3 + 1 Francs 1929 - Orval Abbey with overprint "Crowned L" - Legend of Orval


3 + 1 Francs 1929 - Orval Abbey with overprint "Crowned L" - Legend of Orval
Added by Bart Perdieus
General Description : There is a legend of the abbey's foundation, purporting to explain the name '"Orval" and the coat of arms. According to this, the widowed Mathilda of Tuscany was visiting the site, when she lost her wedding ring in a spring, to her great distress. When she prayed for the return of the ring, a trout appeared on the surface of the water with the ring in its mouth. She exclaimed "Truly this place is a Val d'Or (Golden Valley)", from which the name "Orval" is derived, and in gratitude made available the funds for the foundation of the monastery here. The abbey arms show the trout and ring. The spring still supplies water to the monastery and its brewery.
Face value 3 + 1 Francs
Catalog code (Michel) BE 241I
Catalog code Belgium BE 272G Unificato BE 272G
Stamp colour blue / orange
Stamp use Semi Postal stamp
Print run 5.000
Issue date 19/08/1929
Designer Anto Carte
Print technique photogravure and Typography
Printed by Sips-Cattoir, Brussels
Perforation 11 1/2
Height 38.00 mm
Width 27.00 mm
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