Description: This vintage definitive postage stamp from Belgium is executed in a deep bister-brown monochromatic ink on a warm cream paper base. The central design highlights a highly stylized rampant heraldic lion, an iconic national emblem derived directly from historic regional heraldry and the royal coat of arms. Superimposed squarely over the torso of the roaring creature is a prominent, oversized numeric denomination reading "40c", indicating a face value of forty centimes. The entire central vignette is set against a finely engraved background made of a dense, grid-like crosshatched pattern. Curving cleanly along the lower border, the dual-language inscription reads "BELGIQUE BELGIE" to give equal recognition to the nation's French and Dutch-speaking citizens. The physical item is bounded by uniform, sharp comb perforations and features a very faint, light black ink cancellation line slashing vertically near the bottom left edge.
Circa: 1957
Condition: Used - Hinged
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