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 Bart Perdieus
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| General Description : | The tenor saxophone was one of a family of fourteen instruments patented in 1846 by Adolphe Sax, a Belgian-born instrument maker, flautist and clarinetist. A medley of ideas drawn from the clarinet, flute, oboe and ophicleide, the saxophone was intended to form a tonal link between the clarinets and brass instruments found in military bands, an area which Sax considered sorely lacking. Sax's patent, granted on 28 June 1846, divided the family into two groups of seven instruments, each ranging from sopranino down to contrabass. One family, pitched alternatively in B♭ and E♭, was designed specifically to integrate with the other instruments then common in military bands. The tenor saxophone, pitched in B♭, is the fourth member of this family. |
| Face value | 9 Francs |
| Catalog code (Michel) | BE 1735 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | BE 847 |
| Catalog code | Yvert et Tellier BE 1676 Stanley Gibbons BE 2320 AFA number BE 1748 Belgium BE 1684 Unificato BE 1676 |
| Stamp colour | multicolor |
| Stamp use | Commemorative stamp |
| Print run | 3.500.000 |
| Issue date | 15/09/1973 |
| Designer | Jean Malvaux |
| Print technique | photogravure |
| Perforation | 11 1/2 |
| Height | 41.00 mm |
| Width | 28.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
