2 Francs + 40 Centimes 1929 - Orval Abbey with overprint "Crowned L" - Monk


2 Francs + 40 Centimes 1929 - Orval Abbey with overprint "Crowned L" - Monk
Added by Bart Perdieus
General Description : Orval Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Orval) is a Cistercian monastery founded in 1132 in the Gaume region of Belgium and is located in Villers-devant-Orval, part of Florenville in the province of Luxembourg. The abbey is well known for its history and spiritual life but also for its local production of the Trappist beer Orval and a specific cheese.
Face value 2 Francs + 40 Centimes
Catalog code (Michel) BE 240I
Catalog code Belgium BE 272F Unificato BE 272F
Stamp colour red / violet
Stamp use Semi Postal stamp
Print run 5.000
Issue date 19/08/1929
Designer Anto Carte
Print technique recess
Printed by Sips-Cattoir, Brussels
Perforation 11 1/2
Height 38.00 mm
Width 27.00 mm
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