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 Bart Perdieus
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| General Description : | Pigeon racing is the sport of releasing specially trained racing pigeons, which then return to their homes over a carefully measured distance. The time it takes the animal to cover the specified distance is measured and the bird's rate of travel is calculated and compared with all of the other pigeons in the race to determine which animal returned at the highest speed. Pigeon racing requires a specific breed of pigeon bred for the sport, the "Racing Homer". Competing pigeons are specially trained and conditioned for races that vary in distance for approximately to 100 to 1000 km. |
| Face value | 0,82 Euro |
| Catalog code (Michel) | BE BL88 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | BE 1949 |
| Catalog code | Yvert et Tellier BE BF94 Stanley Gibbons BE MS3749 Belgium BE BL102 WADP Numbering System - WNS BE015MS.03 Unificato BE BF96 |
| Stamp colour | multicolor |
| Stamp use | Souvenir Sheet |
| Print run | 578.197 |
| Issue date | 22/02/2003 |
| Designer | Michel Provost |
| Print technique | photogravure |
| Perforation | 11 1/2 |
| Height | 125.00 mm |
| Width | 90.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
