Description: The stamp features an engraved portrait printed in a distinct carmine-rose or deep pink ink against a light cream paper background. The central vignette portrays King Baudouin facing forward, wearing his signature eyeglasses and a formal, structured military service dress uniform adorned with decorative collar insignia and shoulder epaulets. The upper left corner cleanly displays the face value denomination "2 F", while the bilingual national identity is represented by the vertical inscriptions "BELGIË" along the left margin and "BELGIQUE" along the right margin. The entire engraved composition is neatly framed within a double-line rectangular border.
Circa: 1950s
Condition: Used - Hinged
Notes:
Commonly referred to by European philatelists as the "Marchand Definitive" type, this specific 2 Franc carmine-rose issue is a foundational component of mid-century Belgian collection sheets.