Figure on heraldic lion 

Figure on heraldic lion
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Figure on heraldic lion

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
3188055
Area
Stamps
Title
Figure on heraldic lion
Face value
1
Country / area
Belgium
Year
1959
Month
09
Day
25
Issue group
1959 Cijfer op heraldieke leeuw
Order Number in Issue
Basic colour
Red
Exact colour
Carmine
Usage
Postage
Type
Coil stamp
Theme / topic
Figure, Heraldic animals, Heraldry, Lions
Geographical theme
Persons theme
Item subject
Michel number
1177 x Dl
Yvert number
1027Ba
Scott number
Stanley Gibbons number
1358
OBP-COB number
1027Bb
Designer/Engraver
Goffin, William, Janssens, Leon
Printing office
Stamps Production [Mechelen, Belgium] (SPB)
Perforation
Comb perforation 11½
Watermark
Without watermark
Luminescence
None
Printing technique
Photogravure
Paper
White paper
Gum
Water-activated gum (Lick & Stick, Wet adhesive)
Print run
Dimensions / diameter
24 x 28 mm
Details
Issued in unnumbered rolls of 1.000 stamps, sheets of 60 stamps and numbered rolls of 1.000 stamps. Stamp type issued on 1960.12.14, but the grid on the background misses several vertical dashes. OBP nrs. R6 (= stamp of 1 F), R6a (= horizontal pair), R7 (= stamp of 1 F with number on the backside), R8 (= strip of 5 stamps, with number), R9 (= strip of 6 stamps, without number) and R10 (= strip of 7 stamps without number).