France is really going all out for the Olympics, ensuring every tiny detail is perfect for the occasion. Right down to the stamps visitors will be using to send postcards home to loved ones. On May 16 ...

French President Francois Hollande has chosen a controversial Ukrainian feminist known for her topless protests as the new incarnation of Marianne, one of France's national emblems, in a move that is ...

Paris-based Chinese artist Chen Jianghong displays the Year of Tiger commemorative stamps designed by him during an issuing ceremony in Paris, France, Jan. 22, 2022. French postal service company La ...

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A postage stamp depicting France’s cultural symbol Marianne has touched off a flurry of controversy after one of its creators revealed it was inspired by a topless feminist activist who hacked down a ...

It was supposed to be a straightforward new postage stamp to mark François Hollande's presidency: a more youthful depiction of Marianne, the feminine symbol of the French Republic, reflecting the ...

Chen Jianghong, a French artist of Chinese origin who designed a pair of stamps to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, signs for a philatelist in Paris, France, Jan. 26, 2024. France's La ...

France's inauguration for the newly-printed stamps with French national symbol "Marianne" in 2018. As of 2023, you might be able to replace this stamp with a digital code. (Photo by Nicolas TUCAT / ...

The stamp was designed by Stephane Humbert-Basset who signed copies at an event on Thursday Nearly 600,000 scratch-and-sniff postage stamps created to celebrate the artisan baguette have gone on sale ...

"For all those who ask who the model was for Marianne, it's a mix of several women, but particularly Inna Shevchenko," Olivier Ciappa, one of the stamp's designers, said on his Twitter account. The 23 ...