Belgian, Railway Seal, Gelrode

Belgian, Railway Seal, Gelrode, Image & Found by MTC Cocoon Wim.
Found in the Oudenaarde region, East Flanders, Belgium, 16mm, 8.1g.

Lion rampant, CF DE LETAT BELGE * around // 1, GELRODE around

Gelrode "The village is in the Hageland . It stretches over a few hills such as the Eikelberg , the IJzerenberg and the Hondsheuvel , where the Moedermeule (a mill) is enthroned."

From Wim, "we (Philippe Lanez) think not a tax seal but seal of the railways 'CF DE LETAT BELGE' with CF = chemin de fer (railways) and the place "GELRODE" I think."