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postage stamp with a picture of a winged figure on itan old french stamp with the words general de caule written on it
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241 - ERINNOPHILIA – DE GAULLE – "FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD" - Perforate…
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Estimate €45
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ERINNOPHILIA – DE GAULLE – "FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD" - Perforated stamp featuring the Spirit of the Bastille, issued in September 1948 based on an idea by André MALRAUX, and sold for 50 francs to raise funds for the Gaullist party "RPF" (Rassemblement du Peuple Français) to support General de Gaulle’s efforts; text between two Lorraine crosses, tricolour photogravure, 35 x 48 mm. UNUSED ** with the following text printed on the reverse: General de Gaulle asks you to send this stamp to his address: GENERAL DE GAULLE, Colombey-les-Deux-Églises, Haute-Marne. - A rare, mint stamp; buyers would have affixed it to their envelopes sent in support of General de Gaulle.
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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
Auction location
Auction time 10/20/2026 at 10:00 AM
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