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 Bart Perdieus
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| General Description : | Orval Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Orval) is a Cistercian monastery founded in 1132 in the Gaume region of Belgium and is located in Villers-devant-Orval, part of Florenville in the province of Luxembourg. The abbey is well known for its history and spiritual life but also for its local production of the Trappist beer Orval and a specific cheese. In 1887, the land and ruins were acquired by the Harenne family. They donated the lands to the Cistercian order in 1926 so that monastic life could resume on the site. Between 1926 and 1948, under the direction of the Trappist monk Marie-Albert van der Cruyssen, the new monastery was constructed, and in 1935 Orval regained the rank of abbey. On 8 September 1948, the new church was consecrated. The ruins of the medieval buildings remain on the site and are available to view. |
| Face value | 2,50 Francs |
| Catalog code (Michel) | BE 1645 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | BE 807 |
| Catalog code | Yvert et Tellier BE 1592 Stanley Gibbons BE 2233 AFA number BE 1659 Belgium BE 1592 Unificato BE 1592 |
| Stamp colour | black lilac |
| Stamp use | Commemorative stamp |
| Print run | 3.500.000 |
| Issue date | 26/06/1971 |
| Designer | Jean De Vos |
| Print technique | recess |
| Perforation | 11 1/2 |
| Height | 39.00 mm |
| Width | 28.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
