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 Bart Perdieus
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| General Description : | Series: Number on Heraldic Lion; Design measures 17.5 x 21mm. MICHEL indicates perforation 14. BELGIUM Catalog indicates perforation 13½x14 which is correct. The difference between this stamp (Mi N°. 897xA - Belgium 859) and the similar stamp issued in 1967 (Mi N°. 897xC - Belgium 859A) is the perforation. The last one has a perforation with vertical 16 teeth instead of 17. There are 26 variants of this stamp. |
| Face value | 1 Fr - Belgian franc |
| Catalog code (Michel) | BE 897xA |
| Catalog code | Stamp Number BE 420; Yvert et Tellier BE 859; Stanley Gibbons BE 1350; AFA number BE 918; Belgium BE 859; Unificato BE 859 |
| Series | Număr pe Leul Heraldic - Belgia 1951 |
| Place in series | 13 |
| Stamp colour | Pink carmine | Pink lilac |
| Stamp use | Definitive stamp |
| Issue date | 01/05/1951 |
| Paper type | Stamp, Gum: Arabic, Paper: Dull (P1) |
| Print technique | typography |
| Printed by | Zegeldrukkerij Mechelen |
| Perforation | 13 1/2 x 14 |
| Height | 21.00 mm |
| Width | 25.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
