HLF15-17 : 2015 - Maxi FDC FRANCE-USA "Stopover 14 Castine - HERMIONE / LAFAYETTE"

N°HLF15-17 : Maxi FDC FRANCE - USA "April 18, 2015 : 235 years after the Marquis de LAFAYETTE - Maiden Crossing HERMIONE - Starting from the Isle of Aix of the French Tall Ship of Liberty HERMIONE to United States - Official Ceremony in the Isle of Aix in the presence of Mr. HOLLANDE, President of France / July 14, 2015 : Stopover No. 14 of the Tall Ship HERMIONE in Castine (USA) - 'Bastille' Day : Former Capital of Acadia, French Colony in North America" (Size : 13,5 x 20,8 cm) 2015 :

Franked France 1 value Economic letter 20g "Marianne and Youth, 2015" on Private display unit "Hermione in the steps of Lafayette" postmarked in Isle of Aix dated April 18, 2015
+ Complementary postage USA 1 value Forever "US Flag & Trees, 2014" on Private display unit "Lafayette’s Voyage in U.S. / Castine : Welcomes French Frigate Hermione / Bastille Day" + 1 value 5c "George Washington" postmarked in Castine dated July 14, 2015
+ Violet cachet Isle of Aix "Departure of HERMIONE / HOLLANDE" dated April 18, 2015 on back
+ Black cachet Castine "French Frigate L'Hermione on Bastille Day" dated July 14, 2015
+ Red cachet Castine "Stopover No. 14 - 'Bastille' Day Former Capital of Acadia" dated July 14, 2015
+ Postal link Castine - Strasbourg "Council of Europe" with Mail Office cachet on back

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