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 Bart Perdieus
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| General Description : | Issued for the 50th Anniversary of the National Housing Company George (Georges) Minne (30 August 1866 - 18 February 1941) was born in Ghent, Belgium as the son of an architect (Fredericus Augustus Minne). Birth names : Georgius Joannes Leonardus (sources : birth certificates from Ghent) He was a Belgian artist and sculptor famous for his idealized depictions of man's inner spiritual conflicts. A contemporary of Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele, Minne shows many similarities in both form and subject matter to the Viennese Secessionists, the fathers of Art Nouveau. |
| Face value | 3,50 Francs |
| Catalog code (Michel) | BE 1611 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | BE 792 |
| Catalog code | Yvert et Tellier BE 1554 Stanley Gibbons BE 2170 AFA number BE 1628 Belgium BE 1554 Unificato BE 1554 |
| Stamp colour | multicolor |
| Stamp use | Commemorative stamp |
| Print run | 10.500.000 |
| Issue date | 17/10/1970 |
| Designer | Leon Janssens |
| Print technique | photogravure and recess |
| Perforation | 11 1/2 |
| Height | 39.00 mm |
| Width | 28.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
