Belgium introduced its first series of postage stamps, known as epaulettes (example pictured).

Epaulettes (stamp)

Stamp series issued in Belgium in 1849

Epaulettes is the name given by philatelists to the first series of postage stamps issued by Belgium. The stamps, which depicted King Leopold I with prominent epaulettes from which the name derives, became legally usable on 1 July 1849. Two denominations with the same design…