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 Bart Perdieus
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| General Description : | Michel Vaillant is the title of a French comics series created in 1957 by French cartoonist Jean Graton and published originally by Le Lombard. Later, Graton published the albums by himself when he founded Graton éditeur in 1982. Michel Vaillant is the main character of the eponymous series, a French racing car driver who competes mainly in Formula One. The feature first appeared in Tintin magazine, where Jean Graton had already published a number of short stories about real-life sporting heroes. The series appeared in Tintin between 1957 and 1976, in France as well as in Belgium. An estimated 17 million copies of the series' albums have been sold worldwide. |
| Face value | 0,50 Euro |
| Catalog code (Michel) | BE 3398 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | BE 2057 |
| Catalog code | Yvert et Tellier BE 3335 Stanley Gibbons BE 3883 AFA number BE 3408 Belgium BE 3350 WADP Numbering System - WNS BE002.05 Unificato BE 3342 |
| Stamp colour | multicolour |
| Stamp use | Commemorative stamp |
| Issue date | 15/01/2005 |
| Designer | Jean Graton |
| Print technique | photogravure |
| Perforation | 11 1/2 |
| Height | 27.00 mm |
| Width | 40.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
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