Added by | Bart Perdieus |
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. |
Face value | 5 + 5 Centimes |
Catalog code (Michel) | BE 235I |
Catalog code | Belgium BE 272A Unificato BE 272A |
Stamp colour | blue / gold / red |
Stamp use | Semi Postal stamp |
Print run | 5.000 |
Issue date | 19/08/1929 |
Designer | G. de Vlaminck |
Print technique | photogravure and typography |
Printed by | Sips-Cattoir, Brussels |
Perforation | 11 1/2 |
Height | 38.00 mm |
Width | 30.00 mm |
Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |