Stamp of belgium; 1976; commemorative surcharge stamp of the issue "400th anniversary of birth of peter paul rubens"; stamp motive with a detail (head of the "king with turban") from the painting "adoration by the magi" (antwerp original) by peter paul rubens (1577-1640); the original painting was a commissional work as altarpiece for the "church of the abbey of saint michaelis" in antwerp.;as mary has rubens painted his then wife isabella brant. This painting was created in 1624 in the style of the flemish baroque and is actual located in the "koninklijk museum voor schone kunsten" (netherlandic for "royal museum of fine arts") in antwerp (belgium).;mint stamp
stamp: michel: no. 1871; yvert & tellier: no. 1814; scott: b946; afa: no. 1881
color: multicolored
nominal value: 15. 00 (francs) (10. 00 francs + 5. 00 franc = 5 francs as surcharge for charitiy)
postage validity: from 4 september 1976 until ?
stamp picture size (printed area of a single stamp without signature line): 24. 0 x 35. 5. Date: 4 September 1976 (first issue day of the stamp).
