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WILD CATS
| Issue | Item code | Item type | Face value | Remarks |
| 1916 Field Stationary | FR19160000 SER LC 1 | Military Letter Sheet | PP | Lion Lion of Belfort Wild Cat Art Lion of Belfort (in cachet) Field Letter Card for military personnel |
| 1917 Field Postcards | FR19170000 SER PC 1 | Military Field Postcard | PP | Lion Lion of Belfort Wild Cat Art Lion of Belfort (in cachet) Field Postcard for military personnel |
| 1961 Pierre Puget (1620-1694, painter, sculptor, architect) | FR19610520 ST 0_20__0_10 | Stamp | 0.20 + 0.10 | Lion Wild Cat Art Sculpture of a lion attacking a man |
| FR19610520 FDC 0_20__0_10 | First Day Cover | 0.20 + 0.10 | Lion Wild Cat Art Sculpture of a lion attacking a man (on stamp and cachet) Marseille |
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| 1967 Belfort Lion Slogan Postmark | FR19670000 PMK 90000 | Slogan Postmark | - | Lion Statue Lion of Belfort "Belfort - Carrefour - Alsace. Vosges. Franche Comté" 90 Belfort Ppal - Territoire de Belfort If you know the exact dates of use for this postmark, please let us know |
| 1967 50th Anniversary of Lions International | FR19671028 ST 0_40 | Stamp | 0.40 | Lions Club Logo For this stamp overprinted in CFA-Francs, see Réunion |
| FR19671028 FDC 0_40 | First Day Cover | 0.40 | Lions Club Logo (on stamp) Lion (on cachet) For this stamp overprinted in CFA-Francs, see Réunion |
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| 1970 10th Anniversary of Thionville Lions Club | FR19700000 PMK 57100 | Slogan Postmark | - | Lions Club Logo "Lions-Club de Thionville - 10e anniversaire 1960-1970 - Gala de bienfaisance 57 Thionville, Moselle If you know the exact dates of use of this item, please let us know |
| 1971 25th Autumn Stamp Fair | FR19711105 PMK 75000 | Commemorative Postmark | - | Lion "XXVe Salon Philatélique d'Automne - La Faune et la philatélie" Paris, 5 Nov 1971 |
| 1974 Navy Days | FR19740608_09 PMK 50130 | Commemorative Postmark | - | Tiger "Journées Marine - Clemenceau" 50 Cherbourg 8 - 9 June 1974 |
| 1985 Esso Meter Frank | FR1985 MF ESS 33130 | Meter Frank | - | Tiger "Esso Super Oil" and running tiger in rectangle 33130 Begles, Gironde Machine no. KL 2236 |
| 1986 School Ship "Lion" | FR1986 MIL LION | Military Ship Cachet | - | Lion General cachet If you know the dates of use for this cachet, please let us know |
| 1988 School Ship "Tigre" | FR1988 MIL TIGRE | Military Ship Cachet | - | Tiger General cachet If you know the dates of use for this cachet, please let us know |
| 1990 Signé Royale Meter Frank | FR1990 MF SIG 75010 | Meter Frank | - | Lion Signé Royale Logo 75 Paris 50 - rue St. Denis 10e Machine no. P. 73059 |
| 1991 40th National Lions Convention | FR19940524_25 PMK 94300 | Commemorative Postmark | - | Lions Club Logo "40e Convention Nationale" 94 Vincennes 24-25 May 1991 |
| 1993 42nd National Comvention of Lions Clubs | FR19930000 PMK 14800 | Slogan Postmark | - | Lions Club Logo "XXXXIIe Convention Nationale des Lions Clubs de France - 13.14.15 mai 1993 - Deauville" 14 Deauville, Calvados Earliset use we have seen: 26 March 1993 Latest use we have seen: 26 March 1993 If you know the exact dates of use for this item, please let us know |
| 1993 Greeting Stamps - The Pleasure of Writing | FR19931021 ST 2_80 3 | Stamp | 2.80 | Cartoon Tiger Stamp from sheets and booklet 1 perf. 13.25:12.00 MI 2984A |
| FR19931021 ST 2_80 15 | Stamp | 2.80 | Cartoon Tiger Stamp from booklet 2 perf. 12.50:12.25 MI 2984C |
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| FR19931021 BK 33_60 1CoverPane |
Booklet | 33.60 | Cartoon Tiger (on one stamp) There's also a Cat in this booklet, and it is also listed in Domestic Cats perf. 13.25:12.00 MI MH32A |
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| FR19931021 BK 33_60 2CoverPane |
Booklet | 33.60 | Cartoon Tiger (on one stamp) There's also a Cat in this booklet, and it is also listed in Domestic Cats perf. 12.50:12.25 MI MH32C |
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| 1994 Regional Ploughing Final (?) | FR19940000 PMK 90000 | Slogan Postmark | - | Lion Statue Lion of Belfort "Finale régionale de labours - Les 3 et 4 Sept. 1994 - C-D-J-A 90 - Belfort Theatre" 90 Belfort RP - T. de Belfort If you know the exact dates of use for this postmark, please let us know |
| 1995 Safari de Peaugres Meter Frank | FR1995 MF SAFA 07340 | Meter Frank | - | Lion "Peaugres Ardêche - Village du Safari - Dafari de Peaugres - 07340 Peaugres" 07 Peaugres, Ardêche Earliest use we have seen: 27 July 1995 Latest use we have seen: 27 July 1995 If you know the exact dates of use for this item, please let us know |
| 1997 Lions Club's National Action 1996 - 1998 | FR19970000 PMK 59420 | Slogan Postmark | - | Lions Club Logo "Le don d'organes et de tissus - s'informer est essentiel - Actions nationale Lions 1996 1998" 59 Mouvaux - Nord If you know the exact dates of use for this postmark, please let us know |
| 1998 Ancerville Slogan Postmark | FR19980000 PMK 55170 | Slogan Postmark | - | Lion "Ancerville - Une des capitales du tube inox" ("Ancerville - One of the stainless steel tubes capitals") 55 Ancerville, Meuse If you know the exact dates of use for this postmark, please let us know |
| 1999 Transports Sotroff | FR1999 MF SOTROFF 69280 | Meter Frank | - | Lion Transports Sotroff Logo and address 69280 St. Pierre de Chandieu, Rhone Earliest use we have seen: 16 Dec 1999 Latest use we have seen: 16 Dec 1999 If you know the exact dates of use for this item, please let us know |
| 2004 PAP Belfort | FR20040200 PSE NVI 90000 1 | Pre-stamped Envelope | NVI (0.50 on issue) | Lion Statue Lion of Belfort (in cachet) "Le Lion de Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi" If you know the exact date of issue for this item, please let us know MI ??? (with localized cachet) |
| FR20040200 PSE NVI 90000 2 | Pre-stamped Envelope | NVI (0.50 on issue) | Lion Statue Lion of Belfort (in cachet) "Le Château" If you know the exact date of issue for this item, please let us know MI ??? (with localized cachet) |
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| 2005 Ancerville (Meuse) Local PAP | FR20050200 PSE 20g 55170 1 | Pre-stamped Envelope | 20g (0.53 on issue) | Lion Statue (in cachet) The Ancerville Lion Wild Cat Art Local PAP If you know the exact date of issue for this item, please let us know MI ??? (with localized cachet) |
| 2005 The 14th Arrondissement in 1900
(this has previously been wrongly listed as issued in 2006) |
FR20050627 PSE 20g 75014 1 | Pre-stamped Envelope | 20g (0.53 at time of issue) | Lion Statue Lion of Belfort (in cachet) La Fête du Lion, place Denfert-Rochereau Old postcard showing the Lion of Belfort statue at place Denfert-Rocherau in Paris MI U537[.01] |
| FR20050627 PSE 20g 75014 2 | Pre-stamped Envelope | 20g (0.53 at time of issue) | Lion Statue Lion of Belfort (in cachet) Le Lion de Belfort, place Denfert-Rochereau Lion of Belfort statue at place Denfert-Rocherau in Paris MI U537[.02] |
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| 2006 Philatelic Counter at Denfert-Rochereau Post Office | FR20060000 PMK 75014 | Pictorial Postmark | - | Lion Statue Lion of Belfort Handstamp used at the Philatelic Counter at Denfert Rochereau Post Office in Paris If you know the exact dates of use for this postmark, please let us know |
| 2006 Belfort Tourisme Slogan | FR20060000 PMK 90000 | Slogan Postmark | - | Lion Statue Lion of Belfort 90 Belfort CTC - Territoire de Belfort If you know the exact dates of use for this postmark, please let us know |
| 2006 6th Comic Art Festival of Mouins | FR20060311 PSE 20g 1 | Pre-stamped Envelope | 20g (0.53 at time of issue) |
Cartoon Lion (on cachet) Stamp indicium: Piccasso |
| FR20060311 PSE 20g 2 | Pre-stamped Envelope | 20g (0.53 at time of issue) |
Cartoon Lion (on cachet) Stamp indicium: Blue Prêt-à-poster imprint |
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| 2006 Training Ship "Lynx" | BE20060708_09 MIL | Naval Cachet | - | Eurasian Lynx Commemmorative cachet for the "Open Doors" at Zeebrugge Naval Base "Portes ouvertes internationales - Base Naval de Zeebrugge 8-9 juillet 2006 - Batiment École Lynx A751" Being used in a Belgian port and principally on letters with Belgian franking, this cachet is also listed under Belgium. |
| 2006 UNESCO Service Stamps | FR20061207 SE 0_60 1 | Service Stamp | 0.60 | Siberian Tiger with BLACK stripes Service stamp only valid if mailed from the UNESCO headquarters in Paris This stamp is known both with and without phosphor stripes at the sides |
| FR20061207 SE 0_60 2 | Service Stamp | 0.60 | Siberian Tiger with BROWN stripes Service stamp only valid if mailed from the UNESCO headquarters in Paris |
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| FR20061207 FDC 0_60 1 | First Day Cover | 0.60 | Siberian Tiger (on stamp and on cachet) |
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| 2007 Dermo Hygiène France Meter Frank | FR2007 MF DER 13813 | Meter Frank | - | Lion DHF Logo 13813 Vitrolles Machine no. 779388 |
| 2007 Laboratoire Leo Meter Frank | FR2007 MF LEO 78054 | Meter Frank | - | Lion Leo Pharma Logo 78054 Yvelines Machine no. 126304 |
| 2007 St Maixent l’École Local PSE I | FR20070000 PSE NVI 79403 | Pre-stamped Envelope | 20g Inland (0.54 on time of issue) | Lion Statue (in cachet) Wild Cat Art Same cachet as on FR20070816 PSE NVI 79403 and FR20090000 PSE NVI 79403 Stamp indicum: Red Marianne de Lamouche If you know the exact date of issue for this item, please let us know |
| 2007 Nature - Endangered Species of the Overseas Departments | FR20070428 ST 0_60 | Stamp | 0.60 | Jaguar Issued both in ordinary sheets and in MS MI 4245 |
| FR20070428 MS 2_54 | Miniature Sheet | 2.54 | Jaguar (on one stamps and on selvedge) MI B76 |
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| FR20070428 FDC 0_60 1 | First Day Cover | 0.60 | Jaguar (on stamp, cachet and in postmark) FDP from Paris |
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| FR20070428 FDC 0_60 2 | First Day Cover | 0.60 | Jaguar (on stamp and in postmark) FDP from Terre de Haut, Guadeloupe |
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| FR20070428 FDC 0_60 3 | First Day Cover | 0.60 | Jaguar (on stamp, cachet and in postmark) FDP from Le Robert, Martinique |
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| FR20070428 FDC 0_60 4 | First Day Cover | 0.60 | Jaguar (on stamp, cachet and in postmark) FDP from Cayenne, French Guyana |
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| FR20070428 FDC 0_60 5 | First Day Cover | 0.60 | Jaguar (on stamp, cachet and in postmark) FDP from La Plaine des Cafres, Réunion |
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| 2007 4th Salon de l'image et de l'écrit | FR20070609_10 PMK 86500 | Commemorative postmark | - | Lion "4e Salon de l'image et de l'écrit" 86500 Montmorrillon 9 -10 June 2007 |
| 2007 St Maixent l’École Local PSE II | FR20070816 PSE NVI 79403 | Pre-stamped Envelope | NVI | Lion Statue (in cachet) Wild Cat Art Same cachet as on FR20070000 PSE NVI 79403 and FR20090000 PSE NVI 79403 Stamp indicum: NF-Environnement |
| 2007 Mulhouse Zoo | FR20071019 PSE NVI 68100 1 | Pre-stamped Envelope | NVI | Tiger (on cachet) 1 of 5 envelopes dedicated to the Mulhouse Zoo |
| 2008 PAP Nord-Pas-de-Calais | FR20080000 PSE NVI 59221 Front Back |
Pre-stamped Envelope | NVI | Lion Statue of Bauvin (on back and front) If you know the date of issue for this PAP, please let us know. |
| 2008 Festicart 2008 | FR20080000 PSE 20g 95880 | Pre-stamped Envelope | 20g | Lion (on cachet) "20ème féstival de la carte postale et du graphisme" ("20th festival of the postcard and graphic art") Local PAP from 95880 ENGHIEN-LES-BAINS If you know the date of issue for this PAP, please let us know. |
| 2008 Year of the Rat | FR20080126 MS NVI | Miniature Sheet | NVI (2.70 on issue) | Tiger (on selvedge) Year of the Tiger |
| 2008 9th International Circus Festival in Domont | FR20080400 NVI 95330 1 | Pre-stamped Envelope | NVI (0.55 on issue) | Tigers (on cachet) |
| 2008 18th Sculpture Festival | FR20080501 PMK 88250 | Commemorative Postmark | - | Lion 18e Festival de Sculpture, 88 La Bresse |
| 2008 Red Cross - The Circus | FR20080615 ST 0_55 | Stamp | 0.55 | Lion |
| FR20080615 MS 5_10 | Miniature Sheet | 5.10 | Lion (on one of 6 stamps) MS sold at a premium for the benefit of the Red Cross |
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| FR20080630 BK 19_80 | Prestige Booklet (or book) | 19.80 | Lion (on stamp and booklet pane selvedge) Tiger (on booklet pane selvedge) Book titled "Le timbre voyage avec ... Le Cirque" ("The Stamps travels with... the Circus"), 275 x 213 mm, 88 pages including one single stamp pane for each of the 6 stamps in the series |
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| 2008 Phi@poste Service Envelope 3 | FR20080700 PSE SE PP | Prepaid Service Envelope | PP | Lion Service Envelope for Phil@aposte Service Centre showing FR20080615 MS 5_10 in the cachet 299 x 162 mm |
| 2008 Beijing Olympics | FR20080728 MS 5_50 | Miniature Sheet | 5.50 | Stone Lions (on selvedge) |
| 2008 1st Cat Show in Réunion | FR20080914 PSE NVI | Pre-stamped Envelope | NVI (Inland Priority - 0.55 at time of issue) | Jaguar (in stamp imprint) Domestic cats in cachet |
| 2008 Belfort Regional Exhibition | FR20080920 PMK 90300 | Comemmorative Postmark | - | Lion Belfort Lion "Où sont passés nos papillons?" 90300 Sermamagny, 20 Sep. 2008 |
| 2008 Red Cross Booklet | FR20081110 ST NVI 2 | Stamp | NVI (0.55 at time of issue) | Lion Self-adhesive stamp from booklet |
| FR20081110 BK NVI Cover Inside |
Booklet | 10 x NVI stamps + 1.80 (= 7.30 at time of issue) | Lions (on stamps and cover) Tiger (on booklet cover only) |
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| 2009 St Maixent l’École Local PSE | FR20090000 PSE NVI 79403 | Pre-stamped Envelope | NVI (Inland Priority - 0.55 on issue) | Lion Statue (in cachet) Wild Cat Art Same cachet as on FR20070816 PSE NVI 79403 and FR20070000 PSE NVI 79403 Stamp indicum: Red Marianne de Beaujard If you know the exact date of issue for this item, please let us know |
| 2009 Year of the Ox | FR20090110 MS 5x20g | Miniature Sheet | 5 x 20g (2.75 on issue) | Tiger (on selvedge) Year of the Tiger |
| 2009 Regional Personalised Stamps (Collectors Timbrés) | FR20090427 ST 20g 133 | Stamp | 20g (0.56 at time of issue) | Lion Wild Cat Art Faience Figurine from Angoulême Self Adhesive Stamp from booklet "Personalised" Stamp issued by La Poste and sold in post offices in Poitou-Charentes and from the Philatelic Service |
| FR20090427 BK 10x20g 14 | Booklet | 10 x 20g (sold at 7.49 at time of issue (franking value 5.60)) | Lion Wild Cat Art Faience Figurine from Angoulême (on one stamp) Self Adhesive Booklet of 10 Regional "Personalised" Stamps issued by La Poste and sold in post offices in Poitou-Charentes and from the Philatelic Service |
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| 2009 Computer Postage "Montimbrenligne" - new designs II | FR20090500 COM 12 | Computer Postage Imprint | Avail-able in all postage rates | Cheetahs Downloadable "stamp" imprint Can be found in both colour an B&W depending on printer |
| 2009 Extinct and Endangered Species | FR20090620 MS 2_72 | Miniature Sheet | 2.72 | Snow Leopard (on selvedge) |
| 2009 Bordeaux Quarters PAPs | FR20090622 PSE 0_56 31 33000 | Pre-stamped Envelope | NVI (0.56 on issue) | Lion (in cachet) Wild Cat Art Lion statue from La Bastide in Bordeaux |
| 2009 Best Wishes | FR20091107 ST 20g 5 | Stamp | 20g (0.56 on issue) | Lion Self-adhesive stamp from booklet |
| FR20091107 BK 7_84 | Booklet | 14 x 20g (7.84 on issue) |
Lion (on one stamp and on cover) Booklet with all 14 stamps in set |
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| 2010 The Museum of Rouen | FR2010XXXX PSE NVI 76000 | Pre-stamped Envelope | NVI (0.56 or 0.58 on issue) | Leopard "Muséum de Rouen - 198, rue Beauvoisine - Rouen Local PAP If you know the date of issue for this item, please let us know |
| 2010 Year of the Tiger at Martinique | FR2010XXXX PSE NVI 97200 | Pre-stamped Envelope | NVI (0.56 on issue) | Tiger (in cachet) "Nouvel An Chinois à la Martinique - Année du Tugre" Local PAP If you know the date of issue for this item, please let us know |
| 2010 Phil@poste Service Envelope I | FR20100100 PSE SE PP | Pre-stamped Service Envelope | PP | Stylized Tiger Service Envelope for Phil@aposte Service Centre showing details from the 2010 YoT issue |
| 2010 WWF PAPs | FR20100108 PSE 20gW 2 | Pre-stamped Envelope | NVI (0.56 on issue) | Tiger (in cachet) WWF Logo in stamp indicum) |
| 2010 Year of the Tiger | FR20100115 ST 0_56 | Stamp | 0.56 | Tiger Year of the Tiger MI 4802 |
| FR20100115 MS 0_56 | Miniature Sheet | 3.00 (franking value 0.56) | Tiger (on stamp and selvedge) Year of the Tiger Single-stamp MS from Souvenir Pack MI B124 |
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| FR20100115 MS 2_80 | Miniature Sheet | 2.80 | Tiger (on stamps and selvedge) MS with 5 x FR20100115 ST 0_56 |
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| FR20100115 FDC 0_56 | First Day Cover | 0.56 | Tiger (on stamp and postmark) | |
| FR20100115 FDP 75000 | First Day Postmark | - | Tiger "Nouvel an chinois - Année du tigre" Paris 15 January 2010 |
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| 2010 Congress of Lions Clubs in Eastern France | FR20100411 PMK 51100On Comm. Cover |
Commemorative Postmark | - | Lions Club Logo "Congrés Lions Clubs District Est" 51100 Reims 11 April 2010 |
| 2010 National Convention of Lions International | FR20100521_22 PMK 21000 1 | Commemorative Postmark | - | Lions Club Logo "59e Convention Nationale - District Multiple 103 France" 21000 Dijon 21-22 May 2010 11 April 2010 |
| FR20100521_22 PMK 21000 2 | Commemorative Postmark | - | Lions Club Logo "Action National 2010 - District Multiple 103 France - Lions Alzheimer" 21000 Dijon 21-22 May 2010 11 April 2010 |
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| 2010 Regional "Collectors" | FR20100612 ST 20g 97 | Stamp | 20g (0.56 on issue) | Lion "pre-personalised" self-adhesive stamp from booklet/folder of 10 stamps issued for all French regions and sold in the respective region. This stamp is from the "Collector" for Languedoc-Roussillon |
| FR20100612 BK 10x20g 10 | Booklet | 10 x 20g (sold at 8.90 / franking value 5.60 on issue) | Lion Booklet/folder of 10 "pre-personalised" self-adhesive stamps issued for all French regions and sold in the respective region. This stamp is from the "Collector" of Languedoc-Roussillon |
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| 2010 Saint-Etienne Sposrts Association | FR20101120 ST 20g 4 | Stamp | 20g (0.58 on issue) | Panther (upper body and footbal) Pre-personalized self-adhesive stamp (issued by the post office) MI |
| FR20101120 ST 20g 5 | Stamp | 20g (0.58 on issue) | Panther (full figure silhouette and footbal) Pre-personalized self-adhesive stamp (issued by the post office) |
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| FR20101120 ST 20g 6 | Stamp | 20g (0.58 on issue) | Panther (in club uniform) Pre-personalized self-adhesive stamp (issued by the post office) |
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| FR20101120 ST 20g 9 | Stamp | 20g (0.58 on issue) | Panther (head in shield) Pre-personalized self-adhesive stamp (issued by the post office) |
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| FR20101120 SH 9_90 | Sheetlet | 10 x 20g (sold at 9.90 - franking value 5.80 on issue) | Panther (in four stamps) Self-adhesive sheetlet with all 10 pre-personalized stamps in set |
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| 2011 Computer Postage "Montimbrenligne" - new designs | FR20110100 COM 16 | Computer Postage Imprint | Available in all postage rates | Snow Leopard Downloadable "stamp" imprint Can be found in both colour an B&W depending on printer |
| FR20110100 COM 28 | Computer Postage Imprint | Available in all postage rates | Eurasian Lynx Downloadable "stamp" imprint Can be found in both colour an B&W depending on printer |
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| FR20110100 COM 38 | Computer Postage Imprint | Available in all postage rates | Tiger Downloadable "stamp" imprint Can be found in both colour an B&W depending on printer |
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| FR20110100 COM 40 | Computer Postage Imprint | Available in all postage rates | Lion Downloadable "stamp" imprint Can be found in both colour an B&W depending on printer |
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| 2011 Year of the Rabbit | FR20110114 MS 2_90 | Miniature Sheet | 2.90 | Tiger (on selvedge) Year of the Tiger 5-stamp MS with all Lunar Zodiac animals in selvedge MI Unnumbered sheetlet |
| 2011 Fabrics of the World | FR20110118 ST 20g 5 | Stamp | 20g (0.58 on issue) | Lion Wild Cat Art 16th century Persian carpet 'Tapis de Mantes' Self-adhesive stamp from booklet MI 5031 I |
| FR20110118 BK 12x20g | Booklet | 12 x 20g (6.96 on issue) |
Lion (on one stamp and cover) Wild Cat Art Self-adhesive booklet MI MH??? |
Compiled by Geir Arveng with valuable help from Nahum Shereshevsky, Marci Jarvis, Shaun Stevens,
T.S. Tan, Greg Balagian, Jørgen Kristiansen, Eric Philippof, Frédéric Duchein and Timbres Magazine.
Latest update: 20 June 2011