| Added by |
 Bart Perdieus
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| General Description : | "The Elephant" (l'Elephant) was, together with the "Flèche" (the Arrow) and the Stephenson, the first trains to drive on the continent. They opened the line Brussels-Mechelen on May 5th, 1835. |
| Face value | 12 Francs |
| Catalog code (Michel) | BE 2223 |
| Catalog code | Stamp Number BE 1195 Yvert et Tellier BE 2171 Stanley Gibbons BE 2827 AFA number BE 2226 Belgium BE 2171 Unificato BE 2171 |
| Series | 150 Years of Belgian Railways |
| Place in series | 2 |
| Stamp colour | multicolour |
| Stamp use | Commemorative stamp |
| Print run | 8.100.000 |
| Issue date | 04/05/1985 |
| Designer | Paul Funken |
| Print technique | photogravure |
| Perforation | 11 1/2 |
| Height | 28.00 mm |
| Width | 39.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
