First Orval 

First Orval
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First Orval

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
9821733
Area
Stamps
Title
First Orval
Face value
5+5
Country / area
Belgium
Year
1929
Month
Day
Issue group
1929 Cancellation HV [AALST 1929 ALOST]
Order Number in Issue group
30A
Usage
Precancel
Type
Stamp
Basic colour
Gold, Red
Exact colour
Red
Theme / topic
Abbeys, Churches and cathedrals
Geographical theme
Orval
Persons theme
Item subject
Michel number
Yvert number
Scott number
Stanley Gibbons number
OBP-COB number
Designer/Engraver
Printing office
Perforation type
Number of teeth per 20 mm
11½
Watermark
Without watermark
Luminescence
None
Printing technique
Photogravure
Paper
Gum
Print run
Dimensions / diameter
Details
Original stamp: nr 256721 Overprint: "AALST 1929 ALOST" Official Catalog of the precanceled Stamps of Belgium nr. HV 4861 A HV = Manual preobliteration A = vertical text, readable from bottom to top