65 + 65 Centimes 1948 - Chevremont Basilica - St. Begga


65 + 65 Centimes 1948 - Chevremont Basilica - St. Begga
Added by Bart Perdieus
General Description : The basilica of Chevremont is a church in Vaux-sur-Chevremont. It is known for the veneration of Our Lady. The church belongs to the Carmel Order.

Saint Begga (also Begue, Begge) (615 – 17 December 693) was the daughter of Pepin of Landen, mayor of the palace of Austrasia, and his wife Itta. On the death of her husband, she took the veil, founded seven churches, and built a convent at Andenne on the Meuse River (Andenne sur Meuse) where she spent the rest of her days as abbess. She was buried in Saint Begga's Collegiate Church in Andenne.
Face value 65 + 65 Centimes
Catalog code (Michel) BE 820
Catalog code Stamp Number BE B451 Yvert et Tellier BE 777 Stanley Gibbons BE 1236 AFA number BE 831 Belgium BE 777 Unificato BE 777
Stamp colour green blue
Stamp use Semi Postal stamp
Print run 111.515
Issue date 05/04/1948
Designer J. Van Noten
Print technique photogravure
Perforation 11 1/2
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