FRANCE - 1929 March: An 50 centimes dull blue postage stamp depicting portrait of Joan of Arc on horseback. 500th anniversary of the relief of Orleans by the French forces led by Joan of Arc. She was a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the coronation of Charles VII of France during the Hundred Years' War. Stating that she was acting under divine guidance, she became a military leader who transcended gender roles and gained recognition as a savior of France

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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: 2800px × 3300px
Location: Orleans, France
Photo credit: © World of Stamp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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