80 + 20 Centimes 1955 - Jean-Jacques Dony


80 + 20 Centimes 1955 - Jean-Jacques Dony
Added by Bart Perdieus
General Description : Jean-Jacques Daniel Dony (24 February 1759 – 1819) was an inventor and industrialist, who was born in Liège, Belgium.

He invented a procedure for the industrial production of totally pure zinc. In 1806, Napoleon granted him a monopoly for the exploitation of the zinc mines of Moresnet, now in the Province of Liège in Belgium. These mines continued operating until the end of the 19th century.

From the exploitation of the Moresnet mines rose the 'Vieille Montagne Association' (French for Old Mountain), which later expanded its operations abroad (to France, Germany and Sweden (Zinkgruvan) among others). The activities of the association of the Old Mountain were taken over in 1989 by the Union Minière (Mining Union) group, which is known since 2001 as Umicore.
Face value 80 + 20 Centimes
Catalog code (Michel) BE 1023
Catalog code Stamp Number BE B574 Yvert et Tellier BE 974 Stanley Gibbons BE 1562 AFA number BE 1040 Belgium BE 974 Unificato BE 974
Stamp colour blue violet
Stamp use Semi Postal stamp
Print run 273.224
Issue date 10/09/1955
Designer Jean Van Noten
Print technique photogravure
Perforation 11 1/2
Height 39.00 mm
Width 28.00 mm
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