17 Francs / 0,42 Euro 2000 - First Atomic Bomb


17 Francs / 0,42 Euro 2000 - First Atomic Bomb
Added by Bart Perdieus
General Description : "Little Boy" was the codename for the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 by the Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay, piloted by Colonel Paul Tibbets of the 393rd Bombardment Squadron, Heavy, of the United States Army Air Forces. It was the first atomic bomb to be used as a weapon.
Face value 17 Francs / 0,42 Euro
Catalog code (Michel) BE 2996
Catalog code (Scott) BE 1780c
Catalog code Yvert et Tellier BE 2942 Belgium BE 2945 Unificato BE 2944
Series The 20th Century in 80 Stamps - Part II : War and Peace
Stamp colour multicolor
Stamp use Commemorative stamp
Issue date 18/11/2000
Designer Rob Buytaert
Print technique photogravure
Perforation 11 1/2
Height 27.00 mm
Width 40.00 mm
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