6 Francs 1969 - EUROPA CEPT


6 Francs 1969 - EUROPA CEPT
Added by Bart Perdieus
General Description : Europa-CEPT stamps are issued every year by European Postal Administrations under the aegis of PostEurop and which have Europe as a common theme.

The six countries who signed the "Treaty of Rome" on the 25th of March 1957 (Belgium, Holland, Luxemburg, Germany, France & Italy) were also the first countries who issued the first EUROPA stamps on the 15th September 1956.
The design of the common stamp was created by the Frenchmen Daniel Gonzague and was a tower formed by the 6 letters of the Latin word EUROPA.
Face value 6 Francs
Catalog code (Michel) BE 1547
Catalog code (Scott) BE 719
Catalog code Yvert et Tellier BE 1490 Stanley Gibbons BE 2110 AFA number BE 1564 Belgium BE 1490 Unificato BE 1490
Series Europa CEPT
Stamp colour multicolor
Stamp use Commemorative stamp
Print run 2.750.000
Issue date 26/04/1969
Designer Luigi Gasbarra / Georgio Belli
Print technique photogravure
Perforation 11 1/2
Height 28.00 mm
Width 39.00 mm
Catalog prices No catalog prices set yet

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