Mercury 

Mercury
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Mercury

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
9543343
Area
Stamps
Title
Mercury
Face value
20
Country / area
Belgium
Year
1934
Month
Day
Issue group
1934 Cancellation HV [BRUXELLES 1934 BRUSSELS]
Order Number in Issue group
4A
Usage
Precancel
Type
Stamp
Basic colour
Purple
Exact colour
Theme / topic
Gods, Myths, sagas and legends, Trade
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
Number of teeth per 20 mm
13½ : 14
Watermark
Without watermark
Luminescence
None
Printing technique
Typography
Paper
Gum
Water-activated gum (Lick & Stick, Wet adhesive)
Print run
Dimensions / diameter
21 x 25 mm
Details
Original stamp: nr 338393 Overprint: "BRUXELLES 1934 BRUSSEL" Official Catalog of the precanceled Stamps of Belgium nr. HV 6042 A HV = Manual precancellation A = vertical text, readable from bottom to top