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 Bart Perdieus
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| General Description : | Leon Trésignies was a WW I hero. He stopped single-handed the Germans at the Canal of Willebroek in Grimbergen by swimming over the canal and opening the bridge (called Verbrande Brug). He was shot by the Germans during this action and posthoumusly made a corporal by king Albert I |
| Face value | 4 Francs |
| Catalog code (Michel) | BE 1778 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | BE 878 |
| Catalog code | Yvert et Tellier BE 1724 Stanley Gibbons BE 2362 AFA number BE 1789 Belgium BE 1726 Unificato BE 1724 |
| Stamp colour | black green / dark cbrown |
| Stamp use | Commemorative stamp |
| Print run | 5.500.000 |
| Issue date | 28/09/1974 |
| Designer | Willy Bosschem / Jean De Vos |
| Print technique | photogravure and recess |
| Perforation | 11 1/2 |
| Height | 28.00 mm |
| Width | 39.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
