65 + 35 Centimes 1947 - John II Duke of Brabant


65 + 35 Centimes 1947 - John II Duke of Brabant
Added by Bart Perdieus
General Description : John II van Brabant (September 27, 1275 – October 27, 1312, Tervuren), also called John the Peaceful, was Duke of Brabant, Lothier and Limburg (1294–1312). He was the son of John I of Brabant and Margaretha of Flanders, daughter of Guy of Dampierre.

John II succeeded his father in 1294. During the reign of John II, Brabant continued supporting a coalition to stop French expansion. He tried to conquer South Holland (district of medieval Holland) from the pro-French count John II of Holland, but was not successful. John, who suffered from kidney stones and wanted his duchy to be peacefully handed over to his son upon his death, in 1312 signed the famous Charter of Kortenberg.

After his death in 1312 John II was buried in the St. Michael and Gudula Cathedral in Brussels.


On July 8, 1290, John married Margaret Plantagenet in Westminster Abbey, London. She was a daughter of King Edward I of England
Face value 65 + 35 Centimes
Catalog code (Michel) BE 793
Catalog code Stamp Number BE B437 Yvert et Tellier BE 751 Stanley Gibbons BE 1207 AFA number BE 811 Belgium BE 751 Unificato BE 751
Stamp colour grey blue
Stamp use Semi Postal stamp
Print run 148.092
Issue date 25/09/1947
Designer Jean De Bast
Print technique recess
Printed by Zegeldrukkerij Mechelen
Perforation 11 1/2
Height 49.00 mm
Width 28.00 mm
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