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Bart Perdieus
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| General Description : | Pieter Gillis (28 July 1486 – 6 or 11 November 1533), known by his anglicised name Peter Giles and sometimes the Latinised Petrus Ægidius, was a humanist, printer, and registrar for the city of Antwerp in the early sixteenth century.[2] He is most famous as the friend and supporter of Rodolphus Agricola, Desiderius Erasmus and Thomas More. Thomas More's Utopia, although fictional, includes Pieter Gillis as a character in Book I. More dedicated Utopia to Gillis, who may have designed the Utopian alphabet. They first met when diplomatic business brought More to Antwerp. |
| Face value | 6 + 3 Francs |
| Catalog code (Michel) | BE 1488 |
| Catalog code | Stamp Number BE B814; Yvert et Tellier BE 1431; Stanley Gibbons BE 2034; AFA number BE 1505; Belgium BE 1431; Unificato BE 1431 |
| Series | Erasmus and his time |
| Stamp colour | multicolor |
| Stamp use | Semi Postal stamp |
| Print run | 971.181 |
| Issue date | 02/09/1967 |
| Print technique | photogravure |
| Perforation | 11 1/2 |
| Height | 39.00 mm |
| Width | 28.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |