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 Bart Perdieus
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| General Description : | Pope Adrian VI (Latin: Hadrianus VI, Dutch: Adrianus VI), born Adriaan Florenszoon Boeyens[1] (2 March 1459 – 14 September 1523), served as the 218th Pope of the Catholic Church from 9 January 1522 until his death on 14 September 1523, 1 year and 248 days later. Pope Adrian VI was born in the Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht in the Low Countries, and he was the last non-Italian Pope until Pope John Paul II, 455 years later, and is, together with Pope Marcellus II, one of only two modern popes to retain his baptismal name after election. |
| Face value | 5 Francs |
| Catalog code (Michel) | BE 1163 |
| Catalog code | Stamp Number BE 535 Yvert et Tellier BE 1110 Stanley Gibbons BE 1701 AFA number BE 1180 Belgium BE 1110 Unificato BE 1110 |
| Stamp colour | black green |
| Stamp use | Commemorative stamp |
| Print run | 1.418.623 |
| Issue date | 31/08/1959 |
| Designer | Jean De Bast |
| Print technique | recess |
| Printed by | Zegeldrukkerij Mechelen |
| Perforation | 11 1/2 |
| Height | 39.00 mm |
| Width | 28.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
