2nd World War - 2 FAUX de la RESISTANCE bearing the effigy o - Lot 153

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2nd World War - 2 FAUX de la RESISTANCE bearing the effigy o - Lot 153
2nd World War - 2 FAUX de la RESISTANCE bearing the effigy of GENERAL DE GAULLE instead of Pétain* and 1 F 50 brown bearing the effigy of Marshal PETAIN from Bersier. ** * 1 F 50 De Gaulle: engraved in 1943 by Robert Thirin and printed in sheets of 9 by Georges Fonat and Georgette Houde of the "Combat" network in Nice. To taunt the occupying forces, this stamp was used on letters, especially in the Midi region, with the complicity of postal workers. ** 1 F 50 Pétain: issued by the "Défense de la France" network, formed in student circles, which focused particularly on counter-propaganda and the underground press. These stamps were used to mail underground newspapers, with the balance sold in Paris at the Liberation. nine ** for De Gaulle; normally without gum for Pétain.
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