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 Bart Perdieus
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| General Description : | Fort Breendonk is a fortification built in 1906 as part of the second ring of defenses of the Réduit national around the city of Antwerp, Belgium. Originally one in a chain of fortresses constructed to defend Belgium against a German attack, Breendonk was near the town of the same name, about 12 miles southwest of Antwerp. It was covered by a five metre thick layer of soil for defense against bombings, a water-filled moat and measured 656 by 984 feet. The fort was used as a prison camp by the German occupiers during World War II. Today, the site is a national memorial (Nationaal Gedenkteken Fort van Breendonk in Dutch) and can be visited. |
| Face value | 4 + 2 Francs |
| Catalog code (Michel) | BE 993 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | BE B559 |
| Catalog code | Yvert et Tellier BE 944 Stanley Gibbons BE 1532 AFA number BE 1010 Belgium BE 944 Unificato BE 944 |
| Stamp colour | dark brown |
| Stamp use | Semi Postal stamp |
| Print run | 103.608 |
| Issue date | 01/04/1954 |
| Print technique | photogravure |
| Perforation | 11 1/2 |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
