5 + 5 Francs 1928 - Orval Abbey - Ruins of the Old Abbey


5 + 5 Francs 1928 - Orval Abbey - Ruins of the Old Abbey
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 Francs
Catalog code (Michel) BE 242
Catalog code (Scott) BE B76
Catalog code Yvert et Tellier BE 265 Stanley Gibbons BE 468 AFA number BE 242 Belgium BE 265 Unificato BE 265
Stamp colour carmine
Stamp use Semi Postal stamp
Print run 114.105
Issue date 15/09/1928
Designer H. Cheffer
Print technique recess
Printed by Sips-Cattoir, Brussels
Perforation 11 1/2
Height 27.00 mm
Width 38.00 mm
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