Standing lion 

Standing lion
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Standing lion

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
10576581
Area
Stamps
Title
Standing lion
Face value
2
Country / area
Belgium
Year
1914
Month
Day
Issue group
1914 Pre-cancellation HV [TONGEREN 1914 TONGRES]
Order Number in Issue group
5B
Usage
Precancel
Type
Stamp, Stamp with tab
Basic colour
Brown
Exact colour
Theme / topic
Heraldic animals, Heraldry, Lions
Geographical theme
Persons theme
Item subject
Michel number
Yvert number
Scott number
Stanley Gibbons number
OBP-COB number
Designer/Engraver
Pellens, Eduard [1872-1947]
Printing office
Stamps Production [Mechelen, Belgium] (SPB)
Perforation type
Kamtanding
Number of teeth per 20 mm
14
Watermark
Without watermark
Luminescence
None
Printing technique
Typography
Paper
Gum
Water-activated gum (Lick & Stick, Wet adhesive)
Print run
Dimensions / diameter
20 x 33 mm
Details
Original stamp: nr 250725 Overprint: "TONGEREN 1914 TONGRES" Official Catalog of the precanceled Stamps of Belgium nr. HPC 2377 B HPC = Manual precancellation B = vertical text, readable from top to bottom