The republic of
France in Western Europe started to issue postage stamps in 1849. Almost all
French stamps are still valid for postage. Stamps in French francs can be used
at 15 eurocents per franc.
The stamp on the
envelope I affixed myself is for letters to European countries. It shows
Marianne, the personification of the French republic. Through the years a
number of different series with Marianne have been issued.
The postmark is
from the central philatelic sales point in Paris. Normally that is housed in
the 'poste centrale du Louvre' at 52 rue du Louvre in the first arrondissement
of Paris. In 2015 a renovation project started and the post office moved temporarily
to 16 rue Étienne Marcel, 400 metres to the east. In 2018 the post office will
return to its normal place and the postmark will change back to the rue du
Louvre.
Website of La
Poste (sells stamps of France, Andorra (French Post Office), French Polynesia,
New Caledonia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and the French Southern and Antarctic
Territories): boutique.laposte.fr/collectionneur.
Date sent: 5
April 2017
Date postmark:
21 April 2017
Date received:
25 April 2017
Number of days:
20
Envelope in
collection: 14
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