[edit] France
Ceres - France's first stamp
One franc vermilion
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France added to the series every year or two until 1966, so that there are about 70 face-different stamps in the series.
AMG - France cover, Feb 27, 1945
Valid non-philatelic solo uses of the AMG - France stamps are relatively scarce, and sell for twenty dollars and up, depending on the date and usage. The two above look like they might qualify.
5: pre-adhesive postmark; Paris (France), Pennsylvania (USA), Philadelphia, (Penn.) Poland, Prague (Bohemia), 6: (With no country name, with value and Queen's cameo) Great Britain.
1d and 2d 1847 Post Office Mauritius stamps on 1848 cover to Bordeaux France - Sold for $3,829,500, November 1993.
United States 1918 24¢ Jenny Invert Plate Block - Sold $2,970,000, October 2005 ...
By the end of WWI there were a hundred sixty-nine Army Post Offices located in France. The first APO (Army Post Office) was opened on July 10, 1917.
Livingston who helped negotiate the sale from France, the 2c Thomas Jefferson, who was President of the United States at the time of the Louisiana Purchase, the 3c James Monroe, who along with Robert R.
Vimy has also become a central place of remembrance dedicated to those soldiers who died in France and who have no known grave. This site of victory but also of death is marked by the work of Canadian sculptor Walter Allward.
The 1862, Laureated stamps of France, showing a portrait of Napoleon III with a laurel, that represented Napoleon's victories in Italy were released. Although France claimed at one time these stamps were commemoratives, they are definitive in nature.
Some people save stamps from one country like the USA or France or even Canada.
Other people save stamps that have Horses on them or buildings or cars. The great thing
about stamp collecting is YOU! ...
Foreign Precancel Catalogs: Canada, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Hungary, etc.
Precancel Periodicals: Club and Dealer journals.
Other Precancel Literature: Various specialty literature on specific areas of precancels.
"Living and working alone much of her life as an expatriate in France, Cassatt became known for her tender images of women and children. Cassatt was the only American to be formally accepted into French Impressionist circles." USPS ...
Allied Military Government Stamps - postage stamps issued following World War II by the Allied Military Government for use in Italy, France, Germany and Austria. Most of these stamps were printed by the BEP.
Millesime Numerals recording the year of printing certain stamps of France and Colonies-‘1','2', etc. (the last digit of the year of issue), usually printed in the gutter margins between panes.
Chiffre Taxe. An inscription appearing on the postage due stamps of France.
Cliche. A single stereotype of a stamp design.
Coils. Stamps sold in rolls for use in stamp vending machines.
The first regular airmail service began in 1870, when mail was carried from Paris, France, then besieged by German forces, over enemy lines by balloon. The first airmail stamp was issued by Italy in 1917 (Italy Scott C1).
The carriage of mail by air. The first regular airmail service began in 1870, when mail was carried from Paris, France, then besieged by German forces, over enemy lines by balloon. The first airmail stamp was issued by Italy in 1917.
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The other fun thing to see is that other countries use different money. If you have a stamp from Canada, it might have 45 cents written on it, but a stamp from France might have 2 francs written on it.
International Mail Manual (IMM)—The USPS manual that contains rates and classification standards for mailing between the United States and Canada, Mexico, England, France, Germany, China, Japan, Australia, and all other countries.
Some of the dealers had old classic stamps, some had covers, some had stamps of just a few countries, like Japan or France or India. Some of the dealers had topics. I looked through their material for stamps I am interested in.
Condition: 1. The physical state description of a postage stamp or postal history item offered at auction. 2. Erhaltung [Germany]. 3. Condition [France]. 4. Condizione [Italy]. 5. Condición [Spain].
Quadrille paper is similar to laid paper having horizontal & vertical lines, looking like little squares. A good example is from France, Scott #103.
Keytype: A basic stamp design utilized for the issues of two or more postal entities, usually differing in the country name and inscription of value. Many of the earlier colonial issues of Britain, France, Spain, Germany and Portugal are keytypes.
who specialize in collecting stamps from other countries, or specialized collections that focus on transportation methods and other topics. The most common international catalogs are produced by Gibbons in Great Britain; Yvert and Tellier in France; ...
Divided backs appeared on 1902 in England, 1904 in France, 1905 in Germany, and 1907 in the United States. This helps to date unused postcards. Cards before these dates have undivided backs. D.R.G.M.
 See also: Stamp, Used, Cover, Catalog, Philatelic
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