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The first stamps of France were issued on 1 January 1849. [1] They were designed by Jacques-Jean Barre.The medallion depicts the head of goddess Ceres facing left. In 1852 a new series of definitive stamps were issued, retaining the inscription "REPUB FRANC" but replacing Ceres with the head of Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte.
The cover of a 1931 catalogue by Forbin. Alfred J. Forbin (13 February 1872 – 14 August 1956) was a pioneering French stamp dealer who wrote an all-world catalogue of revenue stamps that has never been surpassed.
He discovered stamp collecting thanks to Tellier, a philatelist, who had already added a small philatelic newspaper, L'Écho de la timbrologie, to the papers printed by the company. In 1895, Yvert and Tellier started getting involved in philatelic books. In November 1896 they published a worldwide catalog of stamps and a stamp album. The ...
Cover of the 1868 Scott catalogue covering the first 28 years of stamps; "America and Foreign" Catalogs from the Michel range First original American stamp catalog. A stamp catalog (or stamp catalogue) is a catalog of postage stamp types with descriptions and prices. The stamp catalog is an essential tool of philately and stamp collecting ...
Lipsia (until 1990), only stamp catalog of the DDR. (Editor: Verlag Transpress Leipzig, DDR) MacDonnell Whyte (Stamps of Ireland Specialised Catalogue) Magyar Posta és Illetékbélyeg Katalógus (Hungary) Maury (France), A specialized catalog of France formed from the combination of Cérès and Dallay; Michel catalog (Germany)
Stamp price trends in France from 1960 to 2022, in constant euros. [8] In 1984, Jean Fourastié, well known for his work on prices, productivity and technical progress, highlighted the value of having a vision of price trends free from currency variations by introducing the notions of current and constant prices. [9]
The concept was revived by the Free French forces during World War II, who printed eight types of semi-postal stamps in 1943 and 1944. After the Free French landed in Corsica and Southern France, the stamps were used in those areas, and became valid throughout France in November 1944.
In July 1875, the postal administration gave the printing of its postage stamps to the Banque de France to reduce the high cost and delays it accused Hulot. [6] The stamp design was changed too: a competition launched in August 1875 was won by Jules Auguste Sage with its Commerce and Peace uniting and reigning over the world allegory. The new ...