Postage stamps and postal history of France

This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of France.

An 1849 stamp of France.

First stamps

The first stamps of France were issued on 1 January 1849.[1]

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See also

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-01. Retrieved 2011-07-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Retrieved 23 September 2010

Further reading
  • Hoisington, William A. (Jr) (Spring 1973). "Politics and Postage Stamps: The Postal Issues of the French State and Empire 1940-1944". French Historical Studies. 7 (3): 349–67. doi:10.2307/286219. JSTOR 286219.


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