Added by | Bart Perdieus |
General Description : | Paul Henri Charles Spaak (25 January 1899 – 31 July 1972) was a Belgian Socialist politician and statesman, who served as Prime Minister of Belgium (1938–1939, 1946 and 1947–1949), as the first President of the United Nations General Assembly (1946–1957), as the first President of the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community (1952–1954), as the first President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, then called the Consultative Assembly (1949-50), and as the second Secretary General of NATO (1957–1961). He received the Charlemagne Prize in 1957 and the 1978–1979 academic year at the College of Europe was named in his honour. |
Face value | 14 Francs |
Catalog code (Michel) | BE 1939 |
Catalog code (Scott) | BE 1009 |
Catalog code | Yvert et Tellier BE 1882 Stanley Gibbons BE 2523 AFA number BE 1946 Belgium BE 1887 Unificato BE 1882 |
Series | European Action |
Place in series | 4 |
Stamp colour | multicolour |
Stamp use | Commemorative stamp |
Print run | 3.000.000 |
Issue date | 18/03/1978 |
Designer | J. Malvaux / Mathy Graphic |
Paper type | Stamp |
Print technique | photogravure |
Perforation | 11 1/2 |
Height | 28.00 mm |
Width | 39.00 mm |
Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |