Monument Roi Albert. No’s 192-193.
These stamps were surcharged; the money was to erect a monument for King Albert I in Leopoldville. (See the series from 1941 “King Albert’s memorial monument in Leopoldstad”).
Date of issue: 15 May 1936
Expiration date: 1 January 1937
Design: Jean de
Vos?
Engraving and
printing: Institut de Gravure et d'Impression de Papiers-Valeurs, Paris
Overprint: Zegeldrukkerij, Mechelen
Perforation: 12.5 x 12
Size: 36 x 23.8 mm
Sheet: 100 (in 4 panels of 25 (5 x 5)
Marginal inscriptions: mosaic and curly letters
Circulation:
No 192: 350,000 (300,000 were sold)
No 193: 150,000 (100,000 were sold)
No 192. 50c on 1,50Fr (no 187), lilac-brown
No 193. 50c on 2,50Fr (no 189), green-blue
No’s 192, overprint: blue – 193, overprint: red
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No 192 “Interpanneaux” between the stamps
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There are no variations or curiosities known for any of the above shown material.