€0.23 - Black-necked Grebe

French/Dutch name (on the stamp) :

Grèbe à Cou Noire / Geoorde Fuut

Plate & Specifications:

Printed on GOEBEL-printing press (1 or 2?) in Photogravure.

Pane of 10 subjects.

Perforation 11½.

There are ten panes (10 plate numbers).

Paper Types:

ISSUE DATE	PAPER
June 3, 2006	CPFL

Yep, there's only one paper type!

First Day Postmarks:

This stamp went on Pre-sale on June 3th, 2006
from 10:00 to 17:00 in a temporary postoffice on following location:

Salle Communale des Fêtes de Sclayn

Rue Docteur Parent 381A

5300 Andenne (Sclayn)

There exist also First-Day postmarks of Brussels (with motive),
dated June 6th, 2006

These postmarks were not available at the Pre-sale.

First-Day-postmark Brussels (French/Dutch) First-Day-postmark Brussels (Dutch/French)

Appearance on letter:

Printed Matter (specially for the elections) sent from Namur
naar Lives-Sur-Meuse on September 29th, 2006.

Rate : Printed Matter at low rate = €0.23

[This rate was applied 40 days before the Elections of October 8th, 2006]

'€0.23 - Black-necked Grebe' as franking.