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FDC France “André MALRAUX (1901-1976) transfer ceremony to the Pantheon, 1996” (MALR96-2)

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No. MALR96-2: France 1996 - FDC Cover “November 23, 1996, Ceremony for the transfer of the ashes of André Malraux (1901-1976) to the Panthéon (Paris, France) - National tribute by the President of the Republic, Jacques Chirac”
- Postage: France 3.00F “André Malraux (1996)”
- Cancelled: Paris “National Assembly” November 23, 1996
- Postal link: “Strasbourg, Council of Europe”
- Print run No. 1/160 - Rare

André Malraux (1901-1976), writer, politician, French resistance fighter, Companion of the Liberation

A member of the French Resistance, he was taken prisoner by the Germans. In 1944, he commanded the Alsace-Lorraine Brigade, actively participating in the operation supporting General de Lattre's liberation of Strasbourg.

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.

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16/08/1996

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