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Thursday, November 8, 2012

1923. Railway Stamp Coat of Arms, Value in Rectangle, First Issue 3f. Belgium Heraldic, Numbers Values




1923. Railway Stamp Coat of Arms, Value in Rectangle, First Issue 3f. Belgium  Heraldic, Numbers  Values
Text:                             3f. Belgie Belgique Cheminus de Fer Spoorwegen 3.00 
Condition:                     Ø = used/cancelled
Country / Post:            Belgium
Date of Issue:               1923
Primary theme:           Railway Stamp
Subject:                         Railway Value in Rectangle
Width:                      
Height:                      
Denomination:              3.00
Stamp Currency:          fr
Number in set:           
Layout/Format:           sheet
Perforations:              
Watermark:                          
Stamp issuing authority:      
Printer:                      
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012

1951, 15 February, “Chiffre sur Lion Heraldique” (rampant) Lila Belgium 20 cents


“Chiffre sur Lion Heraldique” (rampant) Lila Belgium 20 cents 15 February 1951

Text:  Belgie Belgieque 20 cents
Condition: Ø = used/cancelled
Title:   Digit on heraldic lion
Face value:     20
Country/area:            BelgiumIcon-information
Year:   1951
Set:     1951 Heraldic lion 
Stamp number in set:          1
Basic colour:  Lilac
Exact colour:  Lilac carmine
Usage:            Franking
Type:   Stamp
Theme:           Heraldry, Heraldic animals
Perforation:    K 13½ : 14
Watermark:   Without watermark
Luminescence:          None
Printing:         Letter-press printing
Designer:        Goffin, William
Michel number:         889 x A
Yvert number:           851
Scott number:            409
Stanley Gibbons number:     1339
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15 February 1951 “Chiffre sur Lion Heraldique” 20 cents, May 1951  5, 10, 20, 25, 40, 50, 60, 65, 80 and 90 cents and 1franc. 1 October 1957 2, 3, 15,  30 and 50 cents and 1 franc (Large format 50 cents and 1 franc). 31 March 1966 25, 60 and 75 cents (Large format 60 cents). 19 January 1968 2 francs. 14 November 1969 1.50 francs. 25 August 1970 2.50 and 3 francs. 1973 Modified design 2 francs. 14 January 1974 4 francs. 30 September 1974 5 cents.16 December 4,50 francs. 17 March 1975. Some stamps subsequently surcharged or used in 

Lion (heraldry)

In heraldry , the lion and the leopard denote the same animal, but with a different head position.
With the head in profile, it is a lion .
With the head facing, this is a leopard .
Body position does not affect the name, but the two "twins" have preferred positions: and the lion is "rampant" (standing), the leopard is "passing" (extended). The lion's tail is traditionally turned inward, the outward leopard, leopard is less bearded the lion ... but it seems that this is only vanity illustrators.
The "king of beasts", with its reputation for strength, courage, nobility, so true to the medieval ideal, could only attract those who wanted to choose arms. And made ​​the lion and his alter ego leopard are very numerous, especially in the Anglo-Norman ( Plantagenet ). The success of the lion is the cause of its own trivialization well illustrated by the "heraldic saying" who "does not shield bears a lion" .
In fact, the heraldic leopard finds its origin in the "lion (leo) panther (pa)-Bastard (ard)", which was the medieval idea of ​​the leopard: bastard so bad. But the "leopards" Plantagenet are not for that ignore English heraldry and blazoned "lion passant looking." Royal home as any lion, they are seen bastards and bad on the other side of the Channel.
Having lost his ability identity, the lion is rated a series of features to try to recover. We are faced with an overwhelming number of lions that differ sometimes by tiny details like the color of the claws, or the position of the legs (if the right hind leg is raised, it is "skipping" and not " creep "). It is far from the rule that the furniture are clearly identifiable from afar ... but it is also true that the more time passes, their function away the dust of mixed .

Lion and Lion passant

Lion default is rampant , which means he is in a position where it seems to climb a hill (= ramp). (Sens primitive crawling, from the old Frankish (h) rampon "climbing with claws"). We often find another explanation: the lion is not crawling (= climb), but in the process of catching something with three members raised, balancing on his hind leg which occupies the tip of the shield. The word would then rapiens , which has the same root as abduction . This etymology long restraint now seems unfounded.The lion is said passant when passing , position of the leopard, the head always in profile (which is the defining characteristic of the lion).

1951, 15 February, “Chiffre sur Lion Heraldique” (rampant) Olive Belgium 40 cents (with cancellation 2.5.62)


1951, 15 February,  “Chiffre sur Lion Heraldique” (rampant) Olive Belgium 40 cents (with cancellation 2.5.62)


Text:  Belgie Belgieque 40 cents
Condition: Ø = used/cancelled
Title:   Digit on heraldic lion
Face value:     40
Country/area:            Belgium 
Year:   1951
Set:     1951 Heraldic lion 
Stamp number in set:           1
Basic colour:  Olive
Exact colour:  
Usage:            Franking
Type:   Stamp
Theme:           Heraldry, Heraldic animals
Perforation:    K 13½ : 14
Watermark:   Without watermark
Luminescence:          None
Printing:         Letter-press printing
Designer:        Goffin, William
Michel number:         891 x A
Yvert number:           853
Scott number:            413
Stanley Gibbons number:     1343
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15 February 1951 “Chiffre sur Lion Heraldique” 20 cents, May 1951  5, 10, 20, 25, 40, 50, 60, 65, 80 and 90 cents and 1franc. 1 October 1957 2, 3, 15,  30 and 50 cents and 1 franc (Large format 50 cents and 1 franc). 31 March 1966 25, 60 and 75 cents (Large format 60 cents). 19 January 1968 2 francs. 14 November 1969 1.50 francs. 25 August 1970 2.50 and 3 francs. 1973 Modified design 2 francs. 14 January 1974 4 francs. 30 September 1974 5 cents.16 December 4,50 francs. 17 March 1975. Some stamps subsequently surcharged or used in booklets.

 Lion (heraldry)

In heraldry , the lion and the leopard denote the same animal, but with a different head position.
With the head in profile, it is a lion .
With the head facing, this is a leopard .
Body position does not affect the name, but the two "twins" have preferred positions: and the lion is "rampant" (standing), the leopard is "passing" (extended). The lion's tail is traditionally turned inward, the outward leopard, leopard is less bearded the lion ... but it seems that this is only vanity illustrators.
The "king of beasts", with its reputation for strength, courage, nobility, so true to the medieval ideal, could only attract those who wanted to choose arms. And made ​​the lion and his alter ego leopard are very numerous, especially in the Anglo-Norman ( Plantagenet ). The success of the lion is the cause of its own trivialization well illustrated by the "heraldic saying" who "does not shield bears a lion" .
In fact, the heraldic leopard finds its origin in the "lion (leo) panther (pa)-Bastard (ard)", which was the medieval idea of ​​the leopard: bastard so bad. But the "leopards" Plantagenet are not for that ignore English heraldry and blazoned "lion passant looking." Royal home as any lion, they are seen bastards and bad on the other side of the Channel.
Having lost his ability identity, the lion is rated a series of features to try to recover. We are faced with an overwhelming number of lions that differ sometimes by tiny details like the color of the claws, or the position of the legs (if the right hind leg is raised, it is "skipping" and not " creep "). It is far from the rule that the furniture are clearly identifiable from afar ... but it is also true that the more time passes, their function away the dust of mixed .

Lion and Lion passant

Lion default is rampant , which means he is in a position where it seems to climb a hill (= ramp). (Sens primitive crawling, from the old Frankish (h) rampon "climbing with claws"). We often find another explanation: the lion is not crawling (= climb), but in the process of catching something with three members raised, balancing on his hind leg which occupies the tip of the shield. The word would then rapiens , which has the same root as abduction . This etymology long restraint now seems unfounded.The lion is said passant when passing , position of the leopard, the head always in profile (which is the defining characteristic of the lion).

1953, 10 September, King Baudouin Belgium Type “Marchand” Carmine Belgium 2 francs

1953, King Baudouin Belgium 

King Baudouin Belgium Type “Marchand” Carmine Belgium 2  francs 10 September 1953

Text:  Belgie Belgieque 2  francs 
Condition: Ø = used/cancelled
Title:   King Baudouin (Marchand)
Face value:     2
Country/area:            Belgium
Year:   1953
Set:     1953 King Baudouin
Stamp number in set:           1
Basic colour:  Red
Exact colour:  Carmine
Usage:            Franking
Type:   Stamp
Theme:           Kings, Heads of State, Uniforms, Monarchs/Royalty
Geographical themes:            
Person themes:         Baudouin of Belgium (1930-1993)
Perforation:    K 11½
Watermark:   Without watermark
Dimensions:   28 x 24 mm
Luminescence:          None
Printing:         Photogravure
Designer:        Marchand, Robert
Gum:  Gum Arabic
Michel number:         974
Yvert number:           925
Scott number:            452

Stanley Gibbons number:     1454
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10 September 1953 King Baudouin Type “Marchand” -  1.50,  2 and 4 francs. 1 October 1957 2.50 and 5 francs. 2, 3, 3.50, 6, 6.50, 7, 7.50, 8, 8.50, 9 and 30 francs. 3 francs also used in coils. 4,50 francs. 3,50 francs. March 1966 12 francs. Some stamps subsequently used in booklets. 7 December 1970 design modified 2.50 and 7 francs. 8 November 1972 design modified 4,50 francs.

Baudouin (Dutch: Boudewijn Albert Karel Leopold Axel Marie Gustaaf van België [ˈbʌu̯dəˌʋɛi̯n ˈɑlbərt ˈkaːrəl ˈleˑjoˑˌpɔlt ˈɑksəl maˑˈri ɣʏsˈtaˑf vɑn ˈbɛlɣijə], French: Baudouin Albert Charles Léopold Axel Marie Gustave de Belgique [bodwɛ̃ albɛʁ ʃaʁl leopɔld aksɛl maʁi ɡystav də bɛlʒik]; 7 September 1930 – 31 July 1993) reigned as King of the Belgians, following his father's abdication, from 1951 until his death in 1993. He was the eldest son of King Leopold III (1901–83) and his first wife, Princess Astrid of Sweden (1905–35). Having had no children, the crown passed on to his brother,Albert II of Belgium, following his death. He is the first cousin of King Harald V of Norway, Princess Astrid of Norway, and Princess Ragnhild of Norway. Baudouin is the French form of his name, the form most commonly used outside Belgium; his Dutch name is Boudewijn. Very rarely, his name is anglicized as Baldwin.
Ascent to the throne

Baudouin was born in Stuyvenberg Castle, near Laeken, Brussels, in Belgium, in 1930, the son of Prince Leopold, the Duke of Brabant and his wife,Astrid of Sweden. His father became King of the Belgians, as Leopold III, in 1934. Baudouin's mother died in 1935.

Part of Leopold III's unpopularity was the result of a second marriage in 1941 to Mary Lilian Baels, an English-born Belgian commoner, later known as Princess de Réthy. More controversial had been Leopold's decision to surrender to Nazi Germany during World War II, when Belgium was invaded in 1940; many Belgians questioned his loyalties, but a commission of inquiry exonerated him of treason after World War II. Though reinstated in a plebiscite, the controversy surrounding Leopold led to his abdication.
King Leopold III requested the Belgian Government and the Parliament to approve a law delegating his royal powers to his son, Prince Baudouin, who took the constitutional oath before the United Chambers of the Belgian Parliament as Prince Royal on 11 August 1950. He ascended the throne and became the fifth King of the Belgians upon taking the constitutional oath on 17 July 1951, one day following his father's abdication.

The Congolese called the young king Mwana Kitoko ("beautiful boy").

1957, 1 October, King Baudouin Belgium Type “Marchand” Pink Belgium 6 francs

1957, King Baudouin Belgium 


King Baudouin Belgium Type “Marchand” Pink  Belgium 6  francs 1 October 1957

Text:  Belgie Belgieque 6  francs 
Condition: Ø = used/
Title:   King Baudouin (Marchand)
Face value:     6
Country/area:              Belgium
Year:   1958
Set:     1958 King Baudouin
Stamp number in set:           1
Basic colour:  Red
Exact colour:  Carmine red
Usage:            Franking
Type:   Stamp
Theme:           Kings, Heads of State, Uniforms, Monarchs/Royalty
Person themes:         Baudouin of Belgium (1930-1993)
Perforation:    K 11½
Watermark:   Without watermark
Dimensions:   28 x 24 mm
Luminescence:          None
Printing:         Photogravure
Printing office:           Zegeldrukkerij Mechelen
Designer:        Marchand, Robert
Gum:  Gum Arabic
Michel number:         1129 x
Yvert number:                         1069
Scott number:                      460
Stanley Gibbons number:     1463
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10 September 1953 King Baudouin Type “Marchand” -  1.50,  2 and 4 francs. 1 October 1957 2.50 and 5 francs. 2, 3, 3.50, 6, 6.50, 7, 7.50, 8, 8.50, 9 and 30 francs. 3 francs also used in coils. 4,50 francs. 3,50 francs. March 1966 12 francs. Some stamps subsequently used in booklets. 7 December 1970 design modified 2.50 and 7 francs. 8 November 1972 design modified 4,50 francs.

Baudouin (Dutch: Boudewijn Albert Karel Leopold Axel Marie Gustaaf van België [ˈbʌu̯dəˌʋɛi̯n ˈɑlbərt ˈkaːrəl ˈleˑjoˑˌpɔlt ˈɑksəl maˑˈri ɣʏsˈtaˑf vɑn ˈbɛlɣijə], French: Baudouin Albert Charles Léopold Axel Marie Gustave de Belgique [bodwɛ̃ albɛʁ ʃaʁl leopɔld aksɛl maʁi ɡystav də bɛlʒik]; 7 September 1930 31 July 1993) reigned as King of the Belgians, following his father's abdication, from 1951 until his death in 1993. He was the eldest son of King Leopold III (1901–83) and his first wife, Princess Astrid of Sweden (1905–35). Having had no children, the crown passed on to his brother,Albert II of Belgium, following his death. He is the first cousin of King Harald V of Norway, Princess Astrid of Norway, and Princess Ragnhild of Norway. Baudouin is the French form of his name, the form most commonly used outside Belgium; his Dutch name is Boudewijn. Very rarely, his name is anglicized as Baldwin.
Ascent to the throne

Baudouin was born in Stuyvenberg Castle, near Laeken, Brussels, in Belgium, in 1930, the son of Prince Leopold, the Duke of Brabant and his wife,Astrid of Sweden. His father became King of the Belgians, as Leopold III, in 1934. Baudouin's mother died in 1935.

Part of Leopold III's unpopularity was the result of a second marriage in 1941 to Mary Lilian Baels, an English-born Belgian commoner, later known as Princess de Réthy. More controversial had been Leopold's decision to surrender to Nazi Germany during World War II, when Belgium was invaded in 1940; many Belgians questioned his loyalties, but a commission of inquiry exonerated him of treason after World War II. Though reinstated in a plebiscite, the controversy surrounding Leopold led to his abdication.
King Leopold III requested the Belgian Government and the Parliament to approve a law delegating his royal powers to his son, Prince Baudouin, who took the constitutional oath before the United Chambers of the Belgian Parliament as Prince Royal on 11 August 1950. He ascended the throne and became the fifth King of the Belgians upon taking the constitutional oath on 17 July 1951, one day following his father's abdication.


The Congolese called the young king Mwana Kitoko ("beautiful boy").

1958, King Baudouin Brlhium Type “Marchand” Belgium 3 francs voilet (with cancellation 3.11.1961)

1958, King Baudouin Brlhium 


King Baudouin Brlhium Type “Marchand” Belgium 3  francs voilet (with cancellation 3.11.1961)   1958


Text:  Belgie Belgieque 3  francs
Condition: Ø = used/cancelled
Title:   King Baudouin (Marchand)
Face value:     3
Country/area:              Belgium
Year:   1958
Set:     1958 King Baudouin
Stamp number in set:           1
Basic colour:  Lilac
Exact colour: 
Usage:            Franking
Type:   Stamp
Theme:           Kings, Heads of State, Uniforms, Monarchs/Royalty
Person themes:         Baudouin of Belgium (1930-1993)
Perforation:    K 11½
Watermark:   Without watermark
Dimensions:   28 x 24 mm
Luminescence:          None
Printing:         Photogravure
Designer:        Marchand, Robert
Gum:  Gum Arabic
Michel number:         1127 x
Yvert number:                         1067
Scott number:                      455
Stanley Gibbons number:     1457
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10 September 1953 King Baudouin Type “Marchand” -  1.50,  2 and 4 francs. 1 October 1957 2.50 and 5 francs. 2, 3, 3.50, 6, 6.50, 7, 7.50, 8, 8.50, 9 and 30 francs. 3 francs also used in coils. 4,50 francs. 3,50 francs. March 1966 12 francs. Some stamps subsequently used in booklets. 7 December 1970 design modified 2.50 and 7 francs. 8 November 1972 design modified 4,50 francs.

Baudouin (Dutch: Boudewijn Albert Karel Leopold Axel Marie Gustaaf van België [ˈbʌu̯dəˌʋɛi̯n ˈɑlbərt ˈkaːrəl ˈleˑjoˑˌpɔlt ˈɑksəl maˑˈri ɣʏsˈtaˑf vɑn ˈbɛlɣijə], French: Baudouin Albert Charles Léopold Axel Marie Gustave de Belgique [bodwɛ̃ albɛʁ ʃaʁl leopɔld aksɛl maʁi ɡystav də bɛlʒik]; 7 September 1930 31 July 1993) reigned as King of the Belgians, following his father's abdication, from 1951 until his death in 1993. He was the eldest son of King Leopold III (1901–83) and his first wife, Princess Astrid of Sweden (1905–35). Having had no children, the crown passed on to his brother,Albert II of Belgium, following his death. He is the first cousin of King Harald V of Norway, Princess Astrid of Norway, and Princess Ragnhild of Norway. Baudouin is the French form of his name, the form most commonly used outside Belgium; his Dutch name is Boudewijn. Very rarely, his name is anglicized as Baldwin.
Ascent to the throne

Baudouin was born in Stuyvenberg Castle, near Laeken, Brussels, in Belgium, in 1930, the son of Prince Leopold, the Duke of Brabant and his wife,Astrid of Sweden. His father became King of the Belgians, as Leopold III, in 1934. Baudouin's mother died in 1935.

Part of Leopold III's unpopularity was the result of a second marriage in 1941 to Mary Lilian Baels, an English-born Belgian commoner, later known as Princess de Réthy. More controversial had been Leopold's decision to surrender to Nazi Germany during World War II, when Belgium was invaded in 1940; many Belgians questioned his loyalties, but a commission of inquiry exonerated him of treason after World War II. Though reinstated in a plebiscite, the controversy surrounding Leopold led to his abdication.
King Leopold III requested the Belgian Government and the Parliament to approve a law delegating his royal powers to his son, Prince Baudouin, who took the constitutional oath before the United Chambers of the Belgian Parliament as Prince Royal on 11 August 1950. He ascended the throne and became the fifth King of the Belgians upon taking the constitutional oath on 17 July 1951, one day following his father's abdication.
The Congolese called the young king Mwana Kitoko ("beautiful boy").







Tuesday, November 6, 2012

1957, 1 October, King Baudouin Belgium Type “Marchand” Brown Belgium 2.5 francs (with cancellation 1959)




1957, King Baudouin Belgium 
King Baudouin Belgium Type “Marchand” Brown Belgium 2.5  francs (with cancellation 1959) 1 October 1957


Text:  Belgie Belgieque 2.5  francs 
Condition: Ø = used/cancelled
Title:   King Baudouin (Marchand)
Face value:     2.5
Country/area:              Belgium
Year:   1957
Set:     1957 King Baudouin
Stamp number in set:           0
Basic colour:  Brown
Exact colour: Geelbruin
Usage:            Franking
Type:   Stamp
Theme:           Kings, Heads of State, Uniforms, Monarchs/Royalty
Person themes:         Baudouin of Belgium (1930-1993)
Perforation:    K 11½
Watermark:   Without watermark
Dimensions:   28 x 24 mm
Luminescence:          None
Printing:         Photogravure
Designer:        Marchand, Robert
Gum:  Gum Arabic
Michel number:         1075
Yvert number:                         1028
Scott number:      454               
Stanley Gibbons number:     1456
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10 September 1953 King Baudouin Type “Marchand” -  1.50,  2 and 4 francs. 1 October 1957 2.50 and 5 francs. 2, 3, 3.50, 6, 6.50, 7, 7.50, 8, 8.50, 9 and 30 francs. 3 francs also used in coils. 4,50 francs. 3,50 francs. March 1966 12 francs. Some stamps subsequently used in booklets. 7 December 1970 design modified 2.50 and 7 francs. 8 November 1972 design modified 4,50 francs.

Baudouin (Dutch: Boudewijn Albert Karel Leopold Axel Marie Gustaaf van België [ˈbʌu̯dəˌʋɛi̯n ˈɑlbərt ˈkaːrəl ˈleˑjoˑˌpɔlt ˈɑksəl maˑˈri ɣʏsˈtaˑf vɑn ˈbɛlɣijə], French: Baudouin Albert Charles Léopold Axel Marie Gustave de Belgique [bodwɛ̃ albɛʁ ʃaʁl leopɔld aksɛl maʁi ɡystav də bɛlʒik]; 7 September 1930 31 July 1993) reigned as King of the Belgians, following his father's abdication, from 1951 until his death in 1993. He was the eldest son of King Leopold III (1901–83) and his first wife, Princess Astrid of Sweden (1905–35). Having had no children, the crown passed on to his brother,Albert II of Belgium, following his death. He is the first cousin of King Harald V of Norway, Princess Astrid of Norway, and Princess Ragnhild of Norway. Baudouin is the French form of his name, the form most commonly used outside Belgium; his Dutch name is Boudewijn. Very rarely, his name is anglicized as Baldwin.
Ascent to the throne

Baudouin was born in Stuyvenberg Castle, near Laeken, Brussels, in Belgium, in 1930, the son of Prince Leopold, the Duke of Brabant and his wife,Astrid of Sweden. His father became King of the Belgians, as Leopold III, in 1934. Baudouin's mother died in 1935.

Part of Leopold III's unpopularity was the result of a second marriage in 1941 to Mary Lilian Baels, an English-born Belgian commoner, later known as Princess de Réthy. More controversial had been Leopold's decision to surrender to Nazi Germany during World War II, when Belgium was invaded in 1940; many Belgians questioned his loyalties, but a commission of inquiry exonerated him of treason after World War II. Though reinstated in a plebiscite, the controversy surrounding Leopold led to his abdication.
King Leopold III requested the Belgian Government and the Parliament to approve a law delegating his royal powers to his son, Prince Baudouin, who took the constitutional oath before the United Chambers of the Belgian Parliament as Prince Royal on 11 August 1950. He ascended the throne and became the fifth King of the Belgians upon taking the constitutional oath on 17 July 1951, one day following his father's abdication.

The Congolese called the young king Mwana Kitoko ("beautiful boy").