF).Without Tresorerie (Ministère des Colonies)signatures (only a administrateur print signature) unnumbered and uncancelled .Contains all 8 uncut coupons.

Old bond certificate for collection, historical research, with scripophilic,historical or collectable value only. Use this picture for reference only, serial number may be different.

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Banknote Grading
UNC AU EF VF F VG G Fair Poor
Uncirculated About Uncirculated Extremely Fine Very Fine Fine Very Good Good Fair Poor
Edges
no counting marks light counting folds OR... light counting folds corners are not fully rounded much handling on edges rounded edges
Folds
no folds ...OR one light fold through center max. three light folds or one strong crease several horizontal and vertical folds many folds and creases
Paper
color
paper is clean with bright colors paper may have minimal dirt or some color smudging, but still crisp paper is not excessively dirty, but may have some softness paper may be dirty, discolored or stained very dirty, discolored and with some writing very dirty, discolorated, with writing and some obscured portions very dirty, discolored, with writing and obscured portions
Tears
no tears no tears into the border minor tears in the border, but out of design tears into the design
Holes
no holes no center hole, but staple hole usual center hole and staple hole
Integrity
no pieces missing no large pieces missing piece missing piece missing or tape holding pieces together

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.. (online translated) The "Société des chemins de fer vicinaux du Congo (CVC or Vicicongo) established at May 7, 1924, at Louis François de maitre Leener1, notary Bruxelles2. It builds and operates the spacing of 600mm in the northeast of the Belgian Congo became the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Vicicongo the Company was nationalized in 1971 and became a League of street railway Zaire (Vicizaïre) and then integrated in the National Society of Railways Zairian (S.N.C.Z.) December 2, 1974.

La Société des chemins de fer vicinaux du Congo (CVC ou Vicicongo), est constituée le 7 mai 1924, chez maitre Louis François de Leener1, notaire à Bruxelles2. Elle construit et exploite un réseau à l'écartement de 600mm dans le nord-est du Congo belge devenuRépublique démocratique du Congo.

La Société Vicicongo est nationalisée en 1971 et devient Société des chemins de fer vicinaux du Zaîre (Vicizaïre) puis et intégrée à la Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Zaïrois (S.N.C.Z.) le 2 décembre 1974.

Chemins de fer Vicinaux du Congo - AKETI-MUNGBERE - 1925-1937

Lignes vicinales du Mayumbe et de l'Uélé [D'autres lignes ont existé et sont actuellement inexploitées, dont le chemin de fer du Mayombe (vers le nord à Tshela au départ de Boma), long de 140 kilomètres construit en étapes entre 1898 et 1914 par la Société des Chemins de fer Vicinaux du Mayumbe. La ligne a été démantelée en 1984.[8] Le Bumba vers Bondo et Aketi et Isiro avec un train tous les deux ou trois mois.[9] Ce réseau a été construit entre 1924 et 1937 par les Chemins de fer Vicinaux du Congo et totalise 842 kilomètres. Il comprend les lignes Aketi-685 km), 121 km) et 31 km).

Congo-Nil, guide du Congo Belge – Société des chemins de fer vicinaux du Congo – 1948/1949 – éd. Van Assche - imp. Lelateur (Bruxelles) [12.05]

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1923 - 1er avril : BCK - Pose des rails de la ligne BUKAMA-PORT-FRANCQUI par les deux extrémités (1923-1928) - Léopoldville devient District urbain - 24 janvier : M. Rutten, Gouverneur général - Putsch de Munich par Adolf Hitler en Allemagne - L'insuline est mise sur le marché pour les diabétiques - Séisme au Japon, bilan : 150.000 morts à Tokyo et 100.000 à Yokohama - Première publication du magazine "Time" - Fondation de la compagnie Disney.

1924 - Avril : CFL - Début des travaux du pont définitif de Bukama - Constitution de la Compagnie des Chemins de fer Vicinaux du Congo - Décès de Lénine (Vladimir Illich Oulianov) - Pour son putsch raté de Munich, Adolf Hitler est condamné à cinq ans de prison - L'astrophysicien américain Edwin Hubble proclame l'existence d'autres galaxies analogues à la nôtre - Décès de Franz Kafka, de Giacomo Puccini.

1925 - Début des Chemins de fer Vicinaux du Congo - AKETI-MUNGBERE (1925-1937) - Edmond Thieffry réalise le premier vol Bruxelles-Léopoldville - Signature du Pacte Rhénan - Parution de "Mein Kampf" - Le premier motel ouvre ses portes à San Luis Obispo, en Californie - Décès d'Erik Satie.

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Locomotives type Mikado à voie de 600 mm. fournies à la Société des Chemins de Fer Vicinaux du Congo (Vicicongo). Chauffe au bois

Poids en service : 42 tonnes. Poids adhérent : 32 tonnes.

Fig. 34. - Vue d'une des machines en cours de montage. A remarquer les fusées extérieures aux roues pour tous les essieux.

Fig. 35. - Vue d'ensemble de la locomotive.

Paulis town (now Isiro and place to which belong the Magbetu-long skull-) had this name in honor of Colonel A. Paulis promoter of the Company "Chemins de fer Vicinaux du Congo" The Hotel Mangbetu and houses also belongs to the company.

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VICICONGO

Ecartement / Gauge / Spurweite 600 mm

Traction / Traktion: Diesel

Bumba - Bolende - Aketi 187 km

Aketi - Komba - Buta - Andoma - Zobia - Isiro 558 km

Isiro - Mungbere 117 km

Andoma - Titule 20 km

Komba - Likati - Bondo 115 km

(Infos ganz unten / Information below)

Gare / Bahnhof / Station: Isiro December 2003

Isiro Voies

Photo: Archiv U. Weist

Gare / Bahnhof / Station: Isiro December 2003

Isiro GarePhoto: Archiv U. Weist

Kurze Notizen von diesen Strecken (41 verschiedene Quellen der Jahre 2001, 2002 und 2003)

Short notices about these lines (41 different sources of the years 2001, 2002 and 2003)

Bondo - Komba

Strecke 2002 und 2003 nicht befahren doch auf der ganzen Länge vorhanden, unmittelbar nördlich von Likati kombinierte Bahn/Strassen-Brücke, sehr schmal, für Autos äusserst gefährlich!

No trains ran in 2002 and 2003, line still complete, just North of Likati combined Road/Rail Bridge, very narrow,