The first edition of Monaco’s 2024 Europe stamp is becoming a modern rarity. The inscription ‘Europe’ was initially omitted from the stamp design. Approximately 3,000 copies found their way into collectors’ hands before sales were halted and a corrected version was printed. It is worth taking a look at your collection, as the withdrawn stamp is now worth forty times its face value.
Collectors of French novelties can look forward to 355 new main numbers in their field. These are mainly high-quality intaglio stamps, which are particularly prized by philatelists. To simplify the handling of identical stamps, the editors have added many cross-references to the earlier motifs. Issues with these reissued motifs may also increase in value.
Thanks to the latest research findings, issue dates and print runs for the 1920s and 1930s have been added for France. The ‘Marshal Pétain’ stamps from 1942, which are difficult to differentiate, have been given new explanatory texts. Finally, the editors have updated the motif descriptions for the ‘Flora’ postage stamps from France and Andorra.
Brief information: 1,014 pages, 9,600 illustrations, 45,200 price evaluations, in colour, hardcover, retail price: 76 euros. ISBN: 978-3-95402-503-9. Available in bookshops and specialist retailers.
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