ऀऀ㰀洀攀琀愀 栀琀琀瀀ⴀ攀焀甀椀瘀㴀∀挀漀渀琀攀渀琀ⴀ琀礀瀀攀∀ 挀漀渀琀攀渀琀㴀∀琀攀砀琀⼀栀琀洀氀㬀挀栀愀爀猀攀琀㴀甀琀昀ⴀ㄀㘀∀㸀 ऀऀ㰀琀椀琀氀攀㸀䈀䄀 ㈀　　㜀 䐀漀洀攀猀琀椀挀 䄀渀椀洀愀氀猀㰀⼀琀椀琀氀攀㸀 ऀऀ㰀琀愀戀氀攀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㜀　　∀ 戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀∀　∀ 挀攀氀氀猀瀀愀挀椀渀最㴀∀㈀∀ 挀攀氀氀瀀愀搀搀椀渀最㴀∀　∀㸀 ऀऀऀऀ㰀琀搀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㠀㐀─∀㸀

BELGIUM

ऀऀऀऀ㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ऀऀऀ㰀⼀琀爀㸀 ऀऀऀऀ㰀琀搀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㠀㐀─∀㸀

Publibels - Postcards with Advertisements

ऀऀऀऀ㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ऀऀऀ㰀⼀琀爀㸀 ऀऀ㰀瀀㸀㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀⸀⸀⼀⸀⸀⼀⸀⸀⼀猀挀愀渀猀⼀圀椀氀搀开挀愀琀猀⼀䰀椀漀渀⼀䈀䔀⼀䈀䔀㄀㤀㔀㌀堀堀堀堀─㈀　倀䌀─㈀　㄀开㈀　─㈀　㄀㄀㐀㠀─㈀　䰀䤀伀⸀樀瀀最∀ 愀氀琀㴀∀∀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㐀㤀㘀∀ 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㜀　　∀ 戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀∀　∀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀

The first "Publibels" were issued in 1933, and had a typical printing quantity of 500 copies each, while for recent issues the typical printing quantity is as many as 2 million. The first cards had no numbers printed on them. The current numbering system was started around number 209.

ऀऀ㰀瀀㸀㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀⸀⸀⼀⸀⸀⼀⸀⸀⼀猀挀愀渀猀⼀圀椀氀搀开挀愀琀猀⼀䰀椀漀渀⼀䈀䔀⼀䈀䔀㄀㤀㔀㤀堀堀堀堀─㈀　倀䌀─㈀　㈀开　　─㈀　㄀㤀㐀㠀⸀樀瀀最∀ 愀氀琀㴀∀∀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㔀　㠀∀ 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㜀　　∀ 戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀∀　∀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀

Any company can make a request to Belgium Post for such cards. The requester must provide text and pictures for the advertising wanted. Belgium Post assigns the unique Publibel number to each design.

ऀऀ㰀瀀㸀吀栀攀 瀀愀瀀攀爀 甀猀攀搀 琀漀 瀀爀椀渀琀 琀栀攀 搀漀挀甀洀攀渀琀猀 椀猀 琀栀攀 瀀爀漀瀀攀爀琀礀 漀昀 䈀攀氀最椀甀洀 倀漀猀琀Ⰰ 眀栀椀挀栀 最椀瘀攀猀 椀琀 琀漀 愀 猀瀀攀挀椀愀氀椀稀攀搀 瀀爀椀渀琀椀渀最 挀漀洀瀀愀渀礀 眀漀爀欀椀渀最 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 瀀漀猀琀愀氀 愀甀琀栀漀爀椀琀椀攀猀⸀ 吀栀攀 瀀爀椀渀琀椀渀最 挀漀洀瀀愀渀礀 眀椀氀氀 瀀爀椀渀琀 愀 氀椀洀椀琀攀搀 渀甀洀戀攀爀 漀昀 挀漀瀀椀攀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 愀搀瘀攀爀琀椀猀攀洀攀渀琀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 爀攀焀甀攀猀琀攀爀 琀漀 爀攀瘀椀攀眀 愀渀搀 愀瀀瀀爀漀瘀攀⸀㰀⼀瀀㸀

ऀऀ㰀瀀㸀䄀琀 琀栀椀猀 瀀漀椀渀琀 琀栀攀爀攀 椀猀 渀漀 瀀漀猀琀愀氀 瘀愀氀甀攀 漀渀 琀栀攀 挀愀爀搀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 眀栀椀氀攀 猀漀洀攀 愀爀攀 猀琀愀洀瀀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 眀漀爀搀 䄀一一唀䰀䔀 漀爀 匀倀䔀䌀䤀䴀䔀一 ⠀猀瀀攀挀椀洀攀渀㴀瀀爀漀漀昀⤀Ⰰ 漀琀栀攀爀猀 愀爀攀 渀漀琀⸀ 匀甀挀栀 挀愀爀搀猀 漀挀挀愀猀椀漀渀愀氀氀礀 爀攀愀挀栀 琀栀攀 洀愀爀欀攀琀 愀渀搀 挀愀渀 戀攀 愀挀焀甀椀爀攀搀 琀栀爀漀甀最栀 搀攀愀氀攀爀猀 愀渀搀 愀甀挀琀椀漀渀猀⸀ 䈀漀琀栀 琀礀瀀攀猀 漀昀 瀀爀攀氀椀洀椀渀愀爀礀 挀愀爀搀猀 栀愀瘀攀 攀焀甀愀氀 猀琀愀琀甀猀 愀猀 瀀爀漀漀昀猀⸀ 倀爀漀漀昀猀 漀昀 甀渀椀猀猀甀攀搀 搀攀猀椀最渀猀 愀爀攀 瀀愀爀琀椀挀甀氀愀爀氀礀 猀挀愀爀挀攀 愀渀搀 搀攀猀椀爀愀戀氀攀 琀漀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀漀爀猀⸀㰀⼀瀀㸀

Once the advertiser approves the layout of the advertisement, the required quantity will be printed, still without postal value. The result is given to Belgium Post, which adds the indicium and other official text and markings, and distributes the cards to post offices for sale to the public.

ऀऀ㰀瀀㸀㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀⸀⸀⼀⸀⸀⼀⸀⸀⼀猀挀愀渀猀⼀圀椀氀搀开挀愀琀猀⼀吀椀最攀爀⼀䈀䔀⼀䈀䔀㄀㤀㐀堀　　　　─㈀　倀䌀─㈀　　开㘀㔀─㈀　㜀㔀㄀─㈀　吀䤀䜀⸀樀瀀最∀ 愀氀琀㴀∀∀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㐀㐀㤀∀ 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㜀　　∀ 戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀∀　∀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀

Not all cards are sold at all Post Offices. The sponsor of each card may specify at which Post Offices it should be sold.

ऀऀ㰀瀀㸀吀栀爀漀甀最栀 ㄀㤀㠀㐀Ⰰ ㈀㜀㤀　 渀甀洀戀攀爀猀 眀攀爀攀 瀀爀椀渀琀攀搀⸀ 䤀昀 礀漀甀 挀漀甀渀琀 琀栀攀 瀀爀椀渀琀椀渀最猀 椀渀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀 氀愀渀最甀愀最攀猀Ⰰ 琀漀甀爀椀猀琀 椀猀猀甀攀猀 昀漀爀 攀砀瀀漀爀琀Ⰰ 漀瘀攀爀瀀爀椀渀琀猀 愀渀搀 猀甀爀挀栀愀爀最攀猀 搀甀攀 琀漀 瀀漀猀琀愀氀 爀愀琀攀 挀栀愀渀最攀猀Ⰰ 礀漀甀 挀愀渀 挀漀甀渀琀 愀爀漀甀渀搀 㔀　　　 椀猀猀甀攀猀 琀栀爀漀甀最栀 ㈀　　㈀⸀㰀⼀瀀㸀

Many cards have next to the Publibel number also the characters 'N', 'F', 'NF' or 'FN'. This means that the card is issued in Dutch (N = Nederlands), in French (F), or in both languages: 'NF' = Dutch at top, French at the bottom; 'FN' = French at top, Dutch at the bottom.

ऀऀ㰀瀀㸀㰀椀㸀吀攀砀琀 戀礀 夀愀渀渀椀挀欀 䐀攀氀愀攀礀Ⰰ 洀攀洀戀攀爀 漀昀 㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀甀焀瀀⸀搀攀⼀挀樀爀⼀椀渀搀攀砀⸀栀琀洀∀ 琀愀爀最攀琀㴀∀开戀氀愀渀欀∀㸀䌀愀猀攀礀 䨀漀渀攀猀 刀愀椀氀爀漀愀搀 唀渀椀琀 㰀⼀愀㸀漀昀 琀栀攀 㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀愀洀攀爀椀挀愀渀琀漀瀀椀挀愀氀愀猀猀渀⸀漀爀最⼀∀ 琀愀爀最攀琀㴀∀开戀氀愀渀欀∀㸀䄀洀攀爀椀挀愀渀 吀漀瀀椀挀愀氀 䄀猀猀漀挀椀愀琀椀漀渀㰀⼀愀㸀⸀ 唀猀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 瀀攀爀洀椀猀猀椀漀渀⸀㰀⼀椀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀