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David Wintzer, via Wikimedia Commons
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Emperor Napoléon III Laure - New Design's issue, France, 1863–1870
1863–1870
The Emperor Napoléon III Laure - New Design's issue comprises 8 postage stamps released by France in 1863–1870. The StampWorld catalogue lists 8 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 24–31), printed in 8 design types. Values and colours recorded for the issue: 1C olive green; 2C reddish brown; 4C grey; 10C yellow…
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French postal administration; design after Louis-Oscar Roty
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France — Semeuse (Sower) Definitive Series
from 1903
The France Semeuse (Sower) definitive series is a long-running French postage stamp issue featuring an allegorical sowing female figure, first released in 1903 and utilized across multiple decades and formats until 1941. The central motif is adapted from a design by French numismatist Louis-Oscar Roty, originally pr…
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Jacques-Jean Barre; https://journals.openedition.org/estampe/1016?lang=en
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French Ceres Issue, 1849
1849
The 1849 Ceres issue represents the first adhesive postage stamp series released in France. Introduced under the Second Republic, the stamps first appeared on 1 January 1849 following postal reforms intended to standardise rates across Metropolitan France, Corsica, and French Algeria, whilst encouraging prepayment b…
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Swedish National Museum of Science and Technology via DigitaltMuseum / Europeana
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French Marianne definitive stamps
20th century onward
French Marianne definitive stamps are a long-running series of French definitive postage stamps depicting Marianne, the national personification of the French Republic. First appearing on French postage in 1849, this definitive series has been redesigned repeatedly under successive republics to reflect France's chan…
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Luc-Olivier Merson; self-scanned by Wikimedia Commons contributor
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Merson type high values
From 1900
Designed by the academic painter and illustrator Luc-Olivier Merson, this stamp type served the postal needs of France over several decades. The design reflects the work of Merson, an accomplished artist and member of the Académie des beaux-arts who had begun designing postage stamps for the French post and Monaco…
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Unknown via Wikimedia Commons
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President Louis Napoléon — Inscription: "REPUB FRANC" issue, France, 1852
1852
The President Louis Napoléon — Inscription: "REPUB FRANC" issue is a set of postage stamps released in France in 1852. The StampWorld catalogue lists 3 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 8–8‑9). Values and colours recorded for the issue: 10C olive brown; 25C blue. Perforation: Imperforated. No watermark is re…
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