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. Regulations and economic situation

. Philatelic programme for 1997

Postal stamps with a surcharge

  • Day of the stamp: the stamp within the stamp: the "Mouchon" type.
  • The "Famous characters" series (six stamps): the heroes of cloak and dagger novels: Lancelot, Pardaillan, d'Artagnan, Cyrano de Bergerac, Captain Fracasse, Lagardère.

"Red Cross" stamp on the theme of end of year holidays (one stamp).

Postal stamps without surcharge

Artistic series :

Bernard Moninot, Caesar, Jean-Baptiste Chardin, Roman frescoes of the Tavant church (Indre et Loire).

Europa series :

On the theme of "Legends and Stories" chosen by the Association of European Public Postal Operators (Posteurop) : "Puss in Boots" (one stamp).

"Nature in France" series :

National nature parks : the Ecrins park, Pyrénées occidentales, Port-Cros, Guadeloupe (four stamps).

Tourist sites series :

  • Millau (Aveyron),
  • Sablé-sur-Sarthe (Sarthe),
  • Guimiliau (Finistère),
  • Les Salles-Lavauguyon (Haute-Vienne).

"Commemorative and miscellaneous" series :

  • 1600th anniversary of the death of Saint Martin,
  • National College of Public Works: 250th anniversary of its foundation,
  • 20th anniversary of the Georges Pompidou Centre,
  • Homage to President François Mitterrand,
  • Collège de France,
  • Homage to the French who fought in North Africa (1952-1962),
  • Soccer World Cup 1998 (four stamps),
  • World rowing championships in Aiguebelette (Savoie),
  • Overseas territory: French Guyana,
  • National Library of France,
  • The European region of Sarre-Lorraine-Luxemburg,
  • Seafood carriers from Boulogne to Paris,
  • Saint-Maurice Basilica in Epinal,
  • Plessis-Bourré Château(Maine-et-Loire),
  • Innovation,
  • Quality,
  • Convention of the French Federation of Philatelic Associations: Versailles,
  • Philexjeunes 1997.

Semi-permanent postal stamps

  • Six stamps on the theme of "the letter": four themes, "Joyeux anniversaire", happy birthday, (one stamp), "Bonne fête", happy name day (one stamp) "Meilleurs voeux", best wishes (two stamps).

The complementary philatelic programme for 1996

Postal stamps without surcharge

"Commemorative and miscellaneous" series:
Additions :

  • "496-1996 "From Gaul to France",
  • "1946 - Establishment of overseas departments",
  • "André Malraux (1901-1976)."

These programmes were made official by François Fillon, Minister for Postal Services, Telecommunications (Official Journal, 28 August 1996).

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