Portraits of areas

The block-layers Portraits of areas are block-layers of ten postage stamps emitted by La Poste Frenchwoman since 2003, at a rate of two layers per annum.

The stamps of the block illustrate by photographs of the tourist and gastronomical aspects of the France. They are classified in two topics: “France with living” for the Folklore and the Gastronomy, “France to be seen” for the tourist sites.

These blocks are appeared as a long layer (28,6 cm X 11 cm) where are put on page the ten stamps. Their facial value corresponds to the stamping from the letter of less than 20 G bound for France (and of Western Europe before March 1st, 2005). A complete layer sold 5 euros in 2003 and 2004 can free only a letter with the economic tariff from 500 to 750 grams towards the countries of Western Europe (zone A).

These stamps are available in layer of ten different stamps, printed in Héliogravure and put on page by Bruno Ghiringhelli. A “Livre stamped” annual is sold with the two blocks of the year. Each emission is in addition accompanied by the publication of a “notebook of illustrated voyage” of Aquarelle S in connection with the subjects of the stamps.

Portraits of areas is the second operation of large layers after the series the Century with the wire of the stamp of 2000 to 2002. Because of the number of subjects evoked by only one block, it makes it possible with the Post office to organize demonstrations First day in several towns of France and to thus approach an audience larger than the only philatelists.

2003

A stamped book including/understanding the two blocks of the year was published prefaced by the cook Joel Robuchon.

France with living 2003

Emitted the May 26th, 2003, they represent:

like traditional dishes: the Camembert cheese, the Cassoulet, the Crepe, the Foie gras and vineyards of Champagne,
to illustrate the folklore: bathing huts in seaside, the character of Puppet, the Fishing with the sail needle, the Game of bowls and the Porcelain.

Notebook of voyage illustrated by Constant Michel.

France to see 2003

Emitted the September 10th, 2003, they represent:

like monuments: the Triumphal arch of the Star, the Castle of Chenonceau and the Bridge of Gard,
like natural places: the Mont Blanc and the Point of the Strong current,
like elements of typical contruction of an area: an Alsatian house , a Basque house , a farmhouse of Provence, roofs of Burgundy and a Corsica tower génoise in .

Notebook of voyage illustrated by Jeanne-Elisabeth Maupin.

During the first quarter 2007, the stamp “the Triumphal arch” is re-emitted in the shape of a layer of ten stamps himself-holding with pre-personalized labels containing the sentence “I like Paris” in ten languages. The mentions of the stamp are modified and the new facial value is a practical value “priority Letter 20g” (0,54 € at October 1st, 2006). The layer is sold 8,20 € for 5,40 € of facial.

2004

A stamped book including/understanding the two blocks of the year was published prefaced by the gastronomical guide Jean-Luc Petitrenaud.

France with living 2004

Emitted the March 29th, 2004, the stamps represent:

like traditional dishes: the Clafoutis, the Oyster S, the Bread, the Lorraine Quiche and vineyards of the Beaujolais wine,
to illustrate the folklore: the Bagad, the Cap Madras, the Race landaise, the cutlery and a market of Provence.

Notebook of voyage illustrated by Claude Perchat.

France to see 2004

Emitted the September 20th, 2004, the stamps represent:

like monuments: the Castle of Chambord, Notre-Dame de Paris and the Headlight of the Cape-Tag.
like natural places: the Creek S of Blackcurrant and the Gorges of the Tarn,
like typical structural components of an area: a Country cottage of the the Alps, the castles Cathares, a house Norman, a house |troglodytic and a mill of North.

Notebook of voyage illustrated by Philippe Delord.

2005

France with living 2005

Emitted the March 21st, 2005, the stamps represent:

like traditional dishes: the Bouillabaisse, the Cane with sugar, the Cantal (cheese), the Sauerkraut and the rillettes.
to illustrate the folklore: the guingettes, the Clock industry comtoise, the water tournaments, the Basque Ball, the Lullaby P' tit quinquin of Alexandre Desrousseaux.

Notebook of voyage illustrated by Marc Taraskoff.

France to see 2005

Emitted the September 17th, 2005, the stamps represent:

like monuments: the megalithic Alignment of Carnac, the Headlight of Stiff on the island of Ushant, quays of the Seine to Paris.
like natural places: the dune of Pilat , the cliff S of Étretat, the Lake Annecy.
like typical structural components of an area: a Borie of the Luberon, a Laundrette, a house solognote, a Pigeon to deny.

The illustration of the stamp “Quays of the Seine” was emitted on envelope préaffranchie in a temporary post office installed with Paris-Beach as of on July 13rd, 2005.

Notebook of voyage illustrated by Catherine Dubreuil.

2006

France with living 2006

Emitted the March 27th, 2006, the stamps represent:

like traditional dishes: the Butter, the Coffee (with sight on Notre-Dame de Paris), the Olive oil, the Mirabelle plum and the roquefort.
to illustrate the folklore: the Carnival (First day with the the Antilles), the Market gardens of Amiens, the salt-water Marshes, the Transhumance (photography in the the Pyrenees) and the Grape harvest.

Notebook of voyage illustrated by Alain Bouldouyre. This notebook is sold with ten layers decorated with a watercolour and carrying each one one of the stamps of the emission usable on the mail.

During the demonstration first day of Paris, organized in a Brewery, the restorer and TV host Maïté carry out the preparation of receipts starting from the mets timbrifiés during this emission.

France to see 2006

Emitted the September 25th, 2006, the stamps represent:

like natural places: the creeks of Corsica Piana in (spelled in the singular on the stamp), the forest of Brocéliande place of the cycle arthurien, the throats of the Ardeche and the Volcanos of Auvergne;
like monuments: the Castle of Chaumont-sur-Loire, the Small cross of Cannes, the cave of Heavy (or Cave of Massabielle, place of the Pilgrimage of Doors), the Hotel of the Invalids to Paris photographed of night, the mill of Valmy whose rebuilding was completed during the summer 2005;
like typical construction of an area: Catalan towers being used for the guet of forest fires in the the Eastern Pyrenees.

The notebook of voyage is illustrated by Christelle Guenot. It includes/understands the ten stamps in the shape of ten illustrated layers.

2007

France to be seen

Emitted the February 26th, 2007, the stamps represent:

like natural places: seen in spring or in summer of the Balloon of Alsace, the cascade of the river Doubs, the Forest of Fontainebleau and the edges of the Loire.
like monuments: the Channel of the South, the Castle of Chantilly,
like cities or villages: Beam-of-Provence in the Alpilles, Saint-Malo and its fortifications vis-a-vis the ocean, Saint-Tropez by a sight of the old village, bell-tower of the church of the 18th century, port and Massive of the Moors.

The stamp “the solid mass of Large-Chartreuse” is illustrated of a photograph of Large-Chartreuse, head office about the Chartreux, including/understanding a sight of the Massif of Chartreuse.

The notebook of voyage is illustrated by Bernard Johner. It includes/understands the ten stamps in the shape of ten illustrated layers.

Two of ten stamps are erroneous. The photography of the stamp “the balloon of Alsace” is a photograph of the balloon of Guebwiller. The stamp “cascades Doubs” is in fact the source of the Lison, affluent of the Doubs.

France with living

Emitted the 1 {{er}} October 2007, the stamps represents:

a food of the French Gastronomy, the melon;
seven traditional objects: the beret, a Charente-native and the Household soap;
three historical craft industries: the Perfume of Fatty (a basket of petals of flowers), the S2evres china, the tapestries of Aubusson;
three folk traditions : giant of North, the Lyons stopper and the Gone of Christmas.

The notebook of voyage is illustrated by Genevieve Marot. It includes/understands the ten stamps in the shape of ten illustrated layers.

See too

Sources

Catalog of quotations of stamps of France , ED. Dallay, 2005-2006.
the pages “Innovations France” of the magazines the Echo of philately and Stamps magazine

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