French Ceres
About French Ceres
The first stamps of France, featuring Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture. Designed by Jacques-Jean Barre. The Ceres design symbolized the French Republic and its agricultural heritage. The 1 franc vermillion Ceres is the rarest, with the color changed to brown after the first printing. The Ceres design was revived during the Third Republic. The goddess Ceres appeared on French stamps until 1900. The design is considered a classic of early French philately.
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