About the stamps
The two stamps are part of a very large series, Portraits de régions (Portrait of Regions), issued by La Poste between 2003 and 2008. This series was divided into two themes: La France à vivre (France to live) - folklore and gastronomy, and La France à voir (France to see) - touristic sites. Every year, between 2003 and 2007, was issued a set of 10 stamps (with the same value) for each theme. The stamps found on this postcard are part of France to live 2007 (all with the same value - 0,54 EUR), issued on October 1st 2007:
□ French gastronomy:
• melon
□ traditional objects:
• Basque beret - it's on the postcard
• carpet slipper of Charente - it's on the postcard
• Marseille soap
□ historic crafts:
• perfume of Grasse (a basket of flower petals)
• porcelain of Sèvres
• tapestries of Aubusson
□ folk traditions:
• Giants of the North
• bouchon Lyonnais
• Christmas market
References
Ligne de Cerdagne - Wikipedia
The Little Yellow Train - About France
Portraits de régions - Wikipedia
Sender: Fabienne - World Heritage Postcard (direct swap)
Sent from (France), on 14.11.2012
Photo: C. Negre
Ligne de Cerdagne - Wikipedia
The Little Yellow Train - About France
Portraits de régions - Wikipedia
Sender: Fabienne - World Heritage Postcard (direct swap)
Sent from (France), on 14.11.2012
Photo: C. Negre
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