6 + 3 Francs 1967 - Petrus Aegidius


6 + 3 Francs 1967 - Petrus Aegidius
Added by Bart Perdieus
General Description : Pieter Gillis (28 July 1486 – 6 or 11 November 1533), known by his anglicised name Peter Giles and sometimes the Latinised Petrus Ægidius, was a humanist, printer, and registrar for the city of Antwerp in the early sixteenth century.[2] He is most famous as the friend and supporter of Rodolphus Agricola, Desiderius Erasmus and Thomas More.
Thomas More's Utopia, although fictional, includes Pieter Gillis as a character in Book I. More dedicated Utopia to Gillis, who may have designed the Utopian alphabet. They first met when diplomatic business brought More to Antwerp.
Face value 6 + 3 Francs
Catalog code (Michel) BE 1488
Catalog code Stamp Number BE B814; Yvert et Tellier BE 1431; Stanley Gibbons BE 2034; AFA number BE 1505; Belgium BE 1431; Unificato BE 1431
Series Erasmus and his time
Stamp colour multicolor
Stamp use Semi Postal stamp
Print run 971.181
Issue date 02/09/1967
Print technique photogravure
Perforation 11 1/2
Height 39.00 mm
Width 28.00 mm
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