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country: Austria-Hungary (Oesterreich) topic: Emperor and King Franz Joseph I with varnish bars theme: King / Emperor code: 110 type of stamp: postal stamp color: red year: 1904 publication date: 01/12/1904 postal value: 10 Heller designer: ? Information: Austria-Hungary. Oesterreich is the German name for Austria. Kaiser und Koenig is German for Emperor and King. When Austria and Hungary were united under a single ruler, he held the titles of Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary, so they often put Kaiser und Koenig on their stamps, or an abbreviation such as KuK. (source: Wiki Answers, read more about Austria-Hungary on Wiki Answers ) Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I (German: Franz Joseph I., Hungarian: I. Ferenc József) (18 August 1830 – 21 November 1916) was Emperor of Austria, King of Bohemia, King of Croatia and Apostolic King of Hungary from 1848 until 1916. (source: Wikipedia, read more about Franz Joseph I on Wikipedia )

country: Belgium (België / Belgique) topic: King Leopold II in profile theme: kings sort stamp: postal stamp color: orange-red year: 1893 publication date: 01/01/1900 stamp value: 10 c code: 57 perforation: 14 number of issues: 567.000.000 designer: Louis-Eugène Mouchon engraving: Albert Doms book printing: Stamp Printing Mechelen values: mint (unused): € 14,00 (2008) mint (with hinge): € 3,25 (2008) stamped: € 0,20 (2008) on letter or document: € 5,00 (2008) More in this series: King Leopold II in profile, 10 c, red (pink) King Leopold II in profile, 10 c, orange-red Notes: This stamp usually contains a Sunday strip. Stamps without a the Sunday strip has only value on a letter or document. Documents with seals which lacks the Sunday strip lose 50% of their value. Information: King Leopold II of Belgium. Leopold Louis Philippe Marie Victor (Brussels, April 9, 1835 - Laken, 17 December 1909) was Prince of Belgium, Duke of Saxony, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Go...

country: Belgium (België / Belgique) topic: King Leopold II in profile theme: kings sort stamp: postal stamp color: red (pink), carmine year: 1900 publication date: 01/01/1900 stamp value: 10 c code: 58 (58a carmine) perforationg: 14 number of issues: 486.000.000 designer: Louis-Eugène Mouchon engraving: Albert Doms book printing: Stamp Printing Mechelen values: red (pink) mint (unused): € 14,00 (2008) mint (with hinge): € 2,75 (2008) stamped: € 0,50 (2008) on letter or document: € 7,50 (2008) carmine mint (unused): € 9,92 (2001) mint (with hinge): € 3,97 (2001) stamped: € 0,99 (2001) on letter or document: € 6,82 (2001) More in this series: King Leopold II in profile, 10 c, red (pink) King Leopold II in profile, 10 c, orange-red Notes: This stamp usually contains a Sunday strip. Stamps without a the Sunday strip has only value on a letter or document. Documents with seals which lacks the Sunday strip lose 50% of their value. Information: King Leopol...

country: Belgium (België / Belgique) code: 1 topic: King Leopold I (first King of Belgium) theme: King type of stamp: postal stamp number of stamps per sheet: 200 circulation: 5250000 kind of serration: not perforated color: brown paper type: handmade paper, sort of perkament engraving (engraving): Robinson H. engraving type: intaglio design: Baugniet Ch. cillinder shape (bookpress): General work center of the Seal at Brussels year: 1849 publication date: 1/7/1849 postal value: 10 c (Dix Cents) comments: decommissioned on 1/7/1866 watermark: two interwoven uppercase 'L' in context. The watermark is not always centrally. Information: Leopold I. On May 6, 1840 saw the first stamps in England thanks to the perseverance of Rowland Hill, whose family name has become legendary. The Belgian Post sent an inspector, Louis sources, to our neighbors to study this new payment method. Therefore he recommended a lower standard fee to collect the mail daily to order, e...

country: Belgium (België / Belgique) code: 139 (and 139a) topic: King Albert I of Belgium theme: Kings type of stamp: postal stamp color: violet (deep violet for 139a) year: 1915-1919 publication date: 15 October 1915 postal value: 15 c designer and engraving: Waterlow and Sons Londen Information: King Albert I (8 April 1875 – 17 February 1934) reigned as King of the Belgians from 1909 until 1934. At the beginning of World War I, Albert complied with a British demand that he not acquiesce to a German request to move troops through Belgium in order to attack Britain's ally, France, which Germany anticipated was about to declare war on Germany in support of Russia. Albert responded to the German demand to move soldiers through his country: 'I rule a nation, not a road!' When Germany subsequently invaded Belgium, King Albert, as prescribed by the Belgian constitution, took personal command of the Belgian army, and held the Germans off long enough for Britain and Fr...