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P. Damianus (Father Damien)
PHILATELY
postage stamp
Belgian Post Office
Europe: Belgium
1946
paper
overall: 38 x 28 mm
1999.373/16
PHILATELY
postage stamp
Belgian Post Office
Europe: Belgium
1946
paper
overall: 38 x 28 mm
Postage stamp. Portrait format. Printed in blue on white. Value 65 centimes + 75 centimes. Features head and neck in memoriam portrait of the priest P. Damianus (Father Damien) born Joseph de Veuster, (1840-1889), facing to the left, within a roundel, wearing a pair of metal spectacles. In the foreground two hearts with cross and dagger surrounded by barbed chain.
1999.373/16
Gift of Mr O.P. Raphael, FBOA, 1955