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64 - LIBRARY - "1849 / 1949 CENTENARY OF THE FRENCH POSTAGE STAMP…
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LIBRARY - "1849 / 1949 CENTENARY OF THE FRENCH POSTAGE STAMP, POST & POSTAGE STAMPS” – A rare commemorative book on postal history marking the CITEX International Exhibition – Imprimerie Nationale, May 1949. – 190 pages - 21 x 13.5 cm. Contents: history of the postal service “before the postal service and up to 1830”, history of the postage stamp, the precursors of the postage stamp, the birth of the French postage stamp, the postal service in 1870–71, postage stamps and children, art on postage stamps, the manufacture of postage stamps, postmarks, the centenary exhibition at the Grand Palais...
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About the sale STAMP SALE: lots 1 to 299 – French and foreign stamps, sold individually and in lots. Beautiful, genuine collections. Philatelic reference material
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Auction time 10/20/2026 at 10:00 AM
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