Belgium King Leopold I on Mourning Wrapper

Belgium · 1864 · 10 centimes

The stamp depicts a profile portrait of King Leopold I of Belgium, facing left, within an oval frame. It is affixed to a mourning wrapper for a death notice.

This stamp is part of Belgium's early definitive issues featuring its first monarch, King Leopold I. Its use on a mourning wrapper from 1864 provides a glimpse into 19th-century postal practices and social customs related to death notices.