Added by | Bart Perdieus |
General Description : | The Strépy-Thieu boat lift lies on a branch of the Canal du Centre in the municipality of Le Rœulx, Hainaut, Belgium. With a height difference of 73.15 metres (240.0 ft) between the upstream and downstream reaches, it is the tallest boat lift in the world, and will remain so until the Three Gorges dam boat lift in China is finished. |
Face value | 23 Francs |
Catalog code (Michel) | BE 2230 |
Catalog code (Scott) | BE 1202 |
Catalog code | Yvert et Tellier BE 2178 Stanley Gibbons BE 2833 AFA number BE 2233 Belgium BE 2177 Unificato BE 2178 |
Stamp colour | multicolour |
Stamp use | Commemorative stamp |
Print run | 2.067.986 |
Issue date | 08/06/1985 |
Designer | Jean Malvaux / May Néama |
Print technique | photogravure |
Perforation | 11 1/2 |
Height | 28.00 mm |
Width | 39.00 mm |
Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |