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Date of Issue: September 17, 1977
Pierre-Yves Tremois (b. 1921) is a French artist and sculptor who also mastered the art of engraving and etching, the latter of which earned him a place in the Academie de Beaus Arts. He collaborated with writers to create livre des artistes. One such collaboration was with Jean Rostand (see below), who wrote the text for Bestiare d'amour.
Scott No.:
Date of Issue: February 23, 1980
Series: Gastronomie Francais.
I feel sorry for the poor frog. He looks a bit worried. But maybe he and the snail are just scowling at the chicken, who has apparently already been plucked and is hiding behind the chef's hat.
Scott No.:
Date of Issue: February 21, 1987
Jean Rostand (1894-1977) was a French biologist, science writer, and philosopher. He studied amphibians (hence the frog cachets) and several quite wonderful quotes are attributed to him on The Internet: "My pessimism extends to to point of even suspecting the sincerity of pessimists" and "To be an adult is to be alone."
The first cachet is from La Numismatique Francaise.
Scott No.: 2491a
Date of Issue: June 24, 1995
Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695) was a French fabulist; these stamps were issued on the three hundredth anniversary of his death. In this story, a frog, impressed by the ox's size, tries to inflate himself until he is bigger. It doesn't, of course, end well for the frog.
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