Marianne de Dulac

France · 1945 · 1F50

The stamp features a left-facing allegorical bust of Marianne, a national symbol of France, with 'RF' and 'POSTES' text. The design is known as 'Marianne de Dulac'.

Issued in post-liberation France after World War II, the Marianne de Dulac series symbolized the re-establishment of the French Republic. It was designed by Edmund Dulac and served as a definitive issue during a period of national rebuilding.