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 Bart Perdieus
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| General Description : | The barquentine Mercator was designed by the Antarctic explorer Adrien de Gerlache (1866–1934) as a training ship for the Belgian merchant fleet. She was named after Gerardus Mercator (1512–1594), Flemish cartographer. She was built in Leith, Scotland and launched in 1932. |
| Face value | 16 Francs |
| Catalog code (Michel) | BE 2660 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | BE 1590 |
| Catalog code | Yvert et Tellier BE 2608 Stanley Gibbons BE 3274 Belgium BE 2608 Unificato BE 2608 |
| Series | School ship |
| Stamp colour | multicolor |
| Stamp use | Commemorative stamp |
| Print run | 1.500.000 |
| Issue date | 19/08/1995 |
| Designer | Johan Mahieu |
| Print technique | photogravure |
| Perforation | 11 1/2 |
| Height | 45.00 mm |
| Width | 51.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
