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 Bart Perdieus
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| General Description : | Bayard (French: Bayard; Italian: Baiardo; Dutch: (Ros) Beiaard) is a magic bay horse in the legends derived from the chansons de geste, renowned for his spirit, and possessed the supernatural ability to adjust his size to his riders. Bayard first appears as the property of Renaud de Montauban (Italian: Rinaldo) in the Old French twelfth century chanson de geste Quatre Fils Aymon. The horse was capable of carrying Rinaldo and his three brothers ("the four sons of Aymon") all at the same time and of understanding human speech. Near the end of the work, Renaud is forced to cede Bayard to Charlemagne who, as punishment for the horse's exploits, has a large stone tied to Bayard's neck and the horse pushed into the river; Bayard however smashes the stone with his hooves and escapes to live forever more in the woods. |
| Face value | 10 + 5 Centimes |
| Catalog code (Michel) | BE 673 |
| Catalog code | Stamp Number BE B385 Yvert et Tellier BE 653 Stanley Gibbons BE 1054 AFA number BE 663 Belgium BE 653 Unificato BE 653 |
| Stamp colour | dark violet brown |
| Stamp use | Semi Postal stamp |
| Print run | 2.426.715 |
| Issue date | 25/06/1944 |
| Designer | Hayez |
| Print technique | photogravure |
| Perforation | 11 1/2 |
| Height | 28.00 mm |
| Width | 39.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
