1894 Antwerp International Exhibition

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1 1894 Antwerp International Exhibition Already in 1891 some of the contributors to the 1885 Antwerp Exhibition had thought had thought of a second exhibition there. They wanted it to follow the 1893 Chicago one, so that the European exhibitors on returning to Europe would be able to show off their wares on the Continent, as well as celebrating the continuous expansion of the maritime facilities in Antwerp. 26 nations with 12,095 exhibitors attracted some 3 million visitors for a financial break even result. The John Cockerill Society showed models of boats plying the river Congo along with statues representing natives transporting pieces of a cannon and a modular boat. Drawings by native children were also shown. A Congolese artist had engraved an ivory plate with the signatures of the delegates of the 17 nations, who had signed the antislavery treaty in Brussels on 2 July This had been convened by King Leopold 11. The most striking architectural exhibit was a faithful recreation of an old Antwerp neighbourhood using furnishings etc and 15th century costumes for the workers therein. At 10 pm each night a curfew was sounded by trumpets and drums as festivities stopped. The success of this was such that all Belgian Exhibitions held thereafter had such an exhibit, including the last in Advertising stamp for 1894 Antwerp Exhibition On 20 February 1894 a 5c stamp was issued to commemorate this exhibition and a month later the 1 O & 25c were released. Officially, only the 5 & 25c come in two shades, but they exist in the 1 Oc too. They were printed in sheets of 300 stamps consisting of 6 panels of 50 stamps (5 x 10). Design was by Henri Hendrickx. They were engraved on copper by Victor Lemaire and printed by!'atelier du Timbre at Malines ,300 (5c), 8,289,300 (10c) and 2,810,000 (25c) were printed. green on light pink green on deep pink carmine on blue deep carmine on blue

2 blue on pink blue on deep pink Qegistered letter from Antwerp to Canada With blue I deep pink stamp Anvers 4 Jun 1894 eds London Ju 8 94 in red (verso in red) Hamilton I Canada/ 2 /Ju 18 / 94 transit eds (verso - Ju= July) Hamilton I Ontario I Ju 18 / 94 (arrival eds for Box 53 PO) Postage 25e (s 20 gm) Letter bears a black imperforate sticker of the type shown on previous page 1894 Antwerp 2.pub

3 A?V. 4/; - 4 o.?6 /,. /. c?-ed,e e.-?n. e-e- 57 pr 4v. /.e- - a- 9 '... 4-' 't" Letter from envelope on previous page complaining that he had not received the stamps in reply for which he had paid with 50 Belgian stamps earlier. If Chas Henry was not going to send him the stamps requested, would he please return the Belgian stamps Antwerp 3.pub

4 E POSTA L Wi'f RELDTENTOONSTELL.INO VAN ANTWERPEN.. 0..,. #... c /f.... f...,.tv_ :: Privately printed Expo postal card from Antwerp to Brussels Anvers 23 Jun 1894 eds (8 pm) Bruxelles 23 Jun 1894 eds (midnight) Internal postage 5e t SCHMIDT 6 CP, ANVERS. EDITWRS. EP 33 postal card with verso privately printed and sent to Leipzig Anvers (Station) 15 Sep 1894 eds Leipzig 17 Sep 94 eds External postage 1 Oe Upper card s hows main building fa1;ade, lower advertising Capt Boyton's World's Water Show 1894 Antwerp 4.pub

5 CARTE POSTALE. -POSTKAART Union postale universelle. - \V ereldpostvereeniging....:...-.;:::. BEL ''}l 1.:. - BELGIE. Privately printed EP 33 postal card from Antwerp to Shanghai Anvers (Exposit.ion) eds dated 3 Sep 1894 Arras a Paris B TPO eds of 3 Sep Shang-Hai Chine arrival eds (verso) of 4 Oct Oe carmine/blue stamp affixed as private card 3CllMllJT /, Ci? llnitfa.1. IDITllJ!f$. Chromolithographic print featuring Congolese natives on reverse 1894 Antwerp 5.pub

6 .A Ju,, d.._ vi! (l.""-" o-ue-no EP 23 postal card from Antwerp to Bonn Anvers eds dated 31 Aug c internal card uprated for use abroad with Sc green I deep pink exhibition stamp 1894 Antwerp 6.pub

7 CARTE POST ALE POSTK.\ART (C6tc rcscr\'c a l'adresse. - Zijde vvor h.:t adr.:s al!een.) c: < ; i "'.. c :, r " ; - t:..= "",.. t t.. y i;... :is r. ; :.> :... J,_ :; ::: 5 (/; % J., J..:.t., l.. "' Unposted card to Brussels Privately printed postcard without prepaid postage showing two Sudanese native soldiers in ceremonial dress. They were from Equatorial Province, which abutted the Lado Enclave 1c was the correct internal rate for :S 5 words other than the address 1894 Antwerp 7.pub

8 CARTE POSTALE POSTK AART (Cole l'i :-rrve a l'adressr.-.%'ijde 11oor het adl'('s allf'm ). ' >...:.? l f".! ''" t ,.,...,/(,..-ri..,._ -.,_,;, JL.l L../ i f' "rr'w.j" 1 -:,;...;.._ /.--r Uf-"4... i-r H'_.,._..._..._ '- J ;.h.; ' t"' (;:... -./ ,._ /,..:,._..;:.,/...:..._....;.. 4. 't. - M..._!-'-- ' WERELDTENTOONS TE Ll,ING VAN ANTWE R PEN._/_.t,.....L.... :, f'-...! d )-...; 1,B, -.,Ju..._. :f- -1. ' j,.... t...j ,..., J. "-..A (/(...t I.,-- - r _&.a:-;;_. -..:...,,,,6 :{,,t.,...../; ,._,/.,.,.../ '7 -r"'t" ' ""'771" "-':'tfj. Postcard to Switzerland Anvers eds of 25 Aug 1894 Bern arrival eds of 26 Aug Card only took some 36 hrs, which would undoubtedly better today's time. 1 Oc was the correct postage abroad 1894 Antwerp 8.pub

9 Y ALUMBA VINEYARDS, ANGASTON. (/u-t MR. BRIGHT -we://' a"'"/.,{,, r.dat1ut" 7-wade:nJ" ujiun yuu tin ().1, a/pt,(,/ al.<-f-u.r,,t /,,?f-.:f..._ u,i,{',,n / /a'll<j.-t 7 y()ul- ()4de1.d -uied" ()//!,,e. (Jouid./ed't.en/tf, S. SMITH & SON. Oold Medal for Wines, Antwerp Exhlb_ition, 1894, against all Australia... Postcard to Kadlna in South Australia GPO Adelaide, S A & S. Australia duplex cancel of 1 O Aug 1896 A rare survivor to Kadina (Yorke Peninsula) 1894 Antwerp 9.pub