Belgium

Bear Stamps, Cancellations, and Postal Stationary from Belgium

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	Bear type - lesser Year - 1961 Face value - 3f+1f Description - Lesser panda [from Animals / surtax for various charities issue] Scott # - B 694 (from B690-B695 set) Stanley Gibbons # - 1782 (from 1778-1783 set) Michel # - 1246 (from 1242-1247 set)
	Bear type - toy Year - 1966 Face value - 8fr+3.50fr Description - Child might be holding teddy bear (?) [from Anti-tuberculosis surtax issue] Scott # - B 805 (from B801-B805 set) Stanley Gibbons # - 2003 (from 1999-2003 set) Michel # - 1460 (from 1456-1460 set)
	Bear type -brown Year -1996 Face Value -16fr Description -Brown bear in "Grotto of Han-Sur-Lesse" scene, canoe, lake [from Tourism issue] Scott # -1612 (from 1612-1613 set) Stanley Gibbons # - need number Michel # - 2692 (from 2692-2693 set)
	Bear type - toy Year - 1999 Face value - 17fr+4fr Description - Teddy bear with arm in sling, child (first aid) [from Solidarity issue] Scott # - B1152 (from B1152-1153 set) Stanley Gibbons # - 3531 (from 3531-3532 set) Michel # - 2904 (from 2903-2904 set)
	Bear type - toy Year - 1999 Face value - 17fr+4fr Description - Teddy bear on child's shoulders (dental care) [from Solidarity issue] Scott # - B1153 (from B1152-1153 set) Stanley Gibbons # - 3532 (from 3531-3532 set) Michel # - 2903 (from 2903-2904 set)
	Bear type - toy Year - 2002 Face value - 42c Description - Teddy bear [from Rights of the Child issue] Scott # - 1930 Stanley Gibbons # - 3725 Michel # - 3146 WNS # - BE048.02
	Bear type - toy Year - 2002 Face value - 82c Description - Teddy bear on bottom center of sheet [from 80th birthday of cartoonist Mark Sleen issue] Scott # - 1940 (souvenir sheet) Stanley Gibbons # - 3736 MS Michel # - 3194 WNS # - not listed
	Bear type - toy Year - 2003 Face value - 49c Description - Teddy bear, St. Nicholas [from Christmas issue] Scott # - 1982 Stanley Gibbons # - 3782 Michel # - 3258 WNS # - BE061.03
need image	Bear type - toy Year - 2008 Face Value - 1st Description - Teddy bear [from toys issue] Scott # - need number Stanley Gibbons # - need number Michel # - need number WNS # - need number

Cancellations

	Where: Belgium Date: March 27, 2000 Description: WWF panda [first day of issue cancellation for the WWF endangered amphibians and reptiles issue]
	Where: Belgium Date: October 27, 2003 Description: Santa holding a teddy bear (first day cancellation for the Christmas stamp issue)
	Where: Belgium - Ronse Date: February 9, 2008 through February 10, 2008 Description: Teddy (like the first day of issue cancellation for the Toys stamps issue)
	Where: Belgium - Brussels Date: February 11, 2008 through February 17, 2008 Description: Teddy (first day of issue cancellation for the Toys stamps issue)

Postal Stationary

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Bear type - Toy
Year - 2002
Catalog Number -
Face Value - (49c)
Description - Cartoon teddy on card design (from set of 6 cartoon postcards)
Stationary type - pre-stamped postal card

Bear Labels and "Stationary" from Belgium
I've come across some items that may or may not be considered philatelic or listed in any catalog. I don't feel these items can be included in the bear lists, but you may disagree. If you ever see any of these items listed in a catalog, please contact me.

	Bear type - fictional Year - 2005 (purchased in 2005, unsure of actual issue year) Face value - Priority mail rate Description - Winnie the Pooh label on Priority Mail Stamps I purchased this in a "Ready to Send" package sold by the Belgium Post. In the package were these two stamps, two greeting cards, and two blank white envelopes.
	Bear type - fictional Year - 2005 (purchased in 2005, unsure of actual issue year) Face value - Priority mail rate Description - Winnie the Pooh labels on Priority Mail Stamps I purchased this in a "Ready to Send" package sold by the Belgium Post. In the package were these two stamps, two greeting cards, and two blank white envelopes.
	Bear type - fictional Year - 2005 (purchased in 2005, unsure of actual issue year) Face value - unsure of the rate; I believe it's the rate to mail inside of Belgium, but I am not positive Description - Winnie the Pooh "pop-and-play" greeting card / toy When you open the "card" (actually, it's a small box), a Winnie the Pooh scene pops up in 3-D. According to the directions, you just address it and toss it in the mail, with no additional postage required. This implies that it is postal stationary, but "stamp" printed on the box does not say Belgium, nor is there any franking value shown on the stamp. This is just one example of the many that Belgium Post sells.
	Bear type - polar Year - 2006 Face value - Priority mail rate Description - Polar bear labels - - this is from a sheet of 15 stamps/labels. Three of the stamps/labels are polar bears; also on the sheet are a cat with sunflowers, three cats, a monkey, and a frog. These were listed in the Belgium Post's Philanews catalog dated 02/2006 as being "Hallmark feuille 9". (Hallmark as in the greeting card company...) The order code is DUOHAL0509.
	Bear type - fictional Year - 2008 Face value - Priority mail rate Description - Labels from Disney's "The Jungle Book" - - this is from a set of 5 stamps/labels, and one stamp features Mowgli, a child, sitting on "Baloo", a bear, while floating in a river. These were listed on the Belgium Post's website catalog in 2008 (possibly sooner). The product ID is SEL0000005973.
	Bear type - fictional Year - 2008 Face value - Priority mail rate Description - Labels featuring Winnie The Pooh - - this is from a set of 5 stamps/labels. Each stamp has Winnie the Pooh in various summer activities. These were listed on the Belgium Post's website catalog in 2008 (possibly sooner). The product ID is SEL0000004736.

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