(from The Meter Stamp Bulletin - No. 41 (Vol.V No. 8) June 1959)
Last year's Brussels World Exhibition gave rise to a large (and mostly uncalled-for) crop of adhesive stams, but its only manifestation in meter stamps appears to have been in the unofficial slogans.
The following is based on a list compiled by Mr. Fernand Xhaflaire (Verviers, Belgium), the President and Provisional Secretary of the recent-formed Belgian Meter Stamp Society "C.E.M.B.E.". The organisers of the Exhibition used a Francotyp Cc - similar to a B-S type 9 but wider frank with five figures of value (z00.01). No. F 987 with TM "BRUXELLES-BRUSSEL". With sector no. 12 at bottom of the TM they used the following seven slogans:
The below are the 8 different cancellations issued. Quite rare to be found. The first model is the most used for real postal use (see also further below on the page).
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Some proof cancellations for Fernand Xhaflaire:
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Some real cancellations (quite rare to find):
Thirteen firms in Belgium (two with two meters each) used slogans referring to their participation in the Exhibition, and also two firms in France.
(I was able 2 proof cancellations and 1 real one:
There are also meter cancels in other countries like the ones shown below:
France
Netherlands
Hong-Kong
