€4.30 - Great Crested Grebe

Dutch/French name (on the stamp) :

Fuut - Grèbe Huppé

Plate & Specifications:

Printed on GOEBEL-printing press 1 in combined photogravure & gravure.

Plate of 30 subjects (6x5).

Perforation 11½.

There are six plates (6 plate numbers).

Paper Types:

ISSUE DATE	PAPER
May 13, 2006	TRFO

Yep, there's only one paper type!

First Day Postmarks:

This stamp went on Pre-sale on May 13th, 2006
from 10:00 to 17:00 in a temporary postoffices on following location:

De Stadshalle

Marktplein

8620 Nieuwpoort

There exist also First-Day postmarks of Brussels (with motive),
dated May 15th, 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:

Registered letter sent from Gullegem
on December 29th, 2006

Rate : Letter, -50g, Prior (=€0.52) +
registering (=€4.30) =€4.82

[This rate was applied from February 1st, 2006 till February 3th, 2008]

'€4.30 - Great Crested Grebe' used as franking for registering.