| Added by |
 Bart Perdieus
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| General Description : | Saint Dymphna (also: Dympna, Dimpna) was the daughter of a pagan Irish king and his Christian wife in the 7th century AD. She was murdered by her father. The story of St. Dymphna was first recorded in the thirteenth century by a canon of the Church of St. Aubert at Cambrai, commissioned by the Bishop of Cambrai, Guy I (1238–1247 AD). The author expressly states that his writings were based upon a longstanding oral tradition and a persuasive history of inexplicable and miraculous healings of the mentally ill. |
| Face value | 13 + 6 Francs |
| Catalog code (Michel) | BE 1840 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | BE B930 |
| Catalog code | Yvert et Tellier BE 1783 Stanley Gibbons BE 2410 AFA number BE 1846 Belgium BE 1788 Unificato BE 1783 |
| Series | Beheading of St. Dympna |
| Place in series | 1 |
| Stamp colour | Multicoloured |
| Watermark | None |
| Stamp use | Semi Postal stamp |
| Print run | 752.603 |
| Issue date | 22/11/1975 |
| Designer | Jean Malvaux |
| Paper type | Stamp |
| Print technique | photogravure |
| Perforation | 11 1/2 |
| Height | 39.00 mm |
| Width | 28.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | Used stamp $1.10 Unused stamp $1.10 |
