King Leopold I (Epauletten), old stamp, first King of Belgium, 10 cent, Dix Cents, brown
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...