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Regions of France - Limousin 29.5.1976
Limousin is a former administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it is part of the new region Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes. It is composed of three departments: Corrèze, Creuse and...
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60th Anniversary of The Battle at Verdun 12.6.1976
In June this year (2016) the Centenary of the Battle of Verdun was solemnly observed. This FDC takes us back 40 years to the 60th Anniversary of one of the deadliest battles of all time – The Battle of...
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EUROPA 2016 - Think Green - Aland 9.5.2016
2016 Europa stamps focus on a greener EuropeTo celebrate 60 years of Europa stamps, a design competition on a Think Green theme was arranged among the European postal administrations. 9 May sees the...
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Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola 4.2.1967
Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola (/2 April 1840 – 29 September 1902) was a French novelist, playwright, journalist, the best-known practitioner of the literary school of naturalism, and an important...
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Regions of France : Aquitaine 22.5.1976
Aquitaine; Occitan: Aquitània; Basque: Akitania; Spanish: Aquitania), archaic Guyenne/Guienne was a traditional region of France, and was an administrative region of France until 1 January 2016. It is...
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Åland booklet featuring plants from nature's pharmacy 9.5.2016
From the vast Åland flora, the Post chose three medicinal plants to be featured in the 2016 stamp booklet issued on 9 May. Artist Jonas Wilén’s illustrations are reminiscent of old pharmacy bottle...
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Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais 4.2.1967
Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (24 January 1732 – 18 May 1799) was a French polymath. At various times in his life, he was a watchmaker, inventor, playwright, musician, diplomat, spy, publisher,...
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Bicentennial of the United States
This stamp and cover were issued to commemorate the Bicentennial of the United States. The two personalities shown on the stamp are Charles Gravier, Count of Vergennes and Benjamin Franklin.Charles...
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The Forest of Tronçais 19.6.1976
The Forest of Tronçais (Forêt de Tronçais) is a French national forest, a forêt domaniale, comprising 10,600 hectares in the Allier, managed by the Office national des forêts. Its oaks, planted by...
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The Legend of the White Snake 28.7.2011
These six stamps on the Macau FDC shown depicts The Chinese folk tale The Legend of the White Snake. This FDC was given to me by My Dear friend Merja. This is a love story about a man and a white...
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3rd International Congress Of The Ebu Radio And Educational Television 4.3.1967
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is the world’s leading alliance of public service media (PSM). There are 73 Members in 56 countries in Europe, and an additional 34 Associates in Asia, Africa and...
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Famous Porcelain styles from France 8.5.1976
Two famous porcelain styles from France are portrayed on the two stamps on the FDCs.(0.80) Strasbourg faience or Strasbourg ware is a form of faience produced by the Strasbourg-Haguenau company in...
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The 1972 UCI Road World Championships took place on the 6 August 1972 in Gap,...
The 1972 UCI Road World Championships took place on the 6 August 1972 in Gap, France. Only two professional races took place due to the Munich Olympics. The UCI Road World Championships, often referred...
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The Château de Bazoches 2.9.1972
The Château de Bazoches is a Château in the Burgundy region of France. It is located at Bazoches, 84km from Autun in Burgundy. The feudal Château has a trapezoidal layout, four towers and a keep...
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1968 Winter Olympics 22.4.1967
The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (French: Les Xes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1968 in Grenoble, France and...
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"Walking Tourism Year"– 1972 Year of Hiking
"Walking Tourism Year"– 1972 Year of Hiking.
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Jean-François Champollion (Champollion le jeune 14.101972
Jean-François Champollion (Champollion le jeune; 23 December 1790 – 4 March 1832) was a French scholar, philologist and orientalist, known primarily as the decipherer of the Egyptian hieroglyphs and a...
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