14 Francs 1991 - Isabella of Portugal and Philip the Good


14 Francs 1991 - Isabella of Portugal and Philip the Good
Added by Bart Perdieus
General Description : Isabella of Portugal; 21 February 1397 – 17 December 1471) was a Portuguese infanta of the House of Aviz, the only surviving daughter of King John I of Portugal and his wife Philippa of Lancaster. Her most notable siblings were Henry the Navigator, Peter, Duke of Coimbra, and King Edward of Portugal. As third wife of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, she was Duchess consort of Burgundy for most of her adult life; her son by Philip was Charles the Bold, the last Valois Duke of Burgundy. Isabella was the regent of the Burgundian Low Countries during the absence of her spouse in 1432 and in 1441–1443. She served as her husband's representative in negotiations with England regarding trade relations in 1439 and those with the rebellious cities of Holland in 1444[
Face value 14 Francs
Catalog code (Michel) BE 2461
Catalog code Stamp Number BE 1402 Yvert et Tellier BE 2409 Stanley Gibbons BE 3058 AFA number BE 2474 Belgium BE 2409 Unificato BE 2409
Series Europalia Portugal
Stamp colour multicolor
Stamp use Commemorative stamp
Print run 7.500.000
Issue date 25/05/1991
Print technique photogravure
Perforation 11 1/2
Height 38.00 mm
Width 49.00 mm
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