King Albert I 

King Albert I
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King Albert I

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
9551561
Area
Stamps
Title
King Albert I
Face value
3
Country / area
Belgium
Year
1927
Month
Day
Issue group
1927 Pre-cancellation HPC [BRUXELLES 1927 BRUSSELS]
Order Number in Issue
8B
Basic colour
Red
Exact colour
Brown red
Usage
Precancellation
Type
Stamp
Theme / topic
Heads of State, Kings
Geographical theme
Persons theme
Albert I of Belgium [1875-1934]
Item subject
Michel number
Yvert number
Scott number
Stanley Gibbons number
OBP-COB number
Designer/Engraver
Houyoux, Léon (1856-1940)
Printing office
Stamps Production [Mechelen, Belgium] (SPB)
Perforation
Comb perforation 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 333125 Overprint: "BRUXELLES 1927 BRUSSEL" Official Catalog of the precanceled Stamps of Belgium nr. HPC 3911 B HPC = Manual precancellation B = vertical text, readable from top to bottom