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 Bart Perdieus
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| General Description : | Jean Joseph Étienne Lenoir also known as Jean J. Lenoir (12 January 1822 - 4 August 1900) was a Belgian engineer who developed the internal combustion engine in 1858. Prior designs for such engines were patented as early as 1807, but none were commercially successful. Lenoir's engine was commercialized in sufficient quantities to be considered a success, a first for the internal combustion engine. He was born in Mussy-la-Ville (then in Luxembourg, part of the Belgian Province of Luxembourg since 1839). By the early 1850s he had emigrated to France, taking up residence in Paris, where he developed an interest in electroplating. His interest in the subject led him to make electrical inventions including an improved electric telegraph. |
| Face value | 3 + 1 Francs |
| Catalog code (Michel) | BE 1026 |
| Catalog code | Stamp Number BE B577 Yvert et Tellier BE 977 Stanley Gibbons BE 1565 AFA number BE 1043 Belgium BE 977 Unificato BE 977 |
| Stamp colour | black green |
| Stamp use | Semi Postal stamp |
| Print run | 178.807 |
| Issue date | 10/09/1955 |
| Designer | Jean Van Noten |
| Print technique | photogravure |
| Perforation | comb 11 1/2 |
| Height | 39.00 mm |
| Width | 28.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
