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 Bart Perdieus
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| General Description : | A vain Emperor who cares about nothing except wearing and displaying clothes hires two swindlers who promise him the finest, best suit of clothes from a fabric invisible to anyone who is unfit for his position or "hopelessly stupid". The Emperor's ministers cannot see the clothing themselves, but pretend that they can for fear of appearing unfit for their positions and the Emperor does the same. Finally the swindlers report that the suit is finished, they mime dressing him and the Emperor marches in procession before his subjects. The townsfolk play along with the pretense not wanting to appear unfit for their positions or stupid. Then a child in the crowd, too young to understand the desirability of keeping up the pretense, blurts out that the Emperor is wearing nothing at all and the cry is taken up by others. The Emperor cringes, suspecting the assertion is true, but continues the procession. |
| Face value | 0,50 Euro |
| Catalog code (Michel) | BE 3501 |
| Catalog code | Stamp Number BE 2112e Yvert et Tellier BE 3438 Stanley Gibbons BE 3948 AFA number BE 3511 Belgium BE 3453 WADP Numbering System - WNS BE103.05 Unificato BE 3445 |
| Stamp colour | multicolour |
| Stamp use | Mini-sheet stamp |
| Issue date | 08/10/2005 |
| Designer | Frédéric Thiry |
| Print technique | photogravure |
| Perforation | 11 1/2 |
| Height | 27.00 mm |
| Width | 40.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
