€0.05 - Cirl Bunting

French/Dutch name (on the stamp) :

 

Bruant Zizi / Cirlgors

 

Date of issue	Printing Methods	Paper Type	Origine	Perf.
datum	druk	papier	vel	tand

Plate & Specifications:

 

Printed on GOEBEL-printing press 1 in Photogravure.

Plate of 50 subjects (10x5).

Perforation 11½.

There are two plates (2 plate numbers).

 

Paper Types:

 

ISSUE DATE	PAPER
March 19, 2005	TRC1
???? ??, 2005	TRC2

 

First Day Postmarks:

 

This stamp went on Pre-sale on March 19th, 2005
from 10:00 to 17:00 in temporary postoffices on following locations:

 

	Ecole des Sacrés-Coeurs Rue Moinerie 33 4800 Petit-Rechain
	Scheppersinstituut Cooppallaan 128 9230 Wetteren

 

 

There exist also First-Day postmarks of Brussels (with motive),
dated March 21th, 2005

These postmarks were not available at the Pre-sale.

 

 

Appearance on letter:

 

 

Letter sent from Brussels to Herent on December 23th, 2005.

 

Rate: Letter (-50g, Non-prior) = €0.44

[This rate was applied from May 3th, 2004 till January 31, 2006]

 

[14Fr(=€0.347050935) + €0.10 = €0.44]

 

2 x '€0.05 - Cirl Bunting' (TRC1) as additional franking.

 

 

 

 

Letter sent from Brussels to Zaventem on December 26th, 2007.

 

Rate: Letter (-50g) = €0.52

[This rate was applied from August 1st, 2007 till February 3th, 2008]

 

The 'Prior-system' has ended on August 1st, 2007.

A new franking-system started with Non-Value-indicators.

Stamps with Euro or Fr can still be used.

 

'€0.05 - Cirl Bunting' (TRC1) as additional franking.

 

 

 

 

Letter sent from Antwerp to Kortrijk-Dutsel on February 15th, 2010.

 

Rate: Letter (-50g) = €0.59 or €0.69 (*)

[This rate was applied from January 1st, 2010 till December 31st, 2010]

 

(*) The stamps with non-value-indicator '1' costs €0.59
(you have to buy them with 10 pieces).

If you use stamps in Fr or Euro, you have to pay €0.69 for the shipping.

 

But, strangly enough there was only €0.59 on te envelope,
€0.10 too less!

 

3 x '€0.05 - Cirl Bunting' (TRC2) as additional franking.

 

 

 

Private issues:

 

 

November 19th, 2005

 

A private stampbooklet with 8 stamps '€0.05 Cirl Bunting'

 

This stampbooklet was issued by the

"Studiegroep Postzegels A.Buzin".

 

It has been divided (free) to the members of the organisation
during the '10th stamp auction' on November 19th.

After this date, the booklet was sold at the price of €2.50 .

 

In this booklet are two panes of 4 stamps:

• One pane on TRC1 paper (Tullis Russell Non-Fluor, white paper, white gum under UV-light)
• One pane on TRC2 paper (Tullis Russell Non-Fluor, dull paper, white gum under UV-light)

 

Issue: 150 ex.

 

 

 

 

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