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 Bart Perdieus
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| General Description : | Désiré-Félicien-François-Joseph Mercier (21 November 1851 – 23 January 1926) was a Belgian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Mechelen from 1906 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1907. Mercier is noted for his staunch resistance to the German occupation of 1914, and is considered to have been the mentor of Leo Cardinal Suenens. |
| Face value | 4,50 Francs |
| Catalog code (Michel) | BE 1850 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | BE 943 |
| Catalog code | Yvert et Tellier BE 1793 Stanley Gibbons BE 2420 AFA number BE 1857 Belgium BE 1798 Unificato BE 1793 |
| Series | Désiré-Félicien-François-Joseph Mercier |
| Place in series | 1 |
| Stamp colour | red on white |
| Watermark | None |
| Stamp use | Commemorative stamp |
| Print run | 6.000.000 |
| Issue date | 20/03/1976 |
| Designer | Paul Deweerdt / Jean De Vos |
| Paper type | Stamp |
| Print technique | recess |
| Perforation | 11 1/2 |
| Height | 39.00 mm |
| Width | 28.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
