Article 16: The France Merson High Values (5, 10, and 20 Francs)
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Article 3: The second France 2 Francs Merson The second France 2 Francs Merson was issued in 1907. There is a first 2 Francs Merson, and this web site includes a page dedicated to the Merson issue. |
Article 30: France Merson First 2 Francs Value The first France 2 Francs Merson is the scarcest value of the series.
I show some color variations and a few dated specimens. |
Article 65: France Merson 1 Franc The France Merson 1 Franc was in used between 1900 and the early 1930s. This stamp saw many printings-some shown in this article. Quick links are to: main page / a page with various shades / cancelled specimens / selected blocks / selected covers |
Article 95: Merson 3 Francs (two issues) The first Merson 3 Franc was issued in 1924. The second Merson 3 Franc was issued in 1927.
This latter stamp was the last Merson to be issued. Besides this page showing color variations, I also show a page with selected postmarks for both issues. |
Article 114: Merson 50 Centimes This is the most common Merson type. It received heavy postal usage between 1900 until right before the inflationary period in late 1923. There are at least a hlaf dozen distinct printings. Quick links: color varieties, dated specimens, two covers, and perfins. |
Article 131: Merson definitives on cover Here is a selection of four Merson covers. Quick links: main page / 40 centimes Merson on a returned cover / 40 centimes Merson with an additional sower definitive / four 45 centimes singles on the back of an in-country cover / 50 centimes on a registered cover to Boston |
Article 148: France Prephilatelic ( stampless ) Covers from the 18th and 19th Centuries Here are six commercial letters spanning 127 years of postal history. Quick links: main page / 1702 letter to Avignon / 1791 letter from Marseilles to St. Gilles / 1820 letter from Amiens to Paris / 1827 letter from Aurillac / 1812 letter from Angers / 1829 letter from Troyes to Saint Dizier |
Article 160: France Art Stamps Part 1 Here is the first group of issues of this great series. Quick links: main page / second page / third page |
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Article 166: France Art Stamps Part 2 I continue showing the Art stamps that have been issued by France since the 1960s. The stamps shown here contain brief descriptions from information I gleaned searching the web. Quick links: first page / second page |
Article 179: France Art Stamps Part 3 Here is the third group of issues of this great series. Quick links: main page / second page / third page |
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Article 189: France Art Stamps Part 4 Here is the fourth and last group of issues of this great series that I am showing. Quick links: main page / second page / third page |
Article 194: France Merson Low Values Here is the last article covering this series. Quick links: main page / 40 centimes shades / 40 centimes dated specimens / 40 centimes on cover / 45 centimes shades / 45 centimes dated specimens / 60 centimes shades /
60 centimes dated specimens / 60 centimes on cover |
Article 230: Some 19th Century France Common Stamps Here are a few blue 25 centimes stamps from the 1870s on piece. Quick links: first page / second page |
Article 250: Some 19th Century France Common Stamps Here are a few blue 25 centimes stamps from the 1870s on piece. On this page I show the stamps from these pieces. Quick links: main / cognac / le havre |
Article 261: Some 19th Century France Common Stamps Here are a few blue 25 centimes stamps from the 1870s on piece. On this page I show the stamps from these pieces. Quick links: main / paris / bordeaux |