definitives

1 July 1849 King Leopold 1^st, Type “Epaulettes” -

10 and 20 cents Imperforate

	10 October 1849 King Leopold 1^st, Type “Medallions” - 1, 10, 20 and 40 cents Imperforate & perforate.
	1 November 1865 King Leopold 1^st facing left, Type “1865” - 10, 20,30, 40 cents and 1 franc perforate.
	1 June 1866 Type “Little Lions” - 1, 2, and 5 cents Perforate (1c also imperforate) issued for newspapers and printed matter.

15 November 1869 Type “Lion & Number” - 1, 2, 5 and 8 cents, King Leopold 2^nd facing left, Type “1869” - 10, 20, 25, 30, 40 and 50 cents, plus 1 and 5 francs.

This is the first issue including the country’s name “Belgique”.

20 October 1883 King Leopold 2^nd facing left,

Type “1883” - 10, 20, 25, and 50 cents

1 January1884 Type “Lion & Number” - 1, 1, 2, and 5 cents.

1 January1884 King Leopold 2^nd facing left Type ” 1884” -

10, 20, 25, 35, and 50 cents, 1 and 2 francs.

	1 June1893 Royal Coat of Arms Type “Armoires” - 1, 2, 2, and 5 cents.
	1 June1893 King Leopold 2^nd facing left Type ” 1893” - 10, 10, 20, 25, 35, 50 and 50 cents, 1, 1, 2 and 2 francs. These were the first series of stamps issued with a detachable “Bandelette” or “Sunday Label”. Within Belgium letters franked with stamps with this label in place would not be delivered on Sunday.

"Pearls" separate bandelette and stamp.

15 October 1905 King Leopold 2^nd facing left, Type "Large Beard or Grosse Barbe" with bandelette - 10, 20, 25, 35, and 50 cents, 1, and 2 francs

1 October 1907 Type ”Armoiries” with bandelette - 1, 2, and 5 cents.

No Pearls!

15 April 1912 Type “Number” - 1 cent , Type “Lion debout” - 2 and 5 cents.

New style bandelette

15 April 1912 Type “Pellens” with bandelette - 10, 20, 25, 35, and 50 cents, 1, and 2 francs with small effigy, 10, 20, 25, and 40 cents and 5 francs with large effigy and designer’s name - 10, 20, and 25 cents with large effigy but without the designer’s name.

These were the final definitive issue with bandelettes.

15 October 1915 King Albert 1^st - 1, 2, 5, 10, 15, 20 and

25 cents, 3 cents (1920).

15 October 1915 "Views"

35 cents “Ypres”, 40 cents “Dinant”,

50 cents “Louvain”, 1 franc “Anvers”, 2 francs “Congo”, 5 franken “Furnes”,

5 frank “Furnes”, 10 francs “Belgium”.

	19 July 1919 King Albert 1^st, Type “Tin Hat or Casque” - 1, 2, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 35, 40 and 50 cents, 1, 2, 5 and 10 francs.
	5 August 1920 Town Hall Termonde 65 cents.
	21 July 1922 King Albert 1^st, Type “Houyoux” - 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 25, 30, 30, 35, 40, 50 and 75 cents, 1, 1.25, 1.50, 2, 5 and 10 francs, 1 August 1927 35 and 60 cents, 1 and 1.75 francs. In 1927 the 2, 15 and 40 cents and 1,50 francs stamps were surcharged with new values. In 1929 the 30 and 75 cents and 1,25 francs stamps were surcharged 5c and pre-cancelled “BRUXELLES 1929 BRUSSEL”.
	1 September 1921 King Albert 1^st, Type “Montenez” - 50, 75 and 75 cents and 1, 1, 2, 5, 5 and 10 francs.
	25 January 1929 Albert 1^st large format Type “Montenez” 10, 20, 50 and 100 francs.
	25 January 1929 Type “Lion Heraldique” - 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 20, 25, 35, 40, 50, 60, 75, 75 and 75 cents. Some stamps subsequently surcharged and/or pre-cancelled.

15 June 1931 King Albert 1^st, Type “With Kepi” - 1, 1.25, 1.50, 1.75, 2, 2.45, 2.50, 5 and 10 francs and subsequently 75c. Also used as mourning stamp.

	1 June 1932 Type “Allegories or Cérès & Mercure” - 2, 5, 10, 20, 25 and 35 cents.
	1 December 1934 King Leopold III, Type “Invalides” - 70c, 75 cents and 1 franc. Similar designs issued as charity stamps 18^th & 24^th September 1934.
	5 February 1935 “Little Lions or Petit Sceau de l’Etat” - 2, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 50 cents. Some stamps subsequently surcharged and/or pre-cancelled. 31 October 1938 40 cents. 1 August 1941 60 cents. 12 September 1945 25, 65, 70, 75 and 90 cents and 1 franc. December 1948 80 cents.
	10 September 1936 King Leopold III Type “Col Ouvert “ - 70 cents and 1 franc (large format). Some stamps subsequently surcharged. 31 October 1938 75 cents. 1 August 1941 1 franc. 10 July 1943 1.50, 1.75, 2, 2.25, 3.25 and 5 francs. 29 July 1950 1,75 francs. 11 June 1951 1,20 and 2,50 francs.
	1 December 1936 King Leopold III Type “Poortman” - 1.50, 1.75, 2, 2,45, 5, 10 and 20 francs. Some stamps subsequently surcharged. 2.25, 2.50 and 3.25 francs. 29 July 1950 4 francs. 15 February 1951 3, 4, 6, 10 and 20 francs.
	18 December 1944 Petit Sceau avec “V” - 2, 15, 20 and 60 cents.
	18 December 1944 Lion Heraldique avec “V” (Waterlow) - 5, 10, 25, 35, 50, and 75 cents and 1, 1.25, 1.50, 1.75, 2, 2.75, 3, 3.50, 5 and 10 francs, Belgique-Belgie and Belgie –Belgique.
	18 December 1944 King Leopold III Type “Col Ouvert avec “V”” - 1, 1.50, 1.75, 2, 2.25, 3.25 and 5 francs. December 1956 1.20, 2.50 and 5 francs.
	20 May 1946 Lion Heraldique avec “V”, Leopold III Type “Col Ouvert avec “V””, “Petit Sceau de l’Etat”, Leopold III Type “Poortman” overprinted –10%.

2 February 1948 Exports 1 60 cents and 1.35, 1.75, 2.25, 3,15 and 6.30 francs.

15 December 1948 Exports 2 1.20, 1.75, 2.50, 4 and 6 francs.

15 February 1951 “Chiffre sur Lion Heraldique” 20 cents, May 1951 5, 10, 20, 25, 40, 50, 60, 65, 80 and 90 cents and 1franc. 1 October 1957 2, 3, 15, 30 and 50 cents and 1 franc (Large format 50 cents and 1 franc). 31 March 1966 25, 60 and 75 cents (Large format 60 cents). 19 January 1968 2 francs. 14 November 1969 1.50 francs. 25 August 1970 2.50 and 3 francs. 1973 Modified design 2 francs. 14 January 1974 4 francs. 30 September 1974 5 cents. 16 December 4,50 francs. 17 March 1975. Some stamps subsequently surcharged or used in booklets.

14 May 1952 King Baudouin Type “Jean De Bast” 2x50 cents, 10 December 1952 1.50, 2 and 4 francs. 100 francs.

10 September 1953 King Baudouin Type “Marchand” - 1.50, 2 and 4 francs. 1 October 1957 2.50 and 5 francs. 2, 3, 3.50, 6, 6.50, 7, 7.50, 8, 8.50, 9 and 30 francs. 3 francs also used in coils. 4,50 francs. 3,50 francs. March 1966 12 francs. Some stamps subsequently used in booklets. 7 December 1970 design modified 2.50 and 7 francs. 8 November 1972 design modified 4,50 francs.

24 May 1971 King Baudouin Type “Elström” 1.75, 3.50, 7, 9, 10, 15, 18 and 20 francs. 23 October 1972 2.25, 4, 4.50, 5, 6, 8, 12 and 30 francs. Some stamps subsequently used in booklets.

1 December 1973 3 francs. 16 May 2.50 francs.

Subsequent issues 22, 4.50, 6.50, 13, 25, 3.25, 7.5, 17, 11, 14, 16, 40, 22, 9, 18, 35, 45

14 February 1977

“Chiffre sur Lion Heraldique et banderole” some stamps subsequently surcharged,

- 4.50 francs. Subsequent issues 1, 1.50, 2, 3, francs and 50 cents. 2.75, 5, 4 francs and 65 cents. 6, 2.50,7, 8, 9 francs.

5 November 1981 King Baudouin

Type “Velghe avec Lunettes” - 50, 65 and 100 francs

15 November 1982 King Baudouin

Type “Velghe” – 16 values from 10 to 200 francs.

30 September 1985 “Buzin Birds” - possibly the best Bird Definitive set yet produced. Some 44 issues with values in francs, 13 issues with values in both francs and euros and currently 19 issues valued in euros all with up to 4 gum or phosphor variants.

	7 September 1990 King Baudouin Type “Olyff” 14, 15, 15, 28 and 100 francs.
	15 December 1993 King Albert II Type “Broux/MVTM” 16, 16, 20, 30, 32, 40, 50, 100, 200 francs plus 100/2,48 francs/euros.
	1996 King Albert II Type “MVTM avec Lunettes” 16, 16, 17, 18, 19, 19,20, 25, 28, 32, 34,36 and 50 francs.
	1 October 1999 King Albert II Type “Broux/MVTM” – 12 values in both francs and euros, 17/0.42, 17/0.42, 19/0.47, 20/0.50, 23/0.57, 25/0.62, 30/0.74, 32/0.79, 34/0.84, 36/0.89, 50/1,24 and 200/4.96.