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 Bart Perdieus
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| General Description : | The Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing is a war memorial in Ypres, Belgium dedicated to the British and Commonwealth soldiers who were killed in the Ypres Salient of World War I and whose graves are unknown. The memorial is located at the eastern exit of the town and marks the starting point for one of the main roads out of the town that led Allied soldiers to the front line. Designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield and built by the British government, the Menin Gate Memorial was unveiled on 24 July 1927. Following the Menin Gate Memorial opening in 1927, the citizens of Ypres wanted to express their gratitude towards those who had given their lives for Belgium's freedom. As such, every evening at 20:00, buglers from the local fire brigade close the road which passes under the Memorial and sound the Last Post. Except for the occupation by the Germans in World War II when the daily ceremony was conducted at Brookwood Military Cemetery, in Surrey, England, this ceremony has been carried on uninterrupted since 2 July 1928. On the evening that Polish forces liberated Ypres in the Second World War, the ceremony was resumed at the Menin Gate despite the fact that heavy fighting was still taking place in other parts of the town. |
| Face value | 1 Franc |
| Catalog code (Michel) | BE 1481x |
| Catalog code (Scott) | BE 643 |
| Catalog code | Yvert et Tellier BE 1424 Stanley Gibbons BE 2025 AFA number BE 1499 Belgium BE 1424 Unificato BE 1424 |
| Stamp colour | multicolor |
| Stamp use | Definitive stamp |
| Print run | 94.137.917 |
| Issue date | 15/07/1967 |
| Designer | Henri Decuyper / Herman Verbaere |
| Print technique | recess |
| Perforation | 11 1/2 |
| Height | 24.00 mm |
| Width | 28.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
