€0.75 - Common Kestrel

French/Dutch name (on the stamp) :

Faucon Crecerelle / Torenvalk

Plate & Specifications:

Printed on GOEBEL-printing presses 1 & 2 in Photogravure.

Plate of 50 subjects (10x5).

Perforation 11½.

There are two plates (2 plate numbers).

This stamp is withdrawn in january 2014.

Paper Types:

ISSUE DATE	PAPER
January 27, 2007 (*)	TRFL

Yep, there's only one paper type!

(*) Printed in december 2006

First Day Postmarks:

This stamp went on Pre-sale on January 2st, 2007
from 10:00 to 16:30 in temporary postoffice on following location:

Chateâu de Peralta

Rue de l'Hôtel de ville 6

4031 Angleur

There exist also aFirst-Day postmarks of Brussels (with motive),
dated January 29th, 2007

These postmarks were not available at the Pre-sale.

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

Appearance on letter:

Letter sent to Herent, postmark 'Brussels X'
on February 5th, 2009.

Rate: Letter (-50g) = €0.59

[This rate was applied from January 2nd, 2009 till December 31st, 2011]

This letter is franked too much (with €0.16).

'€0.75 - Common Kestrel' as franking.