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 Bart Perdieus
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| General Description : | Rerum Novarum (Latin for On the New Things) is an encyclical issued by Pope Leo XIII on May 15, 1891. It was an open letter, passed to all Catholic bishops, that addressed the condition of the working classes. The encyclical is entitled: "Rights and Duties of Capital and Labour". Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler and Cardinal Henry Edward Manning were influential in its composition. It discussed the relationships and mutual duties between labour and obtaining capital, as well as government and its citizens. Of primary concern was the need for some amelioration for "The misery and wretchedness pressing so unjustly on the majority of the working class."[1] It supported the rights of labor to form unions, rejected communism and unrestricted capitalism, whilst affirming the right to private property. |
| Face value | 14 Francs |
| Catalog code (Michel) | BE 2460 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | BE 1401 |
| Catalog code | Yvert et Tellier BE 2408 Stanley Gibbons BE 3057 AFA number BE 2467 Belgium BE 2408 Unificato BE 2408 |
| Stamp colour | multicolor |
| Stamp use | Commemorative stamp |
| Print run | 7.500.000 |
| Issue date | 11/05/1991 |
| Designer | Herbert Binneweg |
| Paper type | phosphorescent |
| Print technique | photogravure |
| Perforation | comb 11¼ x 11½ |
| Height | 28.00 mm |
| Width | 41.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
