Belgian definitive stamps
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Period
1849 onwards
Issuing entity
Kingdom of BelgiumBelgian postal issues from the 1849 Epaulettes onwards, one of the earliest national stamp programmes.
Historical context
Belgium was among the first countries after Britain to adopt adhesive postage stamps.
Design
- note
- Leopold I portrait in the first issues.
Identification
- note
- Epaulettes and Medallions issues are distinguished by portrait framing.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Catalogue numbers and printing details require transcription from a standard stamp catalogue.