Boussu (BE)

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Boussu (pronunciation: [busy]) is a municipality (19,856 inhabitants end 2017)of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. The municipality consists of the following sections: Boussu and Hornu.

Postal history before 1910

The BOUSSU post office opened before 1830. It used a Perception code 21 (before 1864) and 49 with points before 1874. The HORNU post office opened on 20 October 1879.

Postmarks after 1950

Postal codes 7300, 7301

Boussu-1, postal code 7300, 1996. King Albert II.

Baudouin period (1950-1993)

Postmarks before 1950

Leopold III period

Albert I period

Leopold II period

Boussu 1896. Postage stamp from Stampset Stampset.png. King Leopold II.

Leopold I period

Covers

Railway Cancels

BOUSSU-HAINE
BOUSSU-FACTEUR No.1
BOUSSU-EN-FAGNE
BOUSSU
BOUSSU No.2
BOUSSU No.3