150th Anniversary of the French Revolution - 70 centime

Year

1939

Face Value

Mint Value

Used Value

Print Run

Themes

Sites and landscapes

Catalogs References

Michel

MR 105

Yvert & Tellier

MR 100

Stanley Gibbons

MR 115

Technical Details

Colors

Green

Perforation

13½ x 13

Printing

Typography

Designer

Achille Ouvré

Printers

Hélio-Vaugirard, Paris

This semi-postal stamp commemorates the 150th anniversary of the French Revolution, featuring a dramatic illustration of the storming of the Bastille in 1789 under the republican motto "LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ." The design is flanked by two columns displaying revolutionary Phrygian caps and banners that read "ÉGALITÉ DES PEUPLES ET DES RACES" (Equality of Peoples and Races) and "POUR LA DÉFENSE DES COLONIES" (For the Defense of the Colonies), carrying a powerful message of imperial solidarity, democratic values, and shared defense on the eve of World War II.This semi-postal stamp commemorates the 150th anniversary of the French Revolution, featuring a dramatic illustration of the storming of the Bastille in 1789 under the republican motto "LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ." The design is flanked by two columns displaying revolutionary Phrygian caps and banners that read "ÉGALITÉ DES PEUPLES ET DES RACES" (Equality of Peoples and Races) and "POUR LA DÉFENSE DES COLONIES" (For the Defense of the Colonies), carrying a powerful message of imperial solidarity, democratic values, and shared defense on the eve of World War II.