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| General Description : | The Trappist Abbey of Achel or Saint Benedictus-Abbey or also Achelse Kluis (which means hermitage of Achel), which belongs to the Cistercians of Strict Observance, is located in Achel in the Campine region of the province of Limburg (Flanders, Belgium). The abbey is famous for its spiritual life and its brewery, which is one of few Trappist beer breweries in the world. Life in the abbey is characterised by prayer, reading and manual work, the three basic elements of Trappist life. |
| Face value | 1,35 + 1,35 Francs |
| Catalog code (Michel) | BE 817 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | BE B448 |
| Catalog code | Yvert et Tellier BE 774 Stanley Gibbons BE 1233 AFA number BE 828 Belgium BE 774 Unificato BE 774 |
| Stamp colour | grey black |
| Stamp use | Semi Postal stamp |
| Print run | 100.111 |
| Issue date | 05/04/1948 |
| Designer | J. Van Noten |
| Print technique | photogravure |
| Perforation | 11 1/2 |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
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