Hi Crocodile; Regarding paper stamps (and paper money) I have made similar observations. I collect paper money from severe inflationary periods. (i.e. Brazil, France 1794, Germany 1924, Russia 1918, etc.)
Another interesting series is the series of 20-Franc pieces issued by the French government from the days of the Revolution (i.e. ANXI)until 1914:
ANXI-AN14: Head of Napoleon, "Bonaparte Priemier Consul"/"Republique Francais"
1806-1808: Head of Napoleon, "Napoleon Empereur"/"Republique Francais"
1809-1815: Head of Napoleon, "Napoleon Empereur"/"Empire Francais"
1814-1824: Head of Louis XVIII, "Louis XVIII Roi De France"
1825-1830: Head of Charles X, "Charles X Roi De France"
1830-1846: Head of Louis Phillipe I, "Roi De France"
1848-1849: Winged Liberty, "Republique Francais"/"Liberte Egalite Fraternite"
1849-1851: Liberty Cap, "Republique Francais"/"Liberte etc."
1852-1852: Napoleon III, "Napoleon Bonaparte"/"Republique Francais"
1853-1870: Napoleon III "Napoleon III, Empereur"/"Empire Francais"
1871-1906: Winged Liberty, "Republique Francais"/"Liberte etc."
1906-1914: Female Liberty cap, "Republique Francais"/"Liberte etc."
(I typed this from the Third edition of World Gold Coins, and I am subject to error... If so, sorry. Some of these are available in decent condition pretty cheap. I keep a couple in my safety deposit box.)
The coin series pretty much says it all. A complete description of 19th century French government in their coinage
-- Carl |
