Vloors-Leys. No’s 118-131.
Date of issue no’s 119, 121, 123, 125: 19 January 1925
Date of issue no’s 124, 127: 19 November 1925
Date of issue no 118: 20 June 1926
Date of issue no’s 122, 126, 129, 130: 20 December 1926*
Date of issue no’s 120, 128, 131: 25 August 1927
* This is in contradiction to the OBC which list the following data: no’s 122, 126, 129 1st February 1927 & no 130 on 1st September 1926.
Expiration date: 1 January 1933
Design:
Emile Vloors (1871-1952) (except no’s 122 & 124)
Gustaaf Leys (artist name: Gusto Leys) for the no’s 122 & 124.
Engraving and printing: American Bank Note Cy, New York (except no’s 122 & 124)
Printing no’s 122 & 124: Waterlow and Sons (London)
Perforation: 12
Size: 29.5 x 25 mm
Sheet: 100 (10 x 10)
Marginal inscriptions no’s 123 & 126: printed in 4 plates, “A1”, “A2”, “A3” or “A4” in the top right corner, and sheet numbers.
Circulation: see the series
No 118. 20c, green, 195,000
No 119. 30c, olive, 315,000
No 120. 35c, green-yellow, 100,000
No 121. 40c, lilac, 700,000
No 122. 45c, violet, 375,000
No 123. 50c, red-orange, 1,100,000
No 124. 60c, carmine, 780,000
No 125. 75c, blue-gray, 425,000
No 126. 75c, pink, 425,000
No 127. 1Fr, blue-gray, 378,000
No 128. 1Fr, pink-carmine, 315,000
No 129. 1,25Fr, blue-pale, 295,000
No 130. 1,50Fr, blue, 300,000
No 131. 175Fr, blue, 120,000
The series:
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Note: several values are printed in different editions; therefore these can exist with a color nuance.
There are no variations or curiosities known for any of the above shown material.
The series is not know to be totally made with overprint in red “specimen” and punched hole. Known: 20c (118), 30c (119), 40c (121), 50c (123), 75c (125), 1Fr. (12- & 128).
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No. 128 is missing here.
Proof made for color approval by customer. The value is not adjusted to 20c.
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Proof: no. 124, adopted color, imperforated with large punched hole.
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No 124 Specimen: Waterlow & Sons ltd
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