Friday, March 1, 2019

Amazing envelope from Fabienne

Fabienne surprised me with this large envelope that was sent with a whole sheet of Year of the Pig stamps.

For some reason it earned itself five IMB strips.



Here it is without the strips so you can enjoy the view.


The other commemorative stamp, almost disguised in the print, features the work of  Léonard Foujita, and artist who rose to fame during the 1910s in Paris. This stamp shows his work Le quai aux fleurs, Notre-Dame (1950).

Thanks for the wonderful stamps and envelope, and the very interesting contents, Fafa.

4 comments:

  1. Very beautiful envelope. That Foujita stamp is a superb one (I got it too).

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  2. C'est grâce à ce timbre que j'ai découvert Foujita ,son œuvre sa vie ! Les timbres sont une bonne manière d'éveiller la curiosité et d'apprendre ! Hélas aujourd'hui avec la baisse du courrier(internet sms) ,le timbre de collection n'est plus une priorité ,les gens préfèrent les timbres autocollants :(
    Je suis contente que l'enveloppe soit bien arrivée et cette fois elle n'a pas subi un second tamponnage mais seulement des petits strips vite retirés :)

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    1. That is one nice thing about the IMB strips - they are very easy to remove.

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