af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | sep 14, 2023 | Stamp of the day
The first French mail service was set up to serve the King and the Royal Court on 19 June 1464. In 1490 the Counts of Thurn and Taxis set up an international service. The mail service in France developed gradually and was eventually made available to everyone in 1603....
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | maj 16, 2023 | Stamp of the day
Napoléon III of France was France’s first president from 1848-52 and last emperor from 1852-1870. He was the son of Napoleon I’s stepdaughter Hortense de Beauharnais and officially of Napoleon’s brother Louis Bonaparte. Today’s stamp is from...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | apr 12, 2023 | Stamp of the day
The 6th country to issue stamps was France. On 1. January 1849 France issued seven stamps with different denominations. The stamps all show the portrait of the roman goddess Ceres. Todays stamp is the 40 centimes red orange.
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | mar 23, 2023 | Stamp of the day
Here the beautiful stamp from France 1967 with a nude painting by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780-1868).
