

FRANCE-RUSSIA Mixed postage
France 2.80f “de Gaulle, la Victoire 1995“ French philatelic cancellation Moscow “La Victoire“ 09.05.1995
Russia 250r “50 years Victory 1945-1995“ (Note: exists in 3 variants of stamps “Conference of Yalta“, “Conference of Potsdam (Berlin)“ or “Air raids in Manchuria“) + France 60c (or 1Fr) “Marianne de Dulac“ (1945) Illustrated cancellation Moscow “50th anniversary of the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945“ 09.05.1995
Collector's Edition of 50 numbered copies - Rare
Moscow, May 9, 1995 - Arrived aboard the Presidential Concorde F.BVFA from Paris and Berlin, François Mitterrand was welcomed as an exceptional guest by the Russian authorities during the May 9 ceremonies celebrating the 50th anniversary of the victory over Nazism . It was up to him, after his host, President Boris Yeltsin, to make a first toast to the Kremlin, on the occasion of the dinner offered to some 55 Heads of State and Government who made the trip from Moscow.
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