Bidspirit auction | A Group of French Postage

A Group of French Postage Stamps, Various Types Marianne and Liberty - This lot comprises four distinct French postage stamps printed on paper, each featuring an allegorical female figure, characteristic of various ”Marianne” or ”Liberty” series. The upper left stamp, in purple, bearing the inscriptions ”liberté égalité fraternité, ” ”RF, ” and a denomination of €0.10, is of the ”Marianne et l'Europe” (Lamouche) type and appears to be uncancelled. Adjacent to it, the upper right stamp, in green, bears ”FRANCE” and ”2.00” (Francs), depicting a curly-haired bust, identified by web research as the 1977-81 ”Sabine” (Gandon) type, and bears a prominent circular postmark. Below, the lower left stamp, in red, marked ”2.20” (Francs) and ”REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE, ” depicts a female bust wearing a Phrygian cap, referencing ”AP. DELACROIX, ” and displays a lighter circular cancellation. Finally, the lower right stamp, in dark green, uncancelled, depicts a female bust in laureate profile with a denomination of ”0.30” (Francs) and ”REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE, ” being of the ”Marianne de Gandon” type. The presence of both franc and euro denominations suggests an issuance period spanning the mid- to late-20th century to the early 21st century for these common definitive series.