RARE Philately Treasure 2018 New - 10 sheets + the VOLTAIRE sheet

  

See scan 1 single sheet presented out of 10 (bs 41 to bs 50) + sheet VOLTAIRE (bs 50A). The 10 stamps from the golden age of intaglio for this 2018 issue + "Voltaire" block. All lovers of beautiful stamps have in their hearts some small wonders created during the golden age of intaglio.

The great names, which we all have in mind, have carried high the concern for artistic elegance and the rigor of the line, down to the smallest details. The collection "Treasures of Philately" brings together fifty of the most beautiful stamps issued between 1928 and 1959, which is the equivalent, for intaglio, of the famous thirty glorious years. These stamps will be reprinted at a rate of 10 per year and for five years.

Each stamp is printed on its individual sheet in five versions. The first version is made to be as faithful as possible to the original colors. And to give this collection a unique and historical character, the other four versions are each printed with a different intaglio color, respecting the aesthetics of the time. At the end of these five years, the set will be the centerpiece of your collection. The Treasures of Philately are completely new products.

Published each year in limited edition, they include 10 different stamps. Each stamp is printed in intaglio in 5 versions on an individual sheet: the first, faithful to the original colors, and the four others with colors respecting the aesthetics of the time. Offered as an indivisible sale, these sheets will allow you to continue an exceptional collection and enrich it with the 4 previous editions. Treasures of Philately set of 10 sheets of 5 stamps featuring the most beautiful stamps of France in intaglio. THE 10 STAMPS FROM THE GOLDEN AGE OF INTAGLIO FOR THIS 2018 ISSUE.

Carcassonne, (1938, n°: Y&T 392). Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune 1443 (1942, n°: Y&T 539). La Pérouse Albi - 1741 - Vanikoro - 1788 (1942, n°: Y&T 541). Pointe du Raz - Finistère (1946, n°: Y&T 764). Gargantua by Rabelais (1953, n°: Y&T 943).

Cathedral of Rouen (1957, n° Y&T: 1129). Pigeon Racing (1957, n°: Y&T 1091).