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General Leclerc - 50 franc

General Leclerc - 50 franc

Year
1949
Face Value
50
Mint Value
-
Used Value
-
Print Run
-
Themes
Personalities

Catalogs References

Michel
FR-FZ 43
Yvert & Tellier
FR-FZ 53
Stanley Gibbons
FR-FZ 50

Technical Details

Colors
Copper red
Perforation
13
Printing
Photogravure
Designer
A. Boutet
Printers
Atelier de Fabrication des Timbres-Poste, Paris
This historical stamp commemorates the legendary military career and strategic legacy of General Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque within the context of the post-World War II French military administration ("Territoire Militaire Fezzan").The central design pairs a noble portrait of General Leclerc in his military kepi with a detailed campaign map tracking his famous Free French expeditionary route from Fort-Lamy in Chad up through the Saharan outposts of Mourzouk and Ghadames, continuing through Paris and Strasbourg, and terminating at Berchtesgaden.