2011-Jun-05
Heide in Belgium has been serviced by its railway station for a century, and NMBS/SNCB celebrates this by issuing a railway stamp Miniature Sheet denominated EUR 8.00. In Belgium the national railways carry both parcels and letters, and their Philatelic Office regularly issues railway stamps. The official day of issue is 5 June 2011, but an advance sale in Heide Station will take place the day before.
The miniature sheet features the popular Belgian comic book characters Spike and Suzy (Suske en Wiske / Bob et Bobette) created by Flemish cartoonist Willy Vandersteen. The main characters are shown on the stamp, but on the selvedge you will see a black cat on a little locomotive.