4 + 2 Francs 1953 - Albert Calmette


4 + 2 Francs 1953 - Albert Calmette
Added by Bart Perdieus
General Description : Léon Charles Albert Calmette (July 12, 1863 – October 29, 1933) was a French physician, bacteriologist and immunologist, and an important officer of the Pasteur Institute. He discovered the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin, an attenuated form of Mycobacterium used in the BCG vaccine against tuberculosis. He also developed the first antivenin for snake venom, the Calmette's serum.
Face value 4 + 2 Francs
Catalog code (Michel) BE 985
Catalog code Stamp Number BE B553 Yvert et Tellier BE 936 Stanley Gibbons BE 1513 AFA number BE 1002 Belgium BE 936 Unificato BE 936
Stamp colour bright ultramarine
Stamp use Semi Postal stamp
Print run 129.154
Issue date 15/12/1953
Print technique recess
Perforation 11 1/2
Height 39.00 mm
Width 28.00 mm
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