FRANCE - 1938: An 3 francs carmine-brown postage stamp depicting panorama on Palace of the Popes (Palais des Papes), is a historical palace located in Avignon, Southern France. It is one of the largest and most important medieval Gothic buildings in Europe. Once a fortress and palace, the papal residence was a seat of Western Christianity during the 14th century. Since 1995, the Palais des Papes has been classified, along with the historic center of Avignon, as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, for its outstanding architecture and historical importance for the Papacy

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France. Postage stamps All this postage stamps, as a physical objects, is part of a private collection owned by the author of the image

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Size: 5300px × 3500px
Location: Avignon, France
Photo credit: © World of Stamp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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