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This website is dedicated to the Belgian illustrated telegrams. In the sixty years that these telegrams were issued, 33 different telegram designs were used. Most telegrams exist in (combinations of) all the three official languages of Belgian.

Information on the Belgian illustrated telegrams is difficult to find. This website tries to fill the information gap. On the telegrams page we present the different telegrams and provide a short description of the designers, as far as information could be found on the internet. On the inventory page we go into more detail and list also the major and minor differences caused by reprints, as far as we are aware of.

We are continuously improving the listings and updating this website. Therefore, questions, remarks, suggestions for improvement et cetera are very welcome. We are especially interested in new findings, which will be incorporated in the listings. A printable version of this website is available upon request.

We hope you will enjoy your stay at our telegram-website.

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Introduction

Although Belgian illustrated telegrams are offered on many auction sites, it is very difficult to find some information on the internet on the history and the design of these telegrams. The most detailed information is found on the website of Ludo Thomassetti. He writes:

'In March 1924 the "National Work for the Wellbeing of Children" proposed to set up a service for luxury telegrams in Belgium, following Sweden and Switzerland. On 21 July 1925 the first Telegram on a luxury form was distributed. ... The telegrams knew a big interest and had their peak in the years 1948-1956. In 1983 there was almost no interest from the public ... The telegram was abolished on 1 May 1984. ...'


xxx Dutch
xxx French
xxx Dutch/French
xxx German

Also information in print is scarse and difficult to find. A very detailed study by Walter Kerckhofs was published between 1994 and 1997 in the montly of 'Filatelie aan de Rijn'.¹ He presented a classification of the illustrated telegrams of Belgium. The classification presented here, is that classification, supplemented with new findings and some more detail.

Altogether there have been 33 different (large format) illustrated telegrams. Most of them are numbered, some are not. The telegrams were available in several languages and combinations of languages. This is because there are three official languages in Belgium: Dutch (or Flemish), which is spoken in the north of Belgium, French which is spoken in the south, and German, that is spoken in a small area along the German border. In Brussels, the capital of Belgium, both French and Dutch are used. One can find telegrams in French and in Dutch, and in the combinations French/Dutch and French/German.

As most telegrams have been available for a very long time, there is a wide variety in the layout and typography. Acually, there are that many variations that an exhaustive classification that takes care of all minor differences hardly exists. Walter Kerckhofs distinguishes seven main layouts (A to F) called series, based on the most striking elements of the telegrams. These elements are:

  1. Identification number. Most telegrams, but not all, have an identification number at the bottom of the telegram. This number exists of three parts: a character indicating the type of the telegram, a number that coincides with the illustration and one or more letters indicating the languages used on the telegram. The last is not always present.
  2. Header. The name and/or the logo of the company.
  3. Sender line. A sender line with fields for the sending office, a sequence number for administrative purposes, the number of words on the telegram and the date and time of sending.
  4. Printer's mark. This is sometimes found at the bottom of the telegram, especially on the later ones.

Identification number

At the bottom of most telegrams one can find a number. This number generally consists of three parts. The first part is a character A, B or C. The character A is used on telegrams for happy events, B is used on congratulation telegrams and C is used on mourning telegrams. The second part is a number between 1 and 33. Each number coincides with a different design. The third part is an abbreviation for the language(s) used on the telegram. Sometimes, the identification number is completely missing (series A and B, see below). Sometimes, the language indicator part is missing (series C and G).

French headers

1. ADMINISTRATION DES TÉlÉGRAPHES & DES TÉLÉPHONES
2. RÉGIE DES TÉLÉGRAPHES ET TÉLÉPHONES
3. RÉGIE DES TÉLÉGRAPHES & TÉLÉPHONES
4. RÉGIE DES TÉLÉGRAPHES ET DES TÉLÉPHONES

Dutch headers

1. BEHEER VAN TELEGRAFEN EN TELEFONEN
2. REGIE VAN TELEGRAAF EN TELEFOON
3. REGIE VAN TELEGRAFIE EN TELEFONIE

German headers

1. TELEGRAFEN UND FERNSPRECHVERWALTUNG
2. REGIE VON TELEGRAPH UND TELEPHON
3. TELEGRAPHEN- UND TELEPHONREGIE
4. TELEGRAPHEN- UND FERNSPRECHREGIE

Header

The oldest telegrams only have the name of the company on top of the telegram. Later the coat of arms of Belgium is added. In 1960 the coat of arms is replaced by the logo of the company (series F). Since 1966 the name of the company has disappeared (series G). The name of the company has not been constant over time. The box right lists all headers used.

Sender line

Except for the most recent telegrams, those with a large logo and no company name (series G), all telegrams have a section for administrative data. This part had te be completed by the officer of the sending office and consists of fields for the place of the sending office, a sequence number for administrative purposes, the number of words of the message and the date and time of sending. Like the header, the wording of the sender line has changed over time. In French the line can start with DÉPOSÉ À, Déposé à (both sometimes without an accent on the a) or Bureau d'origine; the Dutch line with AFGEGEVEN TE, Afgegeven te, Kantoor van afzending or Kantoor van herkomst; and the German line with AUFGELIEFERT IN or Aufgabeamt.

Printing houses

During the sixty years that the illustrated telegrams were issued by the Belgian Telegraph and Telephone Company (RTT), they were printed at several printing houses: J.E. Goossens, Vanmelle, Vandezande and Leempoel. On part of the telegrams their names are printed at the bottom of the telegram, sometimes preceded or followed by a number.

The box below lists all combinations of variations in the identifications numbers, headers, administration lines and printer's marks seen or reported thus far. This includes series D4, mentioned by Kerckhofs, of which we haven't seen a copy yet.

Only two different French headers are distinguished. The small differences between the French headers, nrs 2, 3 and 4 in the box above are not taken into account. The same is true for the Dutch headers headers nrs 2 and 3 and the German headers 2, 3 and 4. A table with all currently known combinations per telegram can be found on the inventory page (see menu above or buttons below).

Series A

Number: none
Header: (FD) ADMINISTRATION DES... * BEHEER VAN...,
   (GF) TELEGRAFEN UND FERNSPRECHVERWALTUNG * ADMINISTRATION DES...
A1: French/Dutch; with printer's mark
A2: French/Dutch; without printer's mark
A3: French/German; without printer's mark

Series B

Number: none
Header: (F) RÉGIE DES..., (D) REGIE VAN..., (G) REGIE VON...
B1: Dutch
B2: French
B3: French/Dutch
B4: French/German
B5: Dutch/French

Series C

Number: no language characters
Header: (F) RÉGIE DES..., (D) REGIE VAN..., (G) REGIE VON...
C1: Dutch
C2: French
C3: French/Dutch
C4: French/German

Series D

Number: complete
Header: (F) RÉGIE DES..., (D) REGIE VAN...
Sender line: (F) DÉPOSÉ À..., (D) AFGEGEVEN TE...
D1: Dutch
D2: French
D3: French/Dutch
D4: Dutch/French

Series E

Number: complete
Header: (F) RÉGIE DES..., (D) REGIE VAN..., (G) TELEGRAPHEN UND...
Sender line: (F) Bureau d'origine..., (D) Kantoor van herkomst... or Kantoor van afzending..., (G) Aufgabeambt...
E1: Dutch; sender line: Kantoor van herkomst...
E2: Dutch; sender line: Kantoor van afzending...
E3: French
E4: French/Dutch; Dutch sender line: Kantoor van herkomst...
E5: French/Dutch; language id: FV; Dutch sender line: Kantoor van afzending...
E6: German/French; language id: DF
E7: French/German; language id: FA
E8: Dutch/French; language id: VF; Dutch sender line: Kantoor van afzending...

Series F

Number: complete
Header: (F) RÉGIE DES..., (D) REGIE VAN... (G) REGIE VON...
Logo: small
Sender line: (F) Bureau d'orige..., (D) Kantoor van herkomst...
F1: Dutch; printing number: c1/2569...
F2: French; printing number: c1/2569...
F3: French/Dutch; printing number: c1/2569...
F4: Dutch/French; printing number: c1/2569...
F5: Dutch; printing number: c1/23169...
F6: French; printing number: c1/23169...
F7: French/Dutch; printing number: c1/23169...
F8: German/French; printing number: c1/2569...

Series G

Number: complete
Header: none
Logo: large
G1: printing number: c1/23169...
G2: printing number: c1/23353...
G3: printing number: c1/25185...
G4: no printing number, printing house Offset Vanmelle
G5: no printing number, printing house: IMPRIMERIE LEEMPOEL

Minor differences

As most telegrams have been available for quite a long time, there were many reprints of the same main layout. Besides the differences mentioned above, there are lots of minor differences to be distinguished. For example, the distances between the various elements on the telegram sometimes differ, the spacing of headers and the sender lines differ, the sizes of the subsequent editions of the same telegram sometimes differ, the telegram number is mostly placed bottom left, but sometimes you will find it at bottom right, et cetera.

Scans and inventory

On the telegrams page we show scans of the main series of all telegrams. If we could find information on the internet, we also give a short biography of the artist or designer of the telegram. On the inventory page we present a detailed list of all different telegrams we could distinguish: the main series plus minor differences. The minor differences are indicated by subnumbers, for example I, II, III et cetera, eventually followed by sub-subnumbers.

¹ Between 1994 and 1997, a detailed study by Walter Kerckhofs was published in 'Filatelie aan de Rijn': 1994(6) p17-30, 1994(8) p20-24, 1995(2) p25-28, 1995(4) p3-8, 1995(7) p5-26, 1995(9) p21-35, 1996(2) p20-26, 1996(4) p23-36, 1996(6) p39-48, 1996(9) p28-38 and 1997(1) p6-19.


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James Thiriar (1899-1965)

James Thiriar was born in 1889 in Brussels. He was designer, illustrator, painter and costumier. As costumier he was primarily known for his design of military uniforms.

Injured at the beginning of the first world war, while fighting in the civil guard, James Thiriar joined the Belgian Army in London. There he made many drawings of the daily life of soldiers at the front. Many of these were published by The Illustrated London News and other periodicals.

First, he worked at the Topographic Service, where he made detailed maps and drawings of the front line. Later he was transferred to the artistic section of the Belgian army. There he organized several exhibitions of war art in De Panne (Belgium) and in London. He also made illustrations for the Belgian military weekly "L'Yser" (called after the river Yser) under the pseudonym Uilenspiegel. Further he illustrated several books on the first world war. In 1920 he published his own memoires intitled 'Gloire et Misere au Front de Flandres 1914-1918', illustrated by himself.

Back in Belgium, he opened his own workshop in Brussels in 1925, and worked as costumier and illustrator for the Theatre Royal de la Monnaie. In 1932 , James Thiriar participated in the Belgian exploratory mission of the Ruwenzori. The Ruwenzori is a 120 kilometre long and 65 kilometre wide mountain massive in Congo and Uganda. There he painted water colours and gouaches depicting the local vegetation and wrote a paper on the flora and fauna of this region. In 1942, he made 232 illustrations for the three volumes thick Croquis Congolais (Sketches of Congo), by Fernand Gendarme, general of the military police of the Belgian Congolese Army.

James Thiriar died in 1965 in Brussels, the city where he was born.


Source: wikipedia.

Lawrence Sterne Stevens (1884-1960)

Lawrence Sterne Stevens was born December 4, 1884 in Pontiac, Michigan. When he was twenty-one he moved to Minneapolis, to work as a newspaper pressman and cartoonist for The Minneapolis Journal. He attended night classes at the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts and studied under the German born artist, Robert Koehler. In 1910 he moved to Belgium to study at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp.

In 1914 the German Army invaded Belgium and the British declared war. As an American citizen, Stevens was forced to flee to England, where he joined the U. S. Navy. After the war he returned to Belgium to study art at the 'Academie Royale des Beaux Arts' in Bruxelles. In 1919 he married Myvanwy, age twenty-six. She was also an artist and had studied in Paris. When the birth of their first child was expected they returned to her family home in Wales. There they had a son, Peter Stevens.

From 1925 to 1937 Lawrence Stevens worked as a designer and illustrator for the General Motors Company in Brussels and Antwerp. In 1939 the German army invaded Poland and war was declared. As an ex-patriot American he moved his family in 1940 to Greenwich Village (New York City). In 1941 he began his career as a freelance illustrator. He signed his work with only his first name, 'Lawrence.'

In 1950 at age 66 he and Myvanwy moved to South Norwalk, Connecticut, to live with his son's family. Three years later he retired from professional illustration. That same year the entire family moved about ten miles to a farm in Lewisboro, NY. Lawrence Stevens died at age seventy-six in 1960.


Source: pulpartists.com.

Constantin Camille Montald (1862-1944)

Constant Camille Montald (1862-1944) was a Belgian painter, muralist, sculptor, and teacher. He trained at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent, then lived and studied briefly in Paris with fellow artist Henri Privat-Livemont at the 'École des Beaux-Arts'. In Paris he painted his first monumental canvas, The Human Struggle, meant for the Brussels Palace of Justice, now found in the Museum of Fine Arts in Ghent.

Montald won the Belgian 'Prix de Rome' in 1886, which provided him three years in Italy and Egypt. In 1891 he returned to Belgium, and five years later became instructor at the 'Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts', a post he would hold until 1932. His students there include some of the best-known names of Belgian painters: Ren&e Magritte and Paul Delvaux, along with many others.

Montald's work includes the sgraffito painted tympanum of the Dutch Royal Theater in Ghent, for architect Edmond De Vigne, 1897-1899.


Source: wikipedia.

Herman Richir (1866-1942)

Herman Richir was born on 4 November 1866 in Ukkel (Brussels). First he studied at the arts academy of Sint-Joos-ten-Node (near Brussels). Later he went to the 'Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts' in Brussels. In 1900 he became teacher at the Academy of Brussels. He was director of the academy for several times. In 1927 he retired.

Herman was one of the most famous portret painters of his time. His colorful paintings give a true picture of the wealthy burghers of Brussels, the first three decades of the twentieth century. His paintings are very carefully painted with attention to detail. Among others he portrayed King Albert, Queen Astrid and Queen Elisabeth.

He also designed posters under the pseudoniem 'Hammer'. The telegram was desgined in 1928. Richir died on 15 March 1942.


Sources: wikipedia and nbmuseum.be.

Alfred Bastien (1873-1955)

Alfred Théodore Joseph Bastien was born on 15 September, 1873. He attended the 'Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts' in Ghent, where he studied with Jean Delvin. In 1897 he visited Spain and Algeria. There he developed his penchant for the use of warm colours and Oriental subjects.

During the first world war, Bastien volonteered the Belgian army. In 1916 he became member of the 'Section artistique de l'Armée'. The mission of this section was to document the war. After the war, Bastien was one of the few who still painted war themes. In this period the 'IJzerpanorama' was realised.

In 1927 he became professor at Brussels Royal Academy of Arts. In 1928 he became director, which he remained until 1945. In 1937 he painted his last panorama: the battle on the Maas in 1914: 8.50 meters height and 72 meters width. After the second world war he became member of the communistic party, and senator for a short time. Since 1952 he was director of the Royal Academy. He died on 7 June 1955.


Source: wereldoorlog1418.nl and 333gallery.

Amedée Lynen (1852-1938)

Amedée Lynen, born in 1852, was a Belgian painter, watercolourist, draughtsman and illustrator of daily life depictions. He received his artistic training at the Academy of Brussels under the tutorship of Paul Lauters and Joseph Stallaert. He was the co-founder of the artistic group 'L'Essor' in 1880, together with A Dillens and Léon Fréderic.

Lynen was a member of the 'Société Royale Belge des Aquarellistes', as well as a member of the 'Cercle des Aquarellistes et des Aquafortistes' and also 'Pour l'Art'. He worked mostly for art magazines, ex-libris, programs and posters. Lynen illustrated 'La Légende d'Ulenspiegel' of Charles De Coster, and for many other literal oeuvre. He died in December 1938 in Brussels.


Source: boongallery.be.

Fernand Toussaint (1873-1956)

Fernand Toussaint, born in Brussels in 1873, entered the Brussels Academy of Fine Arts at the age of fifteen. At the age of eighteen he went to Paris where he completed his artistic studies under Alfred Stevens. There he participated for the first time in an exhibition, that of the Salon des Artisted Français.

Toussaint is primarily known as a painter and watercolourist of female portrets. His models were always dressed in the latest fashion. But he did not limit himself to portraits. He also depicted still lifes, interiors, cityscapes, landscapes, coastal views and landscapes. He excelled as a painter of flowers. Further he was also known as an engraver and a draughtsman of posters and this telegram.

He died in 1956 in Ixelles (Brussels).


Source: fernandtoussaint.com and fernand-toussaint.net.

A. Pinot

Jean Donnay

Jean Donnay was a famous Belgian painter and etcher, born on March 31, 1897 in Cheratte. He started his study in 1910 at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Liège. In 1920 he won the Prix Donnay de Peinture which made it possible for him to make a trip to Paris. In 1921 he entered a course on etching, in Luik.

In 1931 Jean Donnay became teacher engraving art at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts. It was in that period, in 1933, that he made the design of this telegram. In 1946 he got the price for engraving of the province Liège. Between 1950 and 1953 he became seriously ill and had to stop working. In 1961 he became director of the Académie Royal des Beaux-arts in Luik.

Donnay had expositions especially in Belgium and Paris but also all over the world: Monza, New York City, Berlin, Praque et cetera. In his work one can find sceneries from his place of birth Cheratte, of the Maas valley and the region around Liège. He died in Cheratte on July 31, 1992.


Source: wikipedia.

J. Sentrein

Frans Smeers (1873-1960)

H. Cassiers

Charles Michel (1874-1967)

Mark Severin (1905-1987)

Mark Fernand Severin was born on 5 January 1905 in Ukkel (Brussels). He studied in the United Kingdom where he settled in 1933. There he became the artistic director of an advertising buro. He illustrated numereous books, was decorator of five pavilions at the World exhibition in Brussels 1935 and member of the Royal Academy.

Mark Severin specialised in fine miniature work including stamps and book illustrations. He designed about 500 ex-libris. He died on 10 September 1987 in Ukkel (Brussels).


Source: Wikipedia.

Rodolphe Strebelle (1880-1959)

Louis Emile Antoine Maxime Buisseret (1888-1956)

Louis Buisseret was born on March 24, 1888 at Binche. Already at an early age he showed a keen interest in drawing. In 1904 he enrolled at the Art Academy of Bergen. In 1905 he had his first exhibition in his birth place Binche.

In 1908 he started at the 'Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten' in Brussels. One of his teachers was Herman Richir (see telegram 4). In 1911 he won the first price of the 'Prix de Rome'.

Buisseret mainly painted realistic portraits, nudes and still lifes. In 1927 one of his works was refused at the Salon of 'La Louvrière' because of its obscene character. His friend Anto Carte took Buisseret's defense and accused the Salon an immature attitude. This incident was the prelude to the creation of the artist group Nervia in 1928 by Buisseret, Carte and Leon Eeckman.

In 1947 Buisseret became member of the 'Academie Royale de Belgique'. One year later he took part at the Venice Biennale. In 1952 he became commander in the Order of Leopold.

Buisseret died in 1956 at the age of 68.


Source: Wikipedia.

Julien and Nina Lefèvre

Raymond Van Doren (1906-1991)

Raymond Van Doren was born in 1906 in Ukkel. He studied at the 'Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten' in Brussels and at the 'Nationaal Hoger Instituut voor Schone Kunsten' in Antwerp.

Van Doren made its name as a designer of advertising posters. He worked, among other, for Texaco, Minerva, Oxo and the 'Oktoberfeesten' in Wieze. He also made posters on road safety. Closely related were designs for email advertising sheets for Safirke, De Gheest and the dairy Nosta. He also designed this telegram for the RTT.

Van Doren died in 1991 in Ukkel.


Source: Wikipedia.

Hubert van Eyck (ca 1366 - 1426) and Jan van Eyck (before 1395 - before 9 July 1441)

Hubert van Eyck was the eldest of the painters family Van Eyck. Neither the date nor the place of birth are documented. The same is true for his brother Jan van Eyck. It is generally assumed that they were born in Maaseik (Belgium), Hubert around 1366 and Jan in 1395 at the latest. From early documents it is known that in 1422 Jan van Eyck was a respected painter, working in The Hague (Netherlands) for John of Bavaria, count of Holland.

Following the death of John of Bavaria, in 1425, van Eyck entered the service of the powerful and influential Valois prince, Duke Philip the Good of Burgundy. He resided in Lille for a year and then moved to Bruges.

The Van Eyck brother's most famous work is 'Het Lam Gods' (The Lamb of God). This work was started circa 1420 by Hubert and finished in 1432 by Jan after the death of his brother on 18 August or 18 September 1426. Part of the second panel top left is used as the illustration of the telegram.


Source: Wikipedia (Hubert van Eyck) and Wikipedia (Jan van Eyck).

Nelly Degouy (1910-1979)

Nelly Degouy, born on 16 March 1910 in Antwerp, was an illustrator, wood engraver, and designer of graphics and ex-libris. She studied at the Royal Academy of Arts in Antwerp and the Higher Institure of Fine Arts Saint Lucas in Brussels. She was married with graphic artist Désiré Acket (1905-1987), the designer of telegram 21. She died on 28 November in Antwerp.

Although not very well-known, many people know her work, as she illustrated many much read books like Kerstvertelling (Christmas Tales) of Marie Gevers and books of Berthe Delephine, Stijn Streuvels, Tine Rabhoou and Jan Vercammen. She also designed many book covers, e.g. for Le Grand Meaulnes (The lost estate) of Alain-Fournier.


Source: Wikipedia, Museum Sint-Niklaas and Knack.be

N. Acket

Philippe Salembier

R. Liefkens

Anne-Claire Marin

Etienne Delbaere

R. Nys

L. Verstraete

A.J. Binon

M. Lentz

Luc De Decker (1907-1982)

Luc the Decker, born on August 13, 1907 at Ninove, grew up as the second child in a family with five children. After his secondary school he started working in his family's flower nursery. In 1929 he got permission to enter the 'Academie des Beaux Arts' in Brussels. He had among others Alfred Bastien (see telegram 5) as teacher. He perfected his technique with a portrait course at the 'Hoger Instituut voor Schone Kunsten' in Antwerp.

In order to perfect his education, he began a long journey in 1934 through Italy, which lasted six months and gave him the opportunity to familiarize himselve with the pictorial tradition. He resided in Venice, Milan, Florence, Rome and Naples.

Luc maried in 1942. The couple moved to Schaarbeek where they got two children. In Schaarbeek he was very productive and had at least one exhibition a year. Above that he gave drawing lessons at the state secondary school and at the 'Vrije Academie' in Schaarbeek.

Besides practicing the art Luc De Decker was socially very active. Among other he was co-founder of 'Openbaar Kunstbezit' in Flanders and of the Cultural Council of Flanders.

In 1972, weakened by several heart attacks, he decided to retire to his native region, to Meerbeke, part of Ninove, where he arranged his studio in a small farmhouse. Following a heart attack, he died in the autumn of 1982.


Source: wikipedia.

Jean Van Noten (1903-1982)

Jean Van Noten was born on June 1st, 1903 in Brussels. He studied at the Brussels' 'Academie des Beaux-Arts', the 'Ecole des Arts Décoratiefs' and the 'Ecole de Dessin' in Sint-Joost-ten-Node.

He started as decorator and interior designer. From 1934 to 1946 he conducted many assignments abroad for the Department of Exhibitions of the Belgian Ministry of Economic Affairs. At the 1958 World Fair, in Brussels, he was head of the entire art department and worked on the decoration of several pavilions (tapestries and stained glass).

Jan was very famous for his stamps. He designed his first stamps in 1942. During his life he designed 135 stamps for Belgium and over 400 stamps for Belgian Congo, Ruanda-Urundi and after their independence for Congo (Kinshasa), Rwanda and Burundi. Above that he designed this telegram

To all his work was meticulous preparation. He found his inpiration in nature itself, in museums and specialized libraries. He mostly preferred the copper engraving.

Jean Van Noten died in in 1982


Source: www.belgianstamps.eu.

Oscar Bonnevalle (1920-1993)

Oscar Bonnevalle was born on February 16, 1920 in Ghent. His artistic talent was discovered by his mother when he was a young boy. In 1933, thirteen years old, he was taught at the 'Academie des Beaux Arts' and the school 'Arts et Métiers' in his hometown. At the age of seventeen he had his first exhibition and won the first prize and gold medals for painting and drawing from life. He went to work as a decorator.

During the Second World War he fled to France. Nostalgia brought him back in 1942 to Ghent, where he debuted as a theater decorator.

He traveled and worked a lot abroad: for example in Prague and in Paris where he followed drawing classes. In 1953, he had his first foreign exhibition in Paris.

In 1962 he was asked to design stamps for the 350th aniversary of the Ghent's Fencers Guild St. Michaels. These were the first of over 155 stamps he designed for the Belgian Post and a multiple thereof for abroad, particularly Africa. He won several national and international prices, among them one in 1967 of the European Postal Union for his Europa-stamps. He also designed this telegram.

Oscar Bonnevalle died four days after his 73rd birthday, on February 20, 1993.


Source: www.belgianstamps.eu.

1.A1No number, French/Dutch, ADMINISTRATION DES... * BEHEER VAN..., with printer's mark
2.A2No number, French/Dutch, ADMINISTRATION DES... * BEHEER VAN..., without printer's mark
3.A1No number, French/Dutch, ADMINISTRATION DES... * BEHEER VAN...; printer E GOOSSENS...
3.A2No number, French/Dutch, ADMINISTRATION DES... * BEHEER VAN..., without printer's mark
3.A3No number, French/German, ADMINISTRATION DES… * TELEGRAFEN UND FERNSPRECHVERWALTUNG
 
3.B1No number, Dutch, REGIE VAN...
3.B2No number, French, RÉGIE DES...
3.B3No number, French/Dutch, RÉGIE DES... / REGIE VAN...
 
3.C3B.3., (no language characters) French/Dutch
3.C4B.3., (no language character) French/German
 
3.D1B.3.(V.), Dutch, AFGEGEVEN TE...
3.D2B.3.(F.), French, DÉPOSÉ À...
3.D3B.3.(F.V.), French/Dutch, DÉPOSÉ À... / AFGEGEVEN TE…
3.D4B.3. (V.F.), Dutch/French, AFGEGEVEN TE… / DÉPOSÉ À…
4.A2No number, ADMINISTRATION DES... * BEHEER VAN..., without printer's mark
 
4.B1No number, Dutch, REGIE VAN...
4.B2No number, French, RÉGIE DES...
4.B3No number, French/Dutch, RÉGIE DES... / REGIE VAN...
4.B4No number, French/German, RÉGIE DES... / REGIE VON...
 
4.C3A.4, (no language characters) French/Dutch
4.C4A.4, (no language character) French/German
 
4.D1A.4 (V.), Dutch, AFGEGEVEN TE...
4.D2A.4 (F), French, DÉPOSÉ À...
4.D3A.4 (F.V.), French/Dutch, DÉPOSÉ À... / AFGEGEVEN TE...
4.D4A.4. (V.F.), Dutch/French, AFGEGEVEN TE… / DÉPOSÉ À…
5.A2No number, ADMINISTRATION DES... * BEHEER VAN..., without printer's mark
6.B1No number, Dutch, REGIE VAN...
6.B2No number, French, RÉGIE DES...
6.B3No number, French/Dutch, RÉGIE DES... / REGIE VAN...
 
6.C1A.6. (no language character) Dutch
6.C2A.6. (no language character) French
6.C3A.6. (no language characters), French/Dutch
6.C4A.6. (no language characters), French/German
 
6.D1A.6 (V.), Dutch, Afgegeven te...
6.D2A.6 (F.), French, Déposé à...
6.D3A.6 (F.V.), French/Dutch, Déposé à... / Afgegeven te...
6.D4A.6. (V.F.), Dutch/French, AFGEGEVEN TE… / DÉPOSÉ À…
 
6.E1A.6 (V.), Dutch, Kantoor van herkomst...
6.E2A.6 (V.), Dutch, Kantoor van afzending...
6.E3A.6 (F), French, Bureau d'origine...
6.E4A.6 (F.V.), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van herkomst...
6.E5A.6 (F.V.), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van afzending...
6.E6A.6 (D.F.), German/French, Aufgabeambt... / Bureau d'origine...
6.E7A.6 (F.D.), French/German, Bureau d'origine... / Aufgabeambt...
6.E8A.6 (V.F.), Dutch/French, Kantoor van afzending... (??)/ Bureau d'origine...
7.B1No number (Dutch), REGIE VAN...
7.B2No number (French), RÉGIE DES...
7.B3No number, French/Dutch, RÉGIE DES... / REGIE VAN...
7.B4No number, French/German, RÉGIE DES... / REGIE VON...
 
7.C1A.7. (without language character), Dutch
7.C2A.7. (without language character), French
7.C3A.7. (without language characters), French/Dutch
7.C4A.7. (no language characters), French/German
 
7.D1A.7. (V.), Dutch, AFGEGEVEN TE...
7.D2A.7.(F.), French, DÉPOSÉ À...
7.D3A.7.(F.V.), French/Dutch, DÉPOSÉ À... / AFGEGEVEN TE...
7.D4A.7. (V.F.), Dutch/French, AFGEGEVEN TE… / DÉPOSÉ À…
8.B1No number (Dutch), REGIE VAN...
8.B2No number (French), RÉGIE DES...
8.B3No number (French/Dutch), RÉGIE DES... / REGIE VAN...
 
8.C1Number without language character (Dutch)
8.C2Number without language character (French)
8.C3B.8. (without language character), French/Dutch
 
8.D1B.8.(V.), Dutch, AFGEGEVEN TE...
8.D2B.8.(F.), French, DÉPOSÉ À...
8.D3B.8.(F.V.), French/Dutch, DÉPOSÉ À... / AFGEGEVEN TE...
8.D4B.8. (V.F.), Dutch/French, AFGEGEVEN TE… / DÉPOSÉ À…
 
8.E1B.8.(V.), Dutch, Kantoor van herkomst...
8.E2B.8.(V.), Dutch, Kantoor van afzending...
8.E3B.8.(F.), French, Bureau d'origine
8.E4B.8.(F.V.), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van herkomst...
8.E5B.8.(F.V.), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van afzending...
8.E6B.8.(D.F.), German/French, Aufgabeambt... / Bureau d'origine...
8.E7B.8.(F.D.), French/German, Bureau d'origine... / Aufgabeambt...
8.E8B.8.(V.F.), Dutch/French, Kantoor van afzending... / Bureau d'origine...
9.B1No number (Dutch), REGIE VAN...
9.B2No number (French), RÉGIE DES...
9.B3No number (French/Dutch), RÉGIE DES... / REGIE VAN...
9.B5no number (Dutch/French), REGIE VAN…/RÉGIE DES…
 
9.C1C.9 (without language character), Dutch
9.C2C.9 (without language character), French
9.C3C.9 (without language character), French/Dutch
 
9.E1C.9 (V.), Dutch, Kantoor van herkomst...
9.E2C.9 (V.), Dutch, Kantoor van afzending...
9.E3C.9 (F.), French, Bureau d'origine...
9.E4C.9 (F.V.), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van herkomst...
9.E5C.9 (F.V.), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van afzending...
9.E6C.9 (D.F.), German/French, Aufgabeambt... / Bureau d'origine...
9.E7C.9 (F.D.), French/German, Bureau d'origine... / Aufgabeambt...
9.E8C.9 (V.F.), Dutch/French, Kantoor van afzending... / Bureau d'origine...
10.C1B.10 (no language character) Dutch
10.C2B.10. (no language character) French
10.C3B.10 (without language character), French/Dutch
 
10.D1B.10 (V.), Dutch, AFGEGEVEN TE...
10.D2B.10 (F.), French, DÉPOSÉ À...
10.D3B.10 (F.V.), French/Dutch, DÉPOSÉ À... / AFGEGEVEN TE...
10.D4B.10. (V.F.), Dutch/French, AFGEGEVEN TE… / DÉPOSÉ À…
 
10.E1B.10 (V.), Dutch, Kantoor van herkomst...
10.E2B.10 (V.), Dutch, Kantoor van afzending...
10.E3B.10 (F.), French), Bureau d'origine...
10.E4B.10 (F.V.), French/Dutch), Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van herkomst...
10.E5B.10 (F.V.), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van afzending...
10.E6B.10 (D.F.), German/French, Aufgabeambt... / Bureau d'origine...
10.E7B.10 (F.A.) (French/German), Bureau d'origine... / Aufgabeambt...
10.E8B.10 (V.F.) (Dutch/French), Kantoor van afzending... / Bureau d'origine...
11.C1B.11 (without language character), Dutch
11.C2B.11 (without language character), French
11.C3B.11 (without language character), French/Dutch
 
11.D1B.11 (V.), Dutch, AFGEGEVEN TE...
11.D2B.11 (F.), French, DÉPOSÉ À...
11.D3B.11(F.V.), French/Dutch, DÉPOSÉ À... / AFGEGEVEN TE...
11.D4B.11. (V.F.), Dutch/French, AFGEGEVEN TE… / DÉPOSÉ À…
 
11.E1B.11 (V.), Dutch, Kantoor van herkomst...
11.E2B.11 (V.), Dutch, Kantoor van afzending...
11.E3B.11 (F.), French, Bureau d'origine...
11.E4B.11 (F.V.), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van herkomst...
11.E5B.11 (F.V.), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van afzending...
11.E6B.11 (D.F.), German/French), Aufgabeambt... / Bureau d'origine...
11.E7B.11 (F.A.) (French/German), Bureau d'origine... / Aufgabeambt...
11.E8B.11 (V.F.) (Dutch/French), Kantoor van afzending... / Bureau d'origine...
12.C1A.12 (no language character) Dutch
12.C2A.12 (no language character) French
12.C3A.12 (without language character), French/Dutch
 
12.D1A.12 (V.), Dutch, AFGEGEVEN TE...
12.D2A.12 (F.), French, DÉPOSÉ À...
12.D3A.12 (F.V.), French/Dutch, DÉPOSÉ À... / AFGEGEVEN TE...
12.D4A.12. (V.F.), Dutch/French, AFGEGEVEN TE… / DÉPOSÉ À…
 
12.E1A.12 (V.), Dutch, Kantoor van herkomst...
12.E2A.12 (V.), Dutch, Kantoor van afzending…
12.E3A.12 (F.), French, Bureau d'origine...
12.E4A.12 (F.V.), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van herkomst...
12.E5A.12 (FV.), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van afzending...
12.E6A 12 (DF), German/French, Aufgabeambt... / Bureau d'origine...
12.E7A.12 (F.D.) (French/German), Bureau d'origine... / Aufgabeambt...
12.E8A.12 (V.F.) (Dutch/French), Kantoor van afzending... / Bureau d'origine...
13.D1B.13 (V.), Dutch, AFGEGEVEN TE...
13.D2B.13 (F.), French, DÉPOSÉ À...
13.D3B.13 (F.V.), French/Dutch, DÉPOSÉ À... / AFGEGEVEN TE...
13.D4B.13. (V.F.), Dutch/French, AFGEGEVEN TE… / DÉPOSÉ À…
 
13.E1B.13 (V.), Dutch, Kantoor van herkomst...
13.E2B.13 (V.), Dutch, Kantoor van afzending...
13.E3B.13 (F.), French, Bureau d'origine...
13.E4B.13 (F.V.), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van herkomst...
13.E5B.13 (F.V.), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van afzending...
13.E6B.13 (D.F.), German/French, Aufgabeambt... / Bureau d'origine...
13.E7B.13 (F.D.), French/German, Bureau d'origine... / Aufgabeambt...
13.E8B.13 (V.F.), Dutch/French, Kantoor van afzending... / Bureau d'origine...
14.D1A 14 (V), Dutch, AFGEGEVEN TE...
14.D2A 14 (F), French, DÉPOSÉ À...
14.D3A 14 (FV), French/Dutch, DÉPOSÉ À... / AFGEGEVEN TE...
14.D4A.14. (V.F.), Dutch/French, AFGEGEVEN TE… / DÉPOSÉ À…
 
14.E1A 14 (V), Dutch, Kantoor van herkomst...
14.E2A 14 (V), Dutch, Kantoor van afzending...
14.E3A 14 (F), French, Bureau d'origine...
14.E4A 14 (FV), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van herkomst...
14.E5A 14 (FV), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van afzending...
14.E6A 14 (DF), German/French, Aufgabeambt... / Bureau d'origine...
14.E7A 14 (FD), French/German, Bureau d'origine... / Aufgabeambt...
14.E8A 14 (VF), Dutch/French, Kantoor van afzending... / Bureau d'origine...
15.D1B.15 (V.), Dutch, AFGEGEVEN TE...
15.D2B.15 (F.), French, DÉPOSÉ À...
15.D3B.15 (FV.), French/Dutch, DÉPOSÉ À... / AFGEGEVEN TE...
15.D4B.15. (V.F.), Dutch/French, AFGEGEVEN TE… / DÉPOSÉ À…
16.E1B.16 (V.), Dutch, Kantoor van herkomst...
16.E2B.16 (V.), Dutch), Kantoor van afzending...
16.E3B.16 (F.), French, Bureau d'origine...
16.E4B.16 (F.V.), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van herkomst...
16.E5B 16 (F.V.), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van afzending...
16.E6B.16 (D.F.), German/French, Aufgabeambt... / Bureau d'origine...
16.E7B.16 (F.A.), French/German, Bureau d'origine... / Aufgabeambt...
16.E8B.16 (V.F.), Dutch/French, Kantoor van afzending... / Bureau d'origine...
 
16.F1B 16 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-III-Offset Vanmelle Gent
16.F2B 16 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-III-Offset Vanmelle Gand
16.F3B 16 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-III-Offset Vanmelle Gent
16.F4B 16 (NL-FR), Dutch/French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-III-Offset Vanmelle Gent
16.F5B 16 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-3-Offset Offset Vanmelle Gent
16.F6B 16 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-3-Offset Offset Vanmelle Gand
16.F7B 16 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-3-Offset Offset Vanmelle Gent
 
16.G1B 16, large logo, c1/23169-3-Offset Vanmelle
16.G2B 16, large logo, c1/23353-4-Offset Vanmelle
16.G3B 16, large logo, 13/25185 Offset Vanmelle
16.G4B 16, large logo, offset Vanmelle
16.G5B 16, large logo, IMPRIMERIE LEEMPOEL
17.E1B.17 (V.), Dutch, Kantoor van herkomst...
17.E2B.17 (V.), Dutch, Kantoor van afzending...
17.E3B.17 (F.), French, Bureau d’origine...
17.E4B.17 (F.V.), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van herkomst...
17.E5B.17 (F.V.), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van afzending...
17.E6B.17 (D.F.), German/French, Aufgabeambt... / Bureau d'origine...
17.E7B.17 (F.A), French/German, Bureau d'origine... / Aufgabeambt...
17.E8B.17 (V.F.), Dutch/French, Kantoor van afzending... / Bureau d'origine...
 
17.F1B 17 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-IV-Offset Vanmelle Gent
17.F2B 17 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-IV-Offset Vanmelle Gand
17.F3B 17 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-IV-Offset Vanmelle Gent
17.F4B 17 (NL-FR), Dutch/French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-IV-Offset Vanmelle Gent
17.F5B 17 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-4-Offset Vandezande Brussel
17.F6B 17 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-4-Offset Vandezande Bruxelles
17.F7B 17 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-4-Offset Vandezande Brussel
 
17.G1B 17, large logo, c1/23169-4-Offset Vandezande
17.G2B 17, large logo, c1/23353-4-Offset Vanmelle
17.G3B 17, large logo, 13/25185 Offset Vanmelle
17.G4B 17, large logo, offset Vanmelle
17.G5B 17, large logo, IMPRIMERIE LEEMPOEL
18.E1B 18 (V.), Dutch, Kantoor van herkomst...
18.E2B.18 (V.), Dutch, Kantoor van afzending...
18.E3B.18 (F.), French), Bureau d'origine...
18.E4B.18 (F.V.), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van herkomst...
18.E5B.18 (F.V.), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van afzending...
18.E6B.18 (DF), German/French), Aufgabeambt... / Bureau d'origine...
18.E7B.18 (FA), French/German, Bureau d'origine... / Aufgabeambt...
18.E8B.18 (V.F.), Dutch/French, Kantoor van afzending... / Bureau d'origine...
 
18.F1B 18 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-IV-Offset Vanmelle Gent
18.F2B 18 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-IV-Offset Vanmelle Gand
18.F3B 18 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-IV-Offset Vanmelle Gent
18.F4B 18 (NL-FR), Dutch/French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-IV-Offset Vanmelle Gent
18.F5B 18 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-4-Offset Vandezande Brussel
18.F6B 18 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-4-Offset Vandezande Bruxelles
18.F7B 18 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-4-Offset Vandezande Brussel
 
18.G1B 18, large logo, c1/23169-4-Offset Vandezande
18.G2B 18, large logo, c1/23353-3-Offset Vanmelle
18.G3B 18, large logo, 13/25185 Offset Vanmelle
18.G4B 18, large logo, offset Vanmelle
18.G5B 18, large logo, IMPRIMERIE LEEMPOEL
19.E1B 19 (V)., Dutch, Kantoor van herkomst...
19.E2B 19 (V.), Dutch, Kantoor van afzending...
19.E3B 19 (F)., French), Bureau d'origine...
19.E4B 19 (F.V.), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van herkomst...
19.E5B 19 (F.V.), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van afzending...
19.E6B 19 (D.F.), German/French), Aufgabeambt... / Bureau d'origine...
19.E7B 19 (F.A.), French/German, Bureau d'origine... / Aufgabeambt...
19.E8B 19 (V.F.), Dutch/French, Kantoor van afzending... / Bureau d'origine...
 
19.F1B 19 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-IV-Offset Vanmelle Gent
19.F2B 19 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-IV-Offset Vanmelle Gand
19.F3B 19 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-IV-Offset Vanmelle Gent
19.F4B 19 (NL-FR), Dutch/French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-IV-Offset Vanmelle Gent
19.F5B 19 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-4-Offset Vandezande Brussel
19.F6B 19 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-4-Offset Vandezande Bruxelles
19.F7B 19 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-4-Offset Vandezande Brussel
 
19.G1B 19, large logo, c1/23169-4-Offset Vandezande
19.G2B 19, large logo, c1/23353-3-Offset Vanmelle
19.G3B 19, large logo, 13/25185 Offset Vanmelle
19.G4B 19, large logo, offset Vanmelle
19.G5B 19, large logo, IMPRIMERIE LEEMPOEL
20.E1B 20 (VL), Dutch, Kantoor van herkomst...
20.E2B 20 (VL), Dutch, Kantoor van afzending...
20.E3B 20 (FR), French), Bureau d'origine...
20.E4B 20 (FR/VL), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van herkomst...
20.E5B 20 (FR/VL), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van afzending...
20.E6B 20 (D/F), German/French), Aufgabeambt... / Bureau d'origine...
20.E7B 20 (FR/A), French/German, Bureau d'origine... / Aufgabeambt...
20.E8B 20 (VL/FR), Dutch/French, Kantoor van afzending... / Bureau d'origine...
 
20.F1B 20 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-IV-Offset Vanmelle Gent
20.F2B 20 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-IV-Offset Vanmelle Gand
20.F3B 20 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-IV-Offset Vanmelle Gent
20.F4B 20 (NL-FR), Dutch/French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-IV-Offset Vanmelle Gent
20.F5B 20 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-4-Offset Vandezande Brussel
20.F6B 20 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-4-Offset Vandezande Bruxelles
20.F7B 20 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-4-Offset Vandezande Brussel
 
20.G1B 20 large logo, c1/23169-4-Offset Vandezande
20.G2B 20 large logo, c1/23353-3-Offset Vanmelle
20.G3B 20 large logo, 13/25185 Offset Vanmelle
20.G4B 20 large logo, offset Vanmelle
20.G5B 20 large logo, IMPRIMERIE LEEMPOEL
21.E1B 21 (VL), Dutch, Kantoor van herkomst...
21.E2B 21 (VL), Dutch, Kantoor van afzending...
21.E3B 21 (FR), French), Bureau d'origine...
21.E4B 21 (FR/VL), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van herkomst...
21.E5B 21 (FR/VL), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van afzending...
21.E6B 21 (D/FR), German/French), Aufgabeambt... / Bureau d'origine...
21.E7B 21 (FR/A), French/German, Bureau d'origine... / Aufgabeambt...
21.E8B 21 (VL/FR), Dutch/French, Kantoor van afzending... / Bureau d'origine...
 
21.F1B 21 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-IV-Offset Vanmelle Gent
21.F2B 21 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-IV-Offset Vanmelle Gand
21.F3B 21 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-IV-Offset Vanmelle Gent
21.F4B 21 (NL-FR), Dutch/French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-IV-Offset Vanmelle Gent
21.F5B 21 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-4-Offset Vandezande Brussel
21.F6B 21 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-4-Offset Vandezande Bruxelles
21.F7B 21 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-4-Offset Vandezande Brussel
 
21.G1B 21 large logo, c1/23169-4-Offset Vandezande
21.G2B 21 large logo, c1/23353-3-Offset Vanmelle
21.G3B 21 large logo, 13/25185 Offset Vanmelle
21.G4B 21 large logo, offset Vanmelle
21.G5B 21 large logo, IMPRIMERIE LEEMPOEL
22.F1C 22 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-II-Offset Vanmelle Gent
22.F2C 22 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-II-Offset Vanmelle Gand
22.F3C 22 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-II-Offset Vanmelle Gent
22.F4C 22 (NL-FR), Dutch/French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-II-Offset Vanmelle Gent
22.F5C 22 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-2-Offset Vanmelle Gent
22.F6C 22 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-2-Offset Vanmelle Gand
22.F7C 22 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-2-Offset Vanmelle Gent
 
22.G1C 22, large logo, c1/23169-2-Offset Vanmelle
22.G2C 22, large logo, c1/23353-2-Offset Vanmelle
22.G3C 22, large logo, 13/25185 Offset Vanmelle
22.G4C 22, large logo, offset Vanmelle
22.G5C22, large logo, IMPRIMERIE LEEMPOEL
23.F1C 23 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-II-Offset Vanmelle Gent
23.F2C 23 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-II-Offset Vanmelle Gand
23.F3C 23 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-II-Offset Vanmelle Gent
23.F4C 23 (NL-FR), Dutch/French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-II-Offset Vanmelle Gent
23.F5C 23 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-2-Offset Vanmelle Gent
23.F6C 23 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-2-Offset Vanmelle Gand
23.F7C 23 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-2-Offset Vanmelle Gent
24.F1A 24 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-II-Offset Vanmelle Gent
24.F2A 24 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-II-Offset Vanmelle Gand
24.F3A 24 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-II-Offset Vanmelle Gent
24.F4A 24 (NL-FR), Dutch/French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-II-Offset Vanmelle Gent
24.F5A 24 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-2-Offset Vanmelle Gent
24.F6A 24 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-2-Offset Vanmelle Gand
24.F7A 24 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-2-Offset Vanmelle Gent
 
24.G1A 24, large logo, c1/23169-2-Offset Vanmelle
24.G2A 24, large logo, c1/23353-2-Offset Vanmelle
24.G3A 24, large logo, 13/25185 Offset Vanmelle
24.G4A 24, large logo, offset Vanmelle
24.G5A24, large logo, IMPRIMERIE LEEMPOEL
25.F1A 25 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-II-Offset Vanmelle Gent
25.F2A 25 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-II-Offset Vanmelle Gand
25.F3A 25 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-II-Offset Vanmelle Gent
25.F4A 25 (NL-FR), Dutch/French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-II-Offset Vanmelle Gent
25.F5A 25 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-2-Offset Vanmelle Gent
25.F6A 25 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-2-Offset Vanmelle Gand
25.F7A 25 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-2-Offset Vanmelle Gent
 
25.G1A 25, large logo, c1/23169-2-Offset Vanmelle
25.G2A 25, large logo, c1/23353-2-Offset Vanmelle
25.G3A 25, large logo, 13/25185 Offset Vanmelle
25.G4A 25, large logo, offset Vanmelle
25.G5A 25, large logo, IMPRIMERIE LEEMPOEL
26.F1A 26 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-II-Offset Vanmelle Gent
26.F2A 26 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-II-Offset Vanmelle Gand
26.F3A 26 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-II-Offset Vanmelle Gent
26.F4A 26 (NL-FR), Dutch/French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-II-Offset Vanmelle Gent
26.F5A 26 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-2-Offset Vanmelle Gent
26.F6A 26 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-2-Offset Vanmelle Gand
26.F7A 26 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-2-Offset Vanmelle Gent
 
26.G1A 26, large logo, c1/23169-2-Offset Vanmelle
26.G2A 26, large logo, c1/23353-2-Offset Vanmelle
26.G3A 26, large logo, 13/25185 Offset Vanmelle
26.G4A 26, large logo, offset Vanmelle
26.G5A 26, large logo, IMPRIMERIE LEEMPOEL
27.F1B 27 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-III-Offset Vanmelle Gent
27.F2B 27 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-III-Offset Vanmelle Gand
27.F3B 27 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-III-Offset Vanmelle Gent
27.F4B 27 (NL-FR), Dutch/French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-III-Offset Vanmelle Gent
27.F5B 27 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-3-Offset Vanmelle Gent
27.F6B 27 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-3-Offset Vanmelle Gand
27.F7B 27 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-3-Offset Vanmelle Gent
 
27.G1B 27, large logo, c1/23169-3-Offset Vanmelle
27.G2B 27, large logo, c1/23353-3-Offset Vanmelle
27.G3B 27, large logo, 13/25185 Offset Vanmelle
27.G4B 27, large logo, offset Vanmelle
27.G5B 27, large logo, IMPRIMERIE LEEMPOEL
28.F1B 28 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-III-Offset Vanmelle Gent
28.F2B 28 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-III-Offset Vanmelle Gand
28.F3B 28 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-III-Offset Vanmelle Gent
28.F4B 28 (NL-FR), Dutch/French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-III-Offset Vanmelle Gent
28.F5B 28 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-3-Offset Vanmelle Gent
28.F6B 28 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-3-Offset Vanmelle Gand
28.F7B 28 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-3-Offset Vanmelle Gent
28.F8B 28 (D-FR), German/French, small logo, printing number c1/2569-III-Offset Vanmelle Gent
 
28.G1B 28, large logo, c1/23169-3-Offset Vanmelle
28.G2B 28, large logo, c1/23353-4-Offset Vanmelle
28.G3B 28, large logo, 13/25185 Offset Vanmelle
28.G4B 28, large logo, offset Vanmelle
28.G5B 28, large logo, IMPRIMERIE LEEMPOEL
29.F1B 29 (NL), Dutch, small Logo; printing number c1/2569-III-Offset Vanmelle Gent
29.F2B 29 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-III-Offset Vanmelle Gand
29.F3B 29 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-III-Offset Vanmelle Gent
29.F4B 29 (NL-FR), Dutch/French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-III-Offset Vanmelle Gent
29.F5B 29 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-3-Offset Vanmelle Gent
29.F6B 29 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-3-Offset Vanmelle Gand
29.F7B 29 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-3-Offset Vanmelle Gent
 
29.G1B 29, large logo, c1/23169-3-Offset Vanmelle
29.G2B 29, large logo, c1/23353-4-Offset Vanmelle
29.G3B 29, large logo, 13/25185 Offset Vanmelle
29.G4B 29, large logo, offset Vanmelle
29.G5B 29, large logo, IMPRIMERIE LEEMPOEL
30.F1B 30 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-III-Offset Vanmelle Gent
30.F2B 30 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-III-Offset Vanmelle Gand
30.F3B 30 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-III-Offset Vanmelle Gent
30.F4B 30 (NL-FR), Dutch/French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-III-Offset Vanmelle Gent
30.F5B 30 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-3-Offset Vanmelle Gent
30.F6B 30 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-3-Offset Vanmelle Gand
30.F7B 30 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-3-Offset Vanmelle Gent
 
30.G1B 30 large logo, c1/23169-3-Offset Vanmelle
30.G2B 30 large logo, c1/23353-4-Offset Vanmelle
30.G3B 30 large logo, 13/25185 Offset Vanmelle
30.G4B 30 large logo, offset Vanmelle
30.G5B 30 large logo, IMPRIMERIE LEEMPOEL
31.G1B 31 large logo, c1/23169-3-Offset Vanmelle
31.G2B 31 large logo, c1/23353-4-Offset Vanmelle
31.G3B 31 large logo, 13/25185 Offset Vanmelle
31.G4B 31 large logo, offset Vanmelle
31.G5B 31 large logo, IMPRIMERIE LEEMPOEL
32.G1B 32, large logo, c1/23169-4-Offset Vandezande
32.G2B 32, large logo, c1/23353-4-Offset Vanmelle
32.G3B 32, large logo, 13/25185 Offset Vanmelle
32.G4B 32, large logo, offset Vanmelle
32.G5B 32, large logo, IMPRIMERIE LEEMPOEL
33.G1B 33, large logo, c1/23169-3-Offset Vanmelle
33.G2B 33, large logo, c1/23353-4-Offset Vanmelle
33.G3B 33, large logo, 13/25185 Offset Vanmelle
33.G4B 33, large logo, offset Vanmelle
33.G5B 33, large logo, IMPRIMERIE LEEMPOEL

Inventory

There are 33 different telegram designs and 36 main variations in the layout, wording, logo, language et cetera. See the introduction page for a description of these variations. Not all variations exist for all telegrams. The table below lists all combinations known by us or reported by Kerckhofs. Combinations reported by Kerckhofs, but not known to us are in gray.

123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
A1x-x------------------------------
A2-xxxx----------------------------
A3--x------------------------------
B1--xx-xxxx------------------------
B2--xx-xxxx------------------------
B3--xx-xxxx------------------------
B4---x--x--------------------------
B5--------x------------------------
C1-----xxxxxxx---------------------
C2-----xxxxxxx---------------------
C3--xx-xxxxxxx---------------------
C4--xx-xx--------------------------
D1--xx-xxx-xxxxxx------------------
D2--xx-xxx-xxxxxx------------------
D3--xx-xxx-xxxxxx------------------
D4--xx-xxx-xxxxxx------------------
E1-----x-xxxxxxx-xxxxxx------------
E2-----x-xxxxxxx-xxxxxx------------
E3-----x-xxxxxxx-xxxxxx------------
E4-----x-xxxxxxx-xxxxxx------------
E5-----x-xxxxxxx-xxxxxx------------
E6-----x-xxxxxxx-xxxxxx------------
E7-----x-xxxxxxx-xxxxxx------------
E8-----x-xxxxxxx-xxxxxx------------
F1---------------xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx---
F2---------------xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx---
F3---------------xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx---
F4---------------xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx---
F5---------------xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx---
F6---------------xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx---
F7---------------xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx---
F8---------------------------x-----
G1---------------xxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx
G2---------------xxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx
G3---------------xxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx
G4---------------xxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx
G5---------------xxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx

Detailed inventory

Most telegrams have been available for many years and there have often been many reprints. Sometimes it is possible to distinguish between reprints. This is, for example, the case when font types differ or when similar elements are printed in different colors. An example of the latter is on telegram 7 where the telegram number is sometimes printed in brown, and sometimes in gold.

Other differences are variations in the distances between for example subsequent message lines, or between the telegram number at the bottom and the separator or the administration lines. It should be noted that for variations in distances, only different distances between elements in the same colour count. The telegrams were printed in subsequent runs, one run for each colour. This has lead to variations in the distances between elements in different colours due to imprecise printing. Color shifts up to five milimeters are quite common.

The distance between elements on the telegrams can be measured in three ways. One can measure the direct distance more or less diagonally over the telegram. But one can also measure distances horizontally or vertically. All three types of measurement are used below.

The inventory below is the result of checking and comparing thousands of telegrams, mainly by Erik Verbeeck. And although many variations (or reprints) were idenitified, new discoveries are very likely. Our aim is to arrive at a comprehesive list as posible. If you think you can add to this inventory, please contact us.

1. James Thiriar
 
1.A1No number, French/Dutch, ADMINISTRATION DES... * BEHEER VAN..., with printer's mark
2. Lawrence Sterne Stevens
 
2.A2No number, French/Dutch, ADMINISTRATION DES... * BEHEER VAN..., without printer's mark
3. Constant Montald
 
3.A1No number, French/Dutch, ADMINISTRATION DES... * BEHEER VAN...; printer E GOOSSENS...
-IDistance between '27' in designers signature and printer mark 156½ mm; golden frame round message part 161 mm height
-IIDistance between '27' in designers signature and printer mark 158½ mm; golden frame round message part 161½ mm height
3.A2No number, French/Dutch, ADMINISTRATION DES... * BEHEER VAN..., without printer's mark
3.A3No number, French/German, ADMINISTRATION DES… * TELEGRAFEN UND FERNSPRECHVERWALTUNG
 
3.B1No number, Dutch, REGIE VAN...
3.B2No number, French, RÉGIE DES...
3.B3No number, French/Dutch, RÉGIE DES... / REGIE VAN...
 
3.C3B.3., (no language characters) French/Dutch
-IT' of 'TELEGRAAF' just above 'T' of 'TELEFOON'
-IIT' of 'TELEGRAAF' above space between 'TE' of 'TELEFOON'
3.C4B.3., (no language character) French/German
 
3.D1B.3.(V.), Dutch, AFGEGEVEN TE...
3.D2B.3.(F.), French, DÉPOSÉ À...
-IVertical distance between top of the coat of arms and top of 'ROYAUME' and 'RÉGIE' 8½ mm
-IIVertical distance between top of the coat of arms and top of 'ROYAUME' and 'RÉGIE' 7 mm; 'RÉGIE…TÉLEPHONES' 3mm shifted to the left (problably a proof)
3.D3B.3.(F.V.), French/Dutch, DÉPOSÉ À... / AFGEGEVEN TE…
3.D4B.3. (V.F.), Dutch/French, AFGEGEVEN TE… / DÉPOSÉ À…
4. Herman Richir
 
4.A2No number, ADMINISTRATION DES... * BEHEER VAN..., without printer's mark
 
4.B1No number, Dutch, REGIE VAN...
4.B2No number, French, RÉGIE DES...
4.B3No number, French/Dutch, RÉGIE DES... / REGIE VAN...
4.B4No number, French/German, RÉGIE DES... / REGIE VON...
 
4.C3A.4, (no language characters) French/Dutch
-IVertical distance between 'ET TÉLÉPHONES' and 'TÉLÉGRAMME' 3 mm
--ABorder round telegram in the center 231 mm high
--BBorder round telegram in the center 232 mm high
--BCuThe second accent on TÉLÉGRAPHES has become a moist
-IIVertical distance between 'ET TÉLÉPHONES' and 'TÉLÉGRAMME' 2 mm
--ASpace between the characters 'A' and '4' in the number and the dots 1 mm
--BSpace between the characters 'A' and '4' in the number and the dots ½ mm
--BCuShort and long accent on 'TÉLÉGRAMME'
4.C4A.4, (no language character) French/German
 
4.D1A.4 (V.), Dutch, AFGEGEVEN TE...
4.D2A.4 (F), French, DÉPOSÉ À...
4.D3A.4 (F.V.), French/Dutch, DÉPOSÉ À... / AFGEGEVEN TE...
-IUnderscore under 'EN' of 'TELEGRAAF EN TELEFOON'
-IINo underscore
4.D4A.4. (V.F.), Dutch/French, AFGEGEVEN TE… / DÉPOSÉ À…
5. Alfred Bastien
 
5.A2No number, ADMINISTRATION DES... * BEHEER VAN..., without printer's mark
6. Amedée Lynen
 
6.B1No number, Dutch, REGIE VAN...
6.B2No number, French, RÉGIE DES...
6.B3No number, French/Dutch, RÉGIE DES... / REGIE VAN...
 
6.C1A.6. (no language character) Dutch
6.C2A.6. (no language character) French
6.C3A.6. (no language characters), French/Dutch
-IStraight (brown) lines in message box
-IIDotted (light blue) lines in message box
-IICuMessage lines hardly visible
6.C4A.6. (no language characters), French/German
 
6.D1A.6 (V.), Dutch, Afgegeven te...
6.D2A.6 (F.), French, Déposé à...
6.D3A.6 (F.V.), French/Dutch, Déposé à... / Afgegeven te...
6.D4A.6. (V.F.), Dutch/French, AFGEGEVEN TE… / DÉPOSÉ À…
 
6.E1A.6 (V.), Dutch, Kantoor van herkomst...
-IDotted sender line 2½ mm above thick black divider
-IIDotted sender line 3 mm above thick black divider
-IIIDotted sender line 3¾ mm above thick black divider
6.E2A.6 (V.), Dutch, Kantoor van afzending...
6.E3A.6 (F), French, Bureau d'origine...
-INumber 9 mm wide, small '6'
--APrinted width 180¾ mm
--BPrinted width 181½ mm
-IINumber 10½ mm wide, wide '6'
--ASquare under coat of arms above 'B' of 'Bureau'
--BSquare under coat of arms above 'ur' of 'Bureau'
6.E4A.6 (F.V.), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van herkomst...
-IL' of 'TÉLÉGRAMME' above 'gin' of 'origine'
--AThe left staff point of the coat of arms above the first half of the 'm' of 'numéro'
--BThe left staff point of the coat of arms above the second half of the 'm' of 'numéro'
-IIL' of 'TÉLÉGRAMME' above 'ine' of 'origine'
--ASpace between 'TÉLÉGRAMME' and 'origin' 3½ mm
---aleft staff point of coat of arms above 'é' of 'numéro'
---bleft staff point of coat of arms above 'm' of 'numéro'
--BSpace between 'TÉLÉGRAMME' and 'origin' 2¾ mm
---aleft staff point of coat of arms above 'é' of 'numéro'
---bleft staff point of coat of arms above 'm' of 'numéro'
--CSpace between 'TÉLÉGRAMME' and 'origin' 2¼ mm
-IIIL' of 'TÉLÉGRAMME' above 'ne' of 'origine'
6.E5A.6 (F.V.), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van afzending...
6.E6A.6 (D.F.), German/French, Aufgabeambt... / Bureau d'origine...
6.E7A.6 (F.D.), French/German, Bureau d'origine... / Aufgabeambt...
6.E8A.6 (V.F.), Dutch/French, Kantoor van afzending... (??)/ Bureau d'origine...
7. Fernand Toussaint
 
7.B1No number (Dutch), REGIE VAN...
7.B2No number (French), RÉGIE DES...
7.B3No number, French/Dutch, RÉGIE DES... / REGIE VAN...
-IDistance inner side left frame to the base of the regalia of the crown 88½ mm
-IIDistance inner side left frame to the base of the regalia of the crown 90 mm
-IIIDistance inner side left frame to the base of the regalia of the crown 90½ mm
7.B4No number, French/German, RÉGIE DES... / REGIE VON...
 
7.C1A.7. (without language character), Dutch
7.C2A.7. (without language character), French
7.C3A.7. (without language characters), French/Dutch
-I9 dots after 'N' on sender line
-II13 dots after 'N' on sender line
--ADistance inner side left frame to the top of the crown 87¾ mm
---aA.7.' with round dots and straight staff
---bA.7.' with quare dots and round staff
--BDistance inner side left frame to the top of the crown 89 mm
---anumber 'A.7.' with round dots, '7' with straight line
---bnumber 'A.7.' with square dots, '7' with curved line
7.C4A.7. (no language characters), French/German
 
7.D1A.7. (V.), Dutch, AFGEGEVEN TE...
-IA.7.' gold, '(V.)' darkbrown
-IINumber darkbrown
7.D2A.7.(F.), French, DÉPOSÉ À...
-IA.7.' gold, '(F.)' darkbrown
-IINumber darkbrown
7.D3A.7.(F.V.), French/Dutch, DÉPOSÉ À... / AFGEGEVEN TE...
-IA.7.' gold, '(F.V.)' darkbrown
-IINumber darkbrown
7.D4A.7. (V.F.), Dutch/French, AFGEGEVEN TE… / DÉPOSÉ À…
8. A. Tinot
 
8.B1No number (Dutch), REGIE VAN...
8.B2No number (French), RÉGIE DES...
8.B3No number (French/Dutch), RÉGIE DES... / REGIE VAN...
 
8.C1Number without language character (Dutch)
8.C2Number without language character (French)
8.C3B.8. (without language character), French/Dutch
-IB equal curves
-IIB unequal curves
 
8.D1B.8.(V.), Dutch, AFGEGEVEN TE...
-IWidth number 10 mm: no space after '('
--ANumber gray
--BNumber blue
-IIWidth number 11½ mm: wide space after ' ('
--aThin paper (like from a newspaper)
--bThick paper
--bCuLike b, underneath in the center 2 browngreen lines of circa 12 mm
8.D2B.8.(F.), French, DÉPOSÉ À...
-IWidth number 10 mm: no space after '('
--AB.8 (F.) without dot after '8', number gray
---aLength divider 158½ mm
---bLength divider 163 mm
--BB.8.(F.) with dot after '8', number gray
---aLength divider 163½ mm
---bLength divider 159 mm
--CB.8 (F.) no dot after '8', number blue
-IIWidth number 11½ mm: wide space after ' ('
--AB.8 (F)' without dots after '8' and 'F'
--BB.8 (F.)' without dot after '8','F' hardly readable
--CB.8 (F.).' with dot after ')'
8.D3B.8.(F.V.), French/Dutch, DÉPOSÉ À... / AFGEGEVEN TE...
-IWidth number 11½ mm, 'FV' hardly visible, 12 dots after 'N' on sender line
-IIWidth number 13½ mm, 10 dots after 'N' on sender line, text and number gray to black
--aGrey number
--bBlue number
8.D4B.8. (V.F.), Dutch/French, AFGEGEVEN TE… / DÉPOSÉ À…
 
8.E1B.8.(V.), Dutch, Kantoor van herkomst...
-IGray divider
-ICuTiny horizontal lines(gray-red-blue) in bottom border
-IIBrown full width divider, 6 long and 2 short message lines
--AWidth number 9½ mm
---aVertical distance between 'TELEGRAM' to ')' of number 185¾ mm
---bVertical distance between 'TELEGRAM' to ')' of number 186¾ mm
--BWidth number 14½ mm, number hardly readable
-IIIBrown full width divider, 7 long and 1 short message lines
--AG' of 'TELEGRAM' above 'mm' of 'nummer'
--BG' of 'TELEGRAM' above 'mer' of 'nummer'
---aHeight number 1½ mm
---bHeight number 2 mm, no dot after v
---cHeight number 2 mm except the '8' being 2½ mm, dot after v
8.E2B.8.(V.), Dutch, Kantoor van afzending...
-IGray divider
-IIBrown full width divider, 6 long and 2 short message lines
-IIIBrown full width divider, 7 long and 1 short message lines
8.E3B.8.(F.), French, Bureau d'origine
-IGray divider
-IIBrown full width divider, 6 long and 2 short message lines
--AVertical distance between 'TÉLÉGRAMME' and ')' of number 184½ mm
--BVertical distance between 'TÉLÉGRAMME' and ')' of number 186½ mm
--CVertical distance between 'TÉLÉGRAMME' and ')' of number 187½ mm
--DVertical distance between 'TÉLÉGRAMME' and ')' of number 188½ mm
-IIIBrown full width divider, 7 long and 1 short message lines
--ANuméro' under 'GR' of 'TÉLÉGRAMME'
--BNuméro' under 'R' of 'TÉLÉGRAMME'
---aDistance between 1st and 8th message line 56 mm
---bDistance between 1st and 8th message line 58 mm
8.E4B.8.(F.V.), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van herkomst...
-IGray divider
--AWidth divider 154 mm
---aFirst 'É' of 'TÉLÉGRAMMEW' above 'd'or' of 'd'origine'; dot after 'datum'
---bFirst 'É' of 'TÉLÉGRAMMEW' above 'ori' of 'd'origine'; without dot after 'datum'
--BWidth divider 155½ mm
-IIBrown full width divider, 6 long and 2 short message lines
--AVertical distance between 'TÉLÉGRAMME' and ')' of number 189 mm
--BVertical distance between 'TÉLÉGRAMME' and ')' of number 192 mm
--CVertical distance between 'TÉLÉGRAMME' and ')' of number 193 mm
-IIIBrown full width divider, 7 long and 1 short message lines
8.E5B.8.(F.V.), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van afzending...
-IGray divider
-IIBrown full width divider, 6 long and 2 short message lines
-IIIBrown full width divider, 7 long and 1 short message lines
--ADistance between bottom of 'TÉLÉGRAMME' and top of '(B)ureau' 8 mm
--BDistance between bottom of 'TÉLÉGRAMME' and top of '(B)ureau' 8½ mm
8.E6B.8.(D.F.), German/French, Aufgabeambt... / Bureau d'origine...
8.E7B.8.(F.D.), French/German, Bureau d'origine... / Aufgabeambt...
8.E8B.8.(V.F.), Dutch/French, Kantoor van afzending... / Bureau d'origine...
9. Jean Donnay
 
9.B1No number (Dutch), REGIE VAN...
9.B2No number (French), RÉGIE DES...
9.B3No number (French/Dutch), RÉGIE DES... / REGIE VAN...
-IR' of 'ROYAUME' above 'DE' of 'DES'
-IIR' of 'ROYAUME' above space between 'REGIE' and 'DES', heading in different bold font
9.B5no number (Dutch/French), REGIE VAN…/RÉGIE DES…
 
9.C1C.9 (without language character), Dutch
9.C2C.9 (without language character), French
9.C3C.9 (without language character), French/Dutch
 
9.E1C.9 (V.), Dutch, Kantoor van herkomst...
9.E2C.9 (V.), Dutch, Kantoor van afzending...
9.E3C.9 (F.), French, Bureau d'origine...
-IVertical distance from ')' in number to divider 171 mm
-IIVertical distance from ')' in number to divider 172 mm
-IIIVertical distance from ')' in number to divider 173 mm
-IIICuNumber partly missing
-IVVertical distance from ')' in number to divider 173½ mm
9.E4C.9 (F.V.), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van herkomst...
9.E5C.9 (F.V.), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van afzending...
9.E6C.9 (D.F.), German/French, Aufgabeambt... / Bureau d'origine...
9.E7C.9 (F.D.), French/German, Bureau d'origine... / Aufgabeambt...
9.E8C.9 (V.F.), Dutch/French, Kantoor van afzending... / Bureau d'origine...
10. J. Sentrais
 
10.C1B.10 (no language character) Dutch
10.C2B.10. (no language character) French
10.C3B.10 (without language character), French/Dutch
-IVertical distance from number to divider 185 mm
-IIVertical distance from number to divider 186½ mm
 
10.D1B.10 (V.), Dutch, AFGEGEVEN TE...
-IDistance between sender line and divider 3½mm
--A10 dots after 'NR'
--B11 dots after 'NR'
--BcuShifted print, green ornament touches 'TELEGRAAF EN'
--C12 dots after 'NR'
-IIDistance between sender line and divider 2½ mm, 12 dots after 'Nr'
10.D2B.10 (F.), French, DÉPOSÉ À...
-INo accents in 'REGIE …'; vertical distance from 'TÉLEGRAMME' to divider 16½ mm
--ALength divider 150¾ mm
--BLength divider 151½ mm, 'TÉLÉGRAMME' more to the right with respect to 'Déposé…'
-IIWith accents in 'RÉGIE …'; vertical distance from 'TÉLEGRAMME' to fatter divider 15 mm
10.D3B.10 (F.V.), French/Dutch, DÉPOSÉ À... / AFGEGEVEN TE...
-IR' of 'RÉGIE' above 'HE' of 'TÉLÉGRAPHES'
-IIR' of 'RÉGIE' above 'ES' of 'TÉLÉGRAPHES'
10.D4B.10. (V.F.), Dutch/French, AFGEGEVEN TE… / DÉPOSÉ À…
 
10.E1B.10 (V.), Dutch, Kantoor van herkomst...
-IVertical distance from ')' in number to divider 163 mm
-IIVertical distance from ')' in number to divider 164 mm
10.E2B.10 (V.), Dutch, Kantoor van afzending...
-IGray coat of arms
-IIBrown coat of arms
--AVertical distance from ')' in number to divider 161½ mm
--BVertical distance from ')' in number to divider 162½ mm
10.E3B.10 (F.), French), Bureau d'origine...
-IGray coat of arms
-IIBrown coat of arms
--AVertical distance between ')' of the number and the divider 162½ mm
--BVertical distance between ')' of the number and the divider 163½ mm
--BCuLike B, lightgreen lines at the bottom right of the frame
10.E4B.10 (F.V.), French/Dutch), Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van herkomst...
10.E5B.10 (F.V.), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van afzending...
10.E6B.10 (D.F.), German/French, Aufgabeambt... / Bureau d'origine...
10.E7B.10 (F.A.) (French/German), Bureau d'origine... / Aufgabeambt...
10.E8B.10 (V.F.) (Dutch/French), Kantoor van afzending... / Bureau d'origine...
11. Dumas
 
11.C1B.11 (without language character), Dutch
11.C2B.11 (without language character), French
11.C3B.11 (without language character), French/Dutch
-ISmall coat of arms, height 18 mm, thin paper
-IILarge coat of arms, height 23½ mm, thick paper
--AInnerheight of frame round telegram 237 mm
--BInnerheight of frame round telegram 238½ mm
 
11.D1B.11 (V.), Dutch, AFGEGEVEN TE...
-INumber bottomleft
-IINumber bottomright
--AHeight of frame around telegram 234½ mm
--BHeight of frame around telegram 237 mm
---aVertical distance between ')' in number and divider 78 mm
---bVertical distance between ')' in number and divider 76 mm
11.D2B.11 (F.), French, DÉPOSÉ À...
-INumber bottomleft
-IINumber bottomright
11.D3B.11(F.V.), French/Dutch, DÉPOSÉ À... / AFGEGEVEN TE...
-INumber bottomleft
-IINumber bottomright
--AHeight of frame around telegram 234½ mm
--BHeight of frame around telegram 237 mm
11.D4B.11. (V.F.), Dutch/French, AFGEGEVEN TE… / DÉPOSÉ À…
 
11.E1B.11 (V.), Dutch, Kantoor van herkomst...
-INumber bottomleft
-IINumber bottomright
--ADistance underscore under 'EN' and divider 22 mm
---aVertical distance from ')' in number to divider 69 mm
---bVertical distance from ')'in number to divider 70 mm
--BDistance between underscore under 'EN' and divider 23 mm
--CDistance between underscore under 'EN' and divider 24½ mm
---aVertical distance from ')' in number to divider 67½ mm
---bVertical distance from ')' in number to divider 68½ mm
11.E2B.11 (V.), Dutch, Kantoor van afzending...
11.E3B.11 (F.), French, Bureau d'origine...
-INumber bottomleft
-IINumber bottomright
--ADistance between underscore under 'ET DES' and divider 23 mm
--BDistance between underscore under 'ET DES' and divider 24¼ mm
--CTELEGRAMME' shifted to the right, such that the center of the coat of arms is above space between 'GR'
11.E4B.11 (F.V.), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van herkomst...
-INumber bottomleft
-IINumber bottomright
--AWidth number 11½ mm
--BWidth number 13 mm
---aThe top of the coat of arms is above the top of 'ROYAUME…'
---bThe top of the coat of arms is below the top of 'ROYAUME…'
11.E5B.11 (F.V.), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van afzending...
11.E6B.11 (D.F.), German/French), Aufgabeambt... / Bureau d'origine...
11.E7B.11 (F.A.) (French/German), Bureau d'origine... / Aufgabeambt...
11.E8B.11 (V.F.) (Dutch/French), Kantoor van afzending... / Bureau d'origine...
12. H. Cassiers
 
12.C1A.12 (no language character) Dutch
12.C2A.12 (no language character) French
12.C3A.12 (without language character), French/Dutch
 
12.D1A.12 (V.), Dutch, AFGEGEVEN TE...
-IVertical distance between ')' in number and 'TELEGRAM' 188 mm
--aThin almost transparent paper
--bThick paper
-IIVertical distance between ')' in number and 'TELEGRAM' 187 mm
12.D2A.12 (F.), French, DÉPOSÉ À...
-IRÉGIES DES TÉLÉGRAPHES ET TÉLÉPHONES
-IIRÉGIES DES TÉLÉGRAPHES ET DES TÉLÉPHONES
--AVertical distance from ')' in number to 'TÉLÉGRAMME' 189½ mm
--ACu')' in number reduced to a (second) dot
--BVertical distance from ')' in number to 'TÉLÉGRAMME' 186½ mm
--BCuDouble print because of shifted colours
12.D3A.12 (F.V.), French/Dutch, DÉPOSÉ À... / AFGEGEVEN TE...
-IVertical distance from ')' in number to 'TÉLÉGRAMME' 188 mm
--aThin almost transparent paper
--bThick paper
-IIVertical distance from ')' in number to 'TÉLÉGRAMME' 187 mm
12.D4A.12. (V.F.), Dutch/French, AFGEGEVEN TE… / DÉPOSÉ À…
 
12.E1A.12 (V.), Dutch, Kantoor van herkomst...
-I'BELGIE' without diaeresis
--A'number', 'woordental' and 'datum'
--B'- number', '- woordental' and '- datum'
-II'BELGIË' with diaeresis
--ADistance number ')' till divider 160 mm
--BDistance number ')' till divider 161½ mm
--CDistance number ')' till divider 164 mm
12.E2A.12 (V.), Dutch, Kantoor van afzending…
-AVertical distance ')' in number till divider 160½ mm
-BVertical distance ')' in number till divider 163 mm
-CVertical distance ')' in number till divider 164 mm
-DVertical distance ')' in number till divider 165 mm
12.E3A.12 (F.), French, Bureau d'origine...
-I'R' of 'TELEGRAMME' above 'numé' of 'numéro'
-II'R' of 'TELEGRAMME' above 'méro' of 'numéro'
--AWith dot after F in number
---aVertical distance ')' in number till divider 163½ mm
---bVertical distance ')' in number till divider 165 mm
--BWithout dot after F in number
12.E4A.12 (F.V.), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van herkomst...
-I'BELGIE' without diaeresis
--AVertical distance ')' in number till divider 161 mm
--BVertical distance ')' in number till divider 161¾ mm
--CVertical distance ')' in number till divider 162¼ mm
-II'BELGIË' with diaeresis
--AVertical distance number ')' till divider 158½ mm
--BVertical distance number ')' till divider 160½ mm, diaeresis on 'BELGIË' unclear
12.E5A.12 (FV.), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van afzending...
12.E6A 12 (DF), German/French, Aufgabeambt... / Bureau d'origine...
12.E7A.12 (F.D.) (French/German), Bureau d'origine... / Aufgabeambt...
12.E8A.12 (V.F.) (Dutch/French), Kantoor van afzending... / Bureau d'origine...
13. Charles Michel
 
13.D1B.13 (V.), Dutch, AFGEGEVEN TE...
-N00 dots after 'N' on sender line
--aDiagonal distance ')' of number to 'AFGEGEVEN' 97 mm, vertical distance 93 mm
--bDiagonal distance ')' of number to 'AFGEGEVEN' 98 mm, vertical distance 94 mm
-N11 dots after 'N' on sender line
--aDiagonal distance ')' of number to 'AFGEGEVEN' 97 mm, vertical distance 92 mm
--bDiagonal distance ')' of number to 'AFGEGEVEN' 97 mm, vertical distance 93 mm
-N33 dots after 'N' on sender line; diagonal distance ')' of number to 'AFGEGEVEN' 97 mm, vertical distance 92½ mm
-N44 dots after 'N' on sender line
--aDiagonal distance ')' of number to 'AFGEGEVEN' 96 mm, vertical distance 92 mm
--bDiagonal distance ')' of number to 'AFGEGEVEN' 97 mm, vertical distance 93 mm
-N55 dots after 'N' on sender line; diagonal distance ')' of number to 'AFGEGEVEN' 94½ mm, vertical distance 90½ mm
-N66 dots after 'N' on sender line
--aDiagonal distance ')' of number to 'AFGEGEVEN' 96 mm, vertical distance 92 mm
--bDiagonal distance ')' of number to 'AFGEGEVEN' 98 mm, vertical distance 93½ mm
--cDiagonal distance ')' of number to 'AFGEGEVEN' 96 mm, vertical distance 92 mm, thick paper
-N6+16 + 1 dots after 'N' on sender line, diagonal distance ')' of number to 'AFGEGEVEN' 96 mm, vertical distance 92 mm
-N77 dots after 'N' on sender line
--aDiagonal distance ')' of number to 'AFGEGEVEN' 95 mm, vertical distance 90½ mm
--bDiagonal distance ')' of number to 'AFGEGEVEN' 96 mm, vertical distance 92 mm, thick paper
--cDiagonal distance ')' of number to 'AFGEGEVEN' 96½ mm, vertical distance 92 mm, thin paper
--dDiagonal distance ')' of number to 'AFGEGEVEN' 97 mm, vertical distance 93½ mm
-N88 dots after 'N' on sender line
--aDiagonal distance ')' of number to 'AFGEGEVEN' 92 mm, vertical distance 88 mm
--bDiagonal distance ')' of number to 'AFGEGEVEN' 96 mm, vertical distance 92 mm
--cDiagonal distance ')' of number to 'AFGEGEVEN' 97½ mm, vertical distance 93½ mm
-N99 dots after 'N' on sender line, diagonal distance ')' of number to 'AFGEGEVEN' 95½ mm, vertical distance 91½ mm
-N1212 dots after 'N' on sender line
--aDiagonal distance ')' of number to 'AFGEGEVEN' 95½ mm, vertical distance 91½ mm
--bDiagonal distance ')' of number to 'AFGEGEVEN' 97½ mm, vertical distance 94 mm
13.D2B.13 (F.), French, DÉPOSÉ À...
-N22 dots (first hardly readable) after 'N' on sender line
-N2+22 + 2 dots after 'N' on sender line
-N44 dots after 'N' on sender line
-N55 dots after 'N' on sender line
-N66 dots after 'N' on sender line
-N6Cu2 dots disappeared (4 remained) most likely because of abrasion
-N77 dots after 'N' on sender line
--aThick paper; vertical distance fro ')' in number to 'DÉPOSÉ' 94½ mm
--bThin paper; vertical distance fro ')' in number to 'DÉPOSÉ' 92½ mm
--cThick paper; vertical distance fro ')' in number to 'DÉPOSÉ' 92 mm
-N88 dots after 'N' on sender line
-N99 dots after 'N' on sender line, telegram size
-N1010 dots after 'N' on sender line
-N1111 dots after 'N' on sender line
-N1313 dots after 'N' on sender line
13.D3B.13 (F.V.), French/Dutch, DÉPOSÉ À... / AFGEGEVEN TE...
-N00 dots after 'N' on sender line
-N3+23+2 dots after 'N' on sender line
-N44 dots after 'N' on sender line
-N66 dots after 'N' on sender line
-N77 dots after 'N' on sender line
--aVertical distance fro ')' in number to 'AFGEGEVEN' 88½ mm
--bVertical distance fro ')' in number to 'AFGEGEVEN' 91 mm
--cB.13(FV.) no dot after F
-N88 dots after 'N' on sender line
-N99 dots after 'N' on sender line
--aWidth number 12½ mm
--bWidth number 14 mm; vertical distance from ')' in number to 'AFGEGEVEN' 89½ mm
--cWidth number 14 mm; vertical distance from ')' in number to 'AFGEGEVEN' 88 mm
--dDot in front of number; ; vertical distance from ')' in number to 'AFGEGEVEN' 87½ mm
--eDot in front of number; ; vertical distance from ')' in number to 'AFGEGEVEN' 88½ mm
--fLike N9.e, paper with watermark: horizontal lines every 26 mm
-N1111 dots after 'N'on sender line
13.D4B.13. (V.F.), Dutch/French, AFGEGEVEN TE… / DÉPOSÉ À…
 
13.E1B.13 (V.), Dutch, Kantoor van herkomst...
-IBELGIE' without diaeresis
--Adistance from ')' in number to divider 88½ mm
--BVertical distance from ')' in number to divider 85 mm, horizontal distance 27 mm
--CVertical distance from ')' in number to divider 85 mm, horizontal distance 28 mm
--Ddistance from ')' in number to divider 84 mm, divider and number dark gray
-IIBELGIË' with diaeresis
--AVertical distance from ')' in number to divider 84 mm
--BVertical distance from ')' in number to divider 84½ mm
-III'BELGIË' with almost invisible diaeresis; vertical distance from ')' in number to divider 85½ mm
13.E2B.13 (V.), Dutch, Kantoor van afzending...
13.E3B.13 (F.), French, Bureau d'origine...
-IVertical distance from ')' of number to divider 83½ mm
--AVertical distance from 'TÉLÉGRAMME' to divider 99 mm
--BVertical distance from 'TÉLÉGRAMME' to divider 101 mm
-IIVertical distance from ')' of number to divider 84 mm
-IIIVertical distance from ')' of number to divider 85 mm
-IVVertical distance from ')' of number to divider 85½ mm
--ALength of divider 137 mm
--BLength of divider 136 mm
-VVertical distance from ')'of number to divider 86 mm
-VIVertical distance from ')' of number to divider 87½ mm
13.E4B.13 (F.V.), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van herkomst...
-IBELGIË' with diaeresis
-IIBELGIE' without diaeresis
--AVertical distance from ')' in number to 'TELEGRAMME' 188 mm
--BVertical distance from ')' in number to 'TELEGRAMME' 189 mm
13.E5B.13 (F.V.), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van afzending...
13.E6B.13 (D.F.), German/French, Aufgabeambt... / Bureau d'origine...
13.E7B.13 (F.D.), French/German, Bureau d'origine... / Aufgabeambt...
13.E8B.13 (V.F.), Dutch/French, Kantoor van afzending... / Bureau d'origine...
14. Mark Severin
 
14.D1A 14 (V), Dutch, AFGEGEVEN TE...
-N44 dots after 'Nr' in sender line
-N55 dots after 'Nr' in sender line
-N66 dots after 'Nr' in sender line
-N6Cu1'A' in number is printed half
-N6Cu2'A' in 'Afgegeven' has a short left leg and no foot
14.D2A 14 (F), French, DÉPOSÉ À...
-N55 dots after 'Nr' in sender line; last dot is sometimes hardly visible
-N66 dots after 'Nr' in sender line
14.D3A 14 (FV), French/Dutch, DÉPOSÉ À... / AFGEGEVEN TE...
-N55 dots after 'Nr' in sender line
-N66 dots after 'Nr' in sender line
-N99 dots after 'Nr' in sender line
14.D4A.14. (V.F.), Dutch/French, AFGEGEVEN TE… / DÉPOSÉ À…
 
14.E1A 14 (V), Dutch, Kantoor van herkomst...
-IVertical distance between ')' of the number and divider 134 mm
-IIVertical distance between ')' of the number and divider 135 mm
-IIIVertical distance between ')' of the number and divider 136 mm
14.E2A 14 (V), Dutch, Kantoor van afzending...
-IVertical distance between ')' of the number and divider 133 mm
-IIVertical distance between ')' of the number and divider 134 mm
-IIIVertical distance between ')' of the number and divider 135 mm
14.E3A 14 (F), French, Bureau d'origine...
-ILength divider 135 mm
-IILength divider 136 mm
-IIILength divider 137 mm
14.E4A 14 (FV), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van herkomst...
-IVertical distance between ')' of the number and divider 133 mm
--ALength divider 134 mm
--BLength divider 137½ mm
-IIVertical distance between ')' of the number and divider 134 mm
--ALength divider 136 mm
--BLength divider 137½ mm
14.E5A 14 (FV), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van afzending...
-IWith underscore under 'IJK' of 'KONINKRIJK BELGIË
-IIWithout underscore under 'KONINKRIJK BELGIË
-IICuWidth divider 132½ instead of 133½ because of abrasion
14.E6A 14 (DF), German/French, Aufgabeambt... / Bureau d'origine...
14.E7A 14 (FD), French/German, Bureau d'origine... / Aufgabeambt...
14.E8A 14 (VF), Dutch/French, Kantoor van afzending... / Bureau d'origine...
15. Rodolphe Strebelle
 
15.D1B.15 (V.), Dutch, AFGEGEVEN TE...
-CuA printed black smudge in the center of the right frame
15.D2B.15 (F.), French, DÉPOSÉ À...
15.D3B.15 (FV.), French/Dutch, DÉPOSÉ À... / AFGEGEVEN TE...
15.D4B.15. (V.F.), Dutch/French, AFGEGEVEN TE… / DÉPOSÉ À…
16. Louis Emile Antoine Maxime Buisseret
 
16.E1B.16 (V.), Dutch, Kantoor van herkomst...
16.E2B.16 (V.), Dutch), Kantoor van afzending...
-I'KONINKRIJK BELGIË' at the height of the center of the coat of arms
-II'KONINKRIJK BELGIË' 2½ mm below the center of the coat of arms
16.E3B.16 (F.), French, Bureau d'origine...
-I'ROYAUME DE BELGIQUE' at the height of the center of the coat of arms
-II'ROYAUME DE BELGIQUE' 2½ mm below the center of the coat of arms
16.E4B.16 (F.V.), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van herkomst...
16.E5B 16 (F.V.), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van afzending...
-IDistance 'T' of 'Télégraphes' to 'n' of 'Telefoon' 127 mm
-IIDistance 'T' of 'Télégraphes' to 'n' of 'Telefoon' 129 mm
16.E6B.16 (D.F.), German/French, Aufgabeambt... / Bureau d'origine...
16.E7B.16 (F.A.), French/German, Bureau d'origine... / Aufgabeambt...
16.E8B.16 (V.F.), Dutch/French, Kantoor van afzending... / Bureau d'origine...
 
16.F1B 16 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-III-Offset Vanmelle Gent
-CuBottom center a printed pink lightning
16.F2B 16 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-III-Offset Vanmelle Gand
16.F3B 16 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-III-Offset Vanmelle Gent
16.F4B 16 (NL-FR), Dutch/French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-III-Offset Vanmelle Gent
16.F5B 16 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-3-Offset Offset Vanmelle Gent
16.F6B 16 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-3-Offset Offset Vanmelle Gand
16.F7B 16 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-3-Offset Offset Vanmelle Gent
 
16.G1B 16, large logo, c1/23169-3-Offset Vanmelle
16.G2B 16, large logo, c1/23353-4-Offset Vanmelle
16.G3B 16, large logo, 13/25185 Offset Vanmelle
16.G4B 16, large logo, offset Vanmelle
16.G5B 16, large logo, IMPRIMERIE LEEMPOEL
17. Julien and Nina Lefevre
 
17.E1B.17 (V.), Dutch, Kantoor van herkomst...
-IHorizontal distance number to 'J'(ul.) 160 mm
-IIHorizontal distance number to 'J'(ul.) 161 mm
--Adivider 135 mm; no dot after 'L' of 'JUL'
--Bdivider 134 mm; dot after 'L' of 'JUL'
17.E2B.17 (V.), Dutch, Kantoor van afzending...
-INumber and name of the designers in the same color
--AWidth number 13 mm, height number 2 mm, B with unequal curves
---aVertical distance between ')' in number and 'EN TELEFOON' 86½ mm
---bVertical distance between ')' in number and 'EN TELEFOON' 87½ mm
--BNumber and name of the designers in the same color; width number 12 mm, height number 1 mm, B with equal curves
---aVertical distance between ')' in number and 'EN TELEFOON' 83½ mm
---aCuThick blue dot at the right in the air
---bVertical distance between ')' in number and 'EN TELEFOON' 84 mm
---cVertical distance between ')' in number and 'EN TELEFOON' 85½ mm
-IINumber has the same colour as the separator; vertical distance between ')' in number and 'EN TELEFOON' 88 mm
17.E3B.17 (F.), French, Bureau d’origine...
-INumber and name of the designers in the same color
--AHorizontal distance number to 'J'(ul.) 160½ mm; length divider 134 mm
--BHorizontal distance number to 'J'(ul.) 161 mm
---aLength divider 132¾ mm
---bLength divider 135 mm
--CHorizontal distance number to 'J'(ul.) 162½ mm
-IINumber has the same colour as the separator
17.E4B.17 (F.V.), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van herkomst...
-IHorizontal distance number to 'J'(ul.) 160 mm
-IIHorizontal distance number to 'J'(ul.) 160½ mm
-IIIHorizontal distance number to 'J'(ul.) 161 mm
-IVHorizontal distance number to 'J'(ul.) 161½ mm
17.E5B.17 (F.V.), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van afzending...
-IHorizontal distance number to 'J'(ul.) 160 mm
--AVertical distance from ')' in number to 'ET DES ... TELEFOON' 83½ mm
--BVertical distance from ')' in number to 'ET DES ... TELEFOON' 89½ mm
-IIHorizontal distance number to 'J'(ul.) 160½ mm
-IIIHorizontal distance number to 'J'(ul.) 161 mm
--AVertical distance from ')' in number to 'ET DES ... TELEFOON' 83 mm
--BVertical distance from ')' in number to 'ET DES ... TELEFOON' 89½ mm
17.E6B.17 (D.F.), German/French, Aufgabeambt... / Bureau d'origine...
17.E7B.17 (F.A), French/German, Bureau d'origine... / Aufgabeambt...
17.E8B.17 (V.F.), Dutch/French, Kantoor van afzending... / Bureau d'origine...
 
17.F1B 17 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-IV-Offset Vanmelle Gent
17.F2B 17 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-IV-Offset Vanmelle Gand
17.F3B 17 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-IV-Offset Vanmelle Gent
17.F4B 17 (NL-FR), Dutch/French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-IV-Offset Vanmelle Gent
17.F5B 17 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-4-Offset Vandezande Brussel
17.F6B 17 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-4-Offset Vandezande Bruxelles
17.F7B 17 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-4-Offset Vandezande Brussel
 
17.G1B 17, large logo, c1/23169-4-Offset Vandezande
17.G2B 17, large logo, c1/23353-4-Offset Vanmelle
17.G3B 17, large logo, 13/25185 Offset Vanmelle
17.G4B 17, large logo, offset Vanmelle
17.G5B 17, large logo, IMPRIMERIE LEEMPOEL
18. Raymond van Doren
 
18.E1B 18 (V.), Dutch, Kantoor van herkomst...
-IClosed 'a' in 'Kantoor van' on sender line
--AWidth of the illustration is 177 mm
--BWidth of the illustration is 177½ mm
-IIOpen a in 'Kantoor van' on sender line
18.E2B.18 (V.), Dutch, Kantoor van afzending...
-IClosed 'a' in 'Kantoor van afzending' on sender line
-IIOpen 'a' in 'Kantoor van afzending' on sender line
--AWith blue dotted administration line
---aVertical distance from ')' in number to 'EN TELEFOON' 79½ mm
---bVertical distance from ')' in number to 'EN TELEFOON' 80½ mm
---cVertical distance from ')' in number to 'EN TELEFOON' 81 mm
--BWithout dotted administation line
18.E3B.18 (F.), French), Bureau d'origine...
-IClosed 'a' in 'Bureau' on sender line
--AWidth of the illustration is 177 mm
--BWidth of the illustration is 177½ mm
-IIOpen 'a' in 'Bureau' on sender line
18.E4B.18 (F.V.), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van herkomst...
-IClosed 'a' in 'Bureau' on sender line
--AWidth of the illustration is 177 mm
--BWidth of the illustration is 177½ mm
-IIOpen 'a' in 'Bureau' on sender line
18.E5B.18 (F.V.), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van afzending...
-IClosed a in 'Kantoor van afzending'
-IIOpen a in 'Kantoor van afzending'
--AVertical distance from ')' in number to 'ET DES TELEPHONES' 80 mm '
--BVertical distance from ')' in number to 'ET DES TELEPHONES' 81 mm '
18.E6B.18 (DF), German/French), Aufgabeambt... / Bureau d'origine...
18.E7B.18 (FA), French/German, Bureau d'origine... / Aufgabeambt...
18.E8B.18 (V.F.), Dutch/French, Kantoor van afzending... / Bureau d'origine...
 
18.F1B 18 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-IV-Offset Vanmelle Gent
18.F2B 18 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-IV-Offset Vanmelle Gand
18.F3B 18 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-IV-Offset Vanmelle Gent
18.F4B 18 (NL-FR), Dutch/French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-IV-Offset Vanmelle Gent
18.F5B 18 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-4-Offset Vandezande Brussel
18.F6B 18 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-4-Offset Vandezande Bruxelles
18.F7B 18 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-4-Offset Vandezande Brussel
 
18.G1B 18, large logo, c1/23169-4-Offset Vandezande
18.G2B 18, large logo, c1/23353-3-Offset Vanmelle
18.G3B 18, large logo, 13/25185 Offset Vanmelle
18.G4B 18, large logo, offset Vanmelle
18.G5B 18, large logo, IMPRIMERIE LEEMPOEL
19. Jan van Eyck
 
19.E1B 19 (V)., Dutch, Kantoor van herkomst...
19.E2B 19 (V.), Dutch, Kantoor van afzending...
-IB 19 (V). ', width 10 mm, no dots after 'B' and v, dot after ')'
-IIB. 19 (V.) ', width 12½ mm, dots after 'B' and v, no dot after ')'
19.E3B 19 (F)., French), Bureau d'origine...
19.E4B 19 (F.V.), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van herkomst...
19.E5B 19 (F.V.), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van afzending...
19.E6B 19 (D.F.), German/French), Aufgabeambt... / Bureau d'origine...
19.E7B 19 (F.A.), French/German, Bureau d'origine... / Aufgabeambt...
19.E8B 19 (V.F.), Dutch/French, Kantoor van afzending... / Bureau d'origine...
 
19.F1B 19 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-IV-Offset Vanmelle Gent
19.F2B 19 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-IV-Offset Vanmelle Gand
19.F3B 19 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-IV-Offset Vanmelle Gent
19.F4B 19 (NL-FR), Dutch/French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-IV-Offset Vanmelle Gent
19.F5B 19 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-4-Offset Vandezande Brussel
19.F6B 19 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-4-Offset Vandezande Bruxelles
19.F7B 19 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-4-Offset Vandezande Brussel
 
19.G1B 19, large logo, c1/23169-4-Offset Vandezande
19.G2B 19, large logo, c1/23353-3-Offset Vanmelle
19.G3B 19, large logo, 13/25185 Offset Vanmelle
19.G4B 19, large logo, offset Vanmelle
19.G5B 19, large logo, IMPRIMERIE LEEMPOEL
20. R. Degouy
 
20.E1B 20 (VL), Dutch, Kantoor van herkomst...
20.E2B 20 (VL), Dutch, Kantoor van afzending...
20.E3B 20 (FR), French), Bureau d'origine...
-IHorizontal disctance from 'R' or 'ROYAUME' to 'S' of 'TÉLÉPHONES' 136¾ mm
-IIHorizontal disctance from 'R' or 'ROYAUME' to 'S' of 'TÉLÉPHONES' 137½ mm
20.E4B 20 (FR/VL), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van herkomst...
20.E5B 20 (FR/VL), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van afzending...
20.E6B 20 (D/F), German/French), Aufgabeambt... / Bureau d'origine...
20.E7B 20 (FR/A), French/German, Bureau d'origine... / Aufgabeambt...
20.E8B 20 (VL/FR), Dutch/French, Kantoor van afzending... / Bureau d'origine...
 
20.F1B 20 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-IV-Offset Vanmelle Gent
20.F2B 20 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-IV-Offset Vanmelle Gand
20.F3B 20 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-IV-Offset Vanmelle Gent
20.F4B 20 (NL-FR), Dutch/French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-IV-Offset Vanmelle Gent
20.F5B 20 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-4-Offset Vandezande Brussel
20.F6B 20 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-4-Offset Vandezande Bruxelles
20.F7B 20 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-4-Offset Vandezande Brussel
 
20.G1B 20 large logo, c1/23169-4-Offset Vandezande
20.G2B 20 large logo, c1/23353-3-Offset Vanmelle
20.G3B 20 large logo, 13/25185 Offset Vanmelle
20.G4B 20 large logo, offset Vanmelle
20.G5B 20 large logo, IMPRIMERIE LEEMPOEL
21. N. Acket
 
21.E1B 21 (VL), Dutch, Kantoor van herkomst...
21.E2B 21 (VL), Dutch, Kantoor van afzending...
21.E3B 21 (FR), French), Bureau d'origine...
21.E4B 21 (FR/VL), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van herkomst...
21.E5B 21 (FR/VL), French/Dutch, Bureau d'origine... / Kantoor van afzending...
21.E6B 21 (D/FR), German/French), Aufgabeambt... / Bureau d'origine...
21.E7B 21 (FR/A), French/German, Bureau d'origine... / Aufgabeambt...
21.E8B 21 (VL/FR), Dutch/French, Kantoor van afzending... / Bureau d'origine...
 
21.F1B 21 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-IV-Offset Vanmelle Gent
21.F2B 21 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-IV-Offset Vanmelle Gand
21.F3B 21 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-IV-Offset Vanmelle Gent
21.F4B 21 (NL-FR), Dutch/French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-IV-Offset Vanmelle Gent
21.F5B 21 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-4-Offset Vandezande Brussel
21.F6B 21 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-4-Offset Vandezande Bruxelles
21.F7B 21 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-4-Offset Vandezande Brussel
 
21.G1B 21 large logo, c1/23169-4-Offset Vandezande
21.G2B 21 large logo, c1/23353-3-Offset Vanmelle
21.G3B 21 large logo, 13/25185 Offset Vanmelle
21.G4B 21 large logo, offset Vanmelle
21.G5B 21 large logo, IMPRIMERIE LEEMPOEL
22. Philippe Salembier
 
22.F1C 22 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-II-Offset Vanmelle Gent
22.F2C 22 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-II-Offset Vanmelle Gand
22.F3C 22 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-II-Offset Vanmelle Gent
22.F4C 22 (NL-FR), Dutch/French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-II-Offset Vanmelle Gent
22.F5C 22 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-2-Offset Vanmelle Gent
22.F6C 22 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-2-Offset Vanmelle Gand
22.F7C 22 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-2-Offset Vanmelle Gent
 
22.G1C 22, large logo, c1/23169-2-Offset Vanmelle
22.G2C 22, large logo, c1/23353-2-Offset Vanmelle
22.G3C 22, large logo, 13/25185 Offset Vanmelle
22.G4C 22, large logo, offset Vanmelle
22.G5C22, large logo, IMPRIMERIE LEEMPOEL
23. R. Liefkens
 
23.F1C 23 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-II-Offset Vanmelle Gent
23.F2C 23 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-II-Offset Vanmelle Gand
23.F3C 23 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-II-Offset Vanmelle Gent
23.F4C 23 (NL-FR), Dutch/French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-II-Offset Vanmelle Gent
23.F5C 23 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-2-Offset Vanmelle Gent
23.F6C 23 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-2-Offset Vanmelle Gand
23.F7C 23 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-2-Offset Vanmelle Gent
24. Anne-Claire Marin
 
24.F1A 24 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-II-Offset Vanmelle Gent
24.F2A 24 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-II-Offset Vanmelle Gand
24.F3A 24 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-II-Offset Vanmelle Gent
24.F4A 24 (NL-FR), Dutch/French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-II-Offset Vanmelle Gent
24.F5A 24 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-2-Offset Vanmelle Gent
24.F6A 24 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-2-Offset Vanmelle Gand
24.F7A 24 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-2-Offset Vanmelle Gent
 
24.G1A 24, large logo, c1/23169-2-Offset Vanmelle
24.G2A 24, large logo, c1/23353-2-Offset Vanmelle
24.G3A 24, large logo, 13/25185 Offset Vanmelle
24.G4A 24, large logo, offset Vanmelle
24.G5A24, large logo, IMPRIMERIE LEEMPOEL
25. Philippe Salembier
 
25.F1A 25 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-II-Offset Vanmelle Gent
-IVertical distance between logo and 'van' in 'Kantoor van herkomst' 6 mm
-IIVertical distance between logo and 'van' in 'Kantoor van herkomst' 2½ mm
25.F2A 25 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-II-Offset Vanmelle Gand
25.F3A 25 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-II-Offset Vanmelle Gent
25.F4A 25 (NL-FR), Dutch/French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-II-Offset Vanmelle Gent
25.F5A 25 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-2-Offset Vanmelle Gent
25.F6A 25 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-2-Offset Vanmelle Gand
25.F7A 25 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-2-Offset Vanmelle Gent
 
25.G1A 25, large logo, c1/23169-2-Offset Vanmelle
25.G2A 25, large logo, c1/23353-2-Offset Vanmelle
25.G3A 25, large logo, 13/25185 Offset Vanmelle
25.G4A 25, large logo, offset Vanmelle
25.G5A 25, large logo, IMPRIMERIE LEEMPOEL
26. Etienne Delbaere
 
26.F1A 26 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-II-Offset Vanmelle Gent
26.F2A 26 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-II-Offset Vanmelle Gand
-INormal paper
-IISilky thin paper
26.F3A 26 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-II-Offset Vanmelle Gent
26.F4A 26 (NL-FR), Dutch/French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-II-Offset Vanmelle Gent
26.F5A 26 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-2-Offset Vanmelle Gent
26.F6A 26 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-2-Offset Vanmelle Gand
26.F7A 26 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-2-Offset Vanmelle Gent
 
26.G1A 26, large logo, c1/23169-2-Offset Vanmelle
26.G2A 26, large logo, c1/23353-2-Offset Vanmelle
26.G3A 26, large logo, 13/25185 Offset Vanmelle
26.G4A 26, large logo, offset Vanmelle
26.G5A 26, large logo, IMPRIMERIE LEEMPOEL
27. R. Nys
 
27.F1B 27 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-III-Offset Vanmelle Gent
27.F2B 27 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-III-Offset Vanmelle Gand
-INormal paper
-IISilky thin paper
27.F3B 27 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-III-Offset Vanmelle Gent
27.F4B 27 (NL-FR), Dutch/French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-III-Offset Vanmelle Gent
27.F5B 27 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-3-Offset Vanmelle Gent
27.F6B 27 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-3-Offset Vanmelle Gand
27.F7B 27 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-3-Offset Vanmelle Gent
 
27.G1B 27, large logo, c1/23169-3-Offset Vanmelle
27.G2B 27, large logo, c1/23353-3-Offset Vanmelle
27.G3B 27, large logo, 13/25185 Offset Vanmelle
27.G4B 27, large logo, offset Vanmelle
27.G5B 27, large logo, IMPRIMERIE LEEMPOEL
28. L. Verstraete
 
28.F1B 28 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-III-Offset Vanmelle Gent
28.F2B 28 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-III-Offset Vanmelle Gand
28.F3B 28 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-III-Offset Vanmelle Gent
28.F4B 28 (NL-FR), Dutch/French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-III-Offset Vanmelle Gent
28.F5B 28 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-3-Offset Vanmelle Gent
28.F6B 28 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-3-Offset Vanmelle Gand
28.F7B 28 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-3-Offset Vanmelle Gent
28.F8B 28 (D-FR), German/French, small logo, printing number c1/2569-III-Offset Vanmelle Gent
 
28.G1B 28, large logo, c1/23169-3-Offset Vanmelle
28.G2B 28, large logo, c1/23353-4-Offset Vanmelle
28.G3B 28, large logo, 13/25185 Offset Vanmelle
28.G4B 28, large logo, offset Vanmelle
28.G5B 28, large logo, IMPRIMERIE LEEMPOEL
29. A. Binon
 
29.F1B 29 (NL), Dutch, small Logo; printing number c1/2569-III-Offset Vanmelle Gent
29.F2B 29 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-III-Offset Vanmelle Gand
29.F3B 29 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-III-Offset Vanmelle Gent
29.F4B 29 (NL-FR), Dutch/French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-III-Offset Vanmelle Gent
29.F5B 29 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-3-Offset Vanmelle Gent
29.F6B 29 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-3-Offset Vanmelle Gand
29.F7B 29 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-3-Offset Vanmelle Gent
 
29.G1B 29, large logo, c1/23169-3-Offset Vanmelle
29.G2B 29, large logo, c1/23353-4-Offset Vanmelle
-IHorizontal distance between number and logo 142½ mm
-IIHorizontal distance between number and logo 143 mm
-CuDouble print of the logo and the printing number
29.G3B 29, large logo, 13/25185 Offset Vanmelle
29.G4B 29, large logo, offset Vanmelle
29.G5B 29, large logo, IMPRIMERIE LEEMPOEL
30. M. Lentz
 
30.F1B 30 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-III-Offset Vanmelle Gent
30.F2B 30 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-III-Offset Vanmelle Gand
30.F3B 30 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-III-Offset Vanmelle Gent
30.F4B 30 (NL-FR), Dutch/French, small Logo, printing number c1/2569-III-Offset Vanmelle Gent
30.F5B 30 (NL), Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-3-Offset Vanmelle Gent
30.F6B 30 (FR), French, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-3-Offset Vanmelle Gand
30.F7B 30 (FR-NL), French/Dutch, small Logo, printing number c1/23169-3-Offset Vanmelle Gent
 
30.G1B 30 large logo, c1/23169-3-Offset Vanmelle
30.G2B 30 large logo, c1/23353-4-Offset Vanmelle
30.G3B 30 large logo, 13/25185 Offset Vanmelle
30.G4B 30 large logo, offset Vanmelle
30.G5B 30 large logo, IMPRIMERIE LEEMPOEL
31. Luc De Decker
 
31.G1B 31 large logo, c1/23169-3-Offset Vanmelle
31.G2B 31 large logo, c1/23353-4-Offset Vanmelle
31.G3B 31 large logo, 13/25185 Offset Vanmelle
31.G4B 31 large logo, offset Vanmelle
31.G5B 31 large logo, IMPRIMERIE LEEMPOEL
32. Jean van Noten
 
32.G1B 32, large logo, c1/23169-4-Offset Vandezande
32.G2B 32, large logo, c1/23353-4-Offset Vanmelle
32.G3B 32, large logo, 13/25185 Offset Vanmelle
32.G4B 32, large logo, offset Vanmelle
32.G5B 32, large logo, IMPRIMERIE LEEMPOEL
33. Oscal Bonnevalle
 
33.G1B 33, large logo, c1/23169-3-Offset Vanmelle
33.G2B 33, large logo, c1/23353-4-Offset Vanmelle
33.G3B 33, large logo, 13/25185 Offset Vanmelle
33.G4B 33, large logo, offset Vanmelle
33.G5B 33, large logo, IMPRIMERIE LEEMPOEL

Advertisement poster


Front: advertisement


Back: illustration

Envelopes


1. Administration... Beheer...; French-Dutch


2. Coat of arms, brown; Dutch

2A. Coat of arms, brown; French-Dutch


3Aa. Coat of arms, yellow and red, sans-serif characters; Dutch

3Ab. Coat of arms, yellow and red, sans-serif characters; French


3Bc. Coat of arms, yellow and red, serif characters; French-Dutch


4a. Coat of arms, green and brown; Dutch

4b. Coat of arms, green and brown; French


4c. Coat of arms, green and brown; French-Dutch

4d. Coat of arms, green and brown; German-French


5a. Coat of arms, black; Dutch

5b. Coat of arms, black; French


5c. Coat of arms, black; French-Dutch

5d. Coat of arms, black; French-German


6Aa. RTT logo, green and brown, sans-serif characters; Dutch

6Ab. RTT logo, green and brown, sans-serif characters; French


6Ba. RTT logo, green and brown, serif characters; Dutch


6C. RTT logo, green and brown; no text


7Ab. RTT-logo, black; French

7B. RTT-logo, black; no text


L.1. Large envelop, RTT-logo, brown and green; no text

News

18 September, 2021
  • Scans added for 9.B2. 14.E5. 21.F5 and 22.F3
2 February, 2020
  • Unknown B5 (Dutch/French) found: 9.B5
  • Unknown E7 (French/German) found: 17.E7
  • Scans added for 8.B3, 9.B5, 12.E7, 17.E6 and 17.E7
14 January, 2018
  • New variants for 7.D3 => 7.D3.I and 7.D3.II
  • New variant: 13.D3.N0: no dots after N on sender line
  • 22.F4 found
  • 22.F6 found
26 June, 2016
  • Some errors corrected in the tables
  • Unknown 3.A3 found
  • Unknown 4.B4 found
  • Unknown 7.B4 found
  • Unknown 20.E8 found
  • Unknown 28.F6 found
16 February, 2016
  • Unknown 9.C3 found
16 January, 2016
  • Unknown 9.C2 found
  • Unknown 24.F5 found
  • New variations 26.F2.I normal paper; and 26.F2.II silky paper
  • Unknown 26.F5 found
  • Unknown 28.F2 found
28 Dec, 2014 New menu entry with a link to tools to determine telegrams
30 Nov, 2014 On 4 August 2014 Erik Verbeeck suddenly passed away. We will miss him. His knowledge of the illustrated Belgian telegrams was unbeatable.

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