1 Franc + 50 Centimes 1962 - Ypres - Menin Gate


1 Franc + 50 Centimes 1962 - Ypres - Menin Gate
Added by Bart Perdieus
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.
Face value 1 Franc + 50 Centimes
Catalog code (Michel) BE 1299
Catalog code (Scott) BE B730
Catalog code Yvert et Tellier BE 1239 Stanley Gibbons BE 1839 AFA number BE 1319 Belgium BE 1239 Unificato BE 1239
Stamp colour multicolor
Stamp use Semi Postal stamp
Print run 2.708.016
Issue date 20/12/1962
Designer Herman Verbaere / Henri Decuyper
Print technique recess
Perforation 11 1/2
Height 28.00 mm
Width 39.00 mm
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