

N°HLF15-6 : Maxi FDC FRANCE - USA "April 18, 2015 : 235 years after the Marquis de LAFAYETTE - Maiden Crossing HERMIONE - Starting from the Isle of Aix of the French Tall Ship of Liberty HERMIONE to United States - Official Ceremony in the Isle of Aix in the presence of Mr. HOLLANDE, President of France / June 5-7, 2015 : Stopover No. 4 of the Frigate HERMIONE in Yorktown (USA) / George WASHINGTON" (Size : 13,5 x 20,8 cm) 2015 :
Franked France 1 value Economic letter 20g grey "Marianne and Youth, 2015" on Private display unit "Hermione in the steps of Lafayette" postmarked in Isle of Aix dated April 18, 2015
+ Complementary postage USA 1 value First Class "US Flag" + 1 value 3c "200 years Birth of Lafayette, 1957" on Private display unit "Lafayette’s Voyage in U.S. - Yorktown" cancelled with philatelic cachet "Yorktown - Battle of Chesapeake 1781-2015 / French Fleet ‘Ville de Paris’, Commander De Grasse" (USA) dated June 5, 2015
+ Violet cachet Isle of Aix "Departure Frigate HERMIONE - Maiden Travel France-USA / Mr. HOLLANDE, President of France" dated April 18, 2015
+ Red cachet Yorktown "Stopover No. 4 - Cradle of American Independence" dated June 5-7, 2015
+ Postal link Yorktown (USA) - Strasbourg "Council of Europe" (France) with Mail Office cachet on back
Limited edition 50 copies - EXTREMELY RARE
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