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3 FDC France Portugal Monaco "Centenary of Jean Monnet 1888-1988 Father of Europe" (PE159-62)

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No. PE159-62: 3 First Day Covers (FDC) France, Portugal, Monaco 1988 “Centenary of the birth of Jean Monnet (1888-1979), Father of Europe”

(Transferred to the Panthéon, Paris in 1988)

- Postmarked France, Portugal, and Monaco “Jean Monnet 1888-1988”

- Illustrated “First Day” cancellation Cognac (France), Lisbon (Portugal), and Monaco, May 9-26, 1988

- Postal link “Strasbourg, Session of the European Parliament” (arrival stamp on the reverse)

- Print run No. 1/600 - Rare

Jean Monnet (1888-1979), a high-ranking civil servant, champion of Atlanticism and free trade, and considered one of the "Fathers of Europe."

A staunch Europhile, he was a key figure in European integration and construction, and is regarded as one of the "Founding Fathers of Europe."

A philatelic envelope, designed by Historiaphil© (Philately Kiosk of the European Parliament, Strasbourg, France) commemorates the highlights of the Strasbourg plenary session of the European Parliament. It was produced as a continuation of the collection of philatelic envelopes bearing witness since 1949 to the history of Europe and its institutions. Its edition is limited and numbered.

PE159-62
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03/05/1988

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