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Belgium King Albert in Military Uniform set 1934

Belgium King Albert in Military Uniform set 1934

$ 3.69

Availability: 28 in stock
  • Quality: Used
  • Grade: VF (Very Fine)
  • Certification: Genuine
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Topic: Royalty
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

    Description

    Good stamps.
    Albert I
    (8 April 1875 – 17 February 1934) reigned as King of the Belgians from 1909 to 1934. This was an eventful period in the History of Belgium, which included the period of World War I (1914–1918), when 90 percent of Belgium was overrun, occupied, and ruled by the German Empire. Other crucial issues included the adoption of the Treaty of Versailles, the ruling of the Belgian Congo as an overseas possession of the Kingdom of Belgium along with the League of Nations mandate of Ruanda-Urundi, the reconstruction of Belgium following the war, and the first five years of the Great Depression (1929–1934). King Albert died in a mountaineering accident in eastern Belgium in 1934, at the age of 58, and he was succeeded by his son Leopold.