Heroes of the Resistance
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Heroes of the Resistance was a set of stamps
issued from 1957 to 1961 by La Poste
, commemorating 26 members of the French Resistance
who died during the Occupation between 1940 and 1945 (apart from Edmond Debeaumarché, who died in 1959). Of the 26, two are Catholic monks and nuns and three are women.
Commemorative stamp
A commemorative stamp is a postage stamp, often issued on a significant date such as an anniversary, to honor or commemorate a place, event or person. The subject of the commemorative stamp is usually spelled out in print, unlike definitive stamps which normally depict the subject along with the...
issued from 1957 to 1961 by La Poste
La Poste
La Poste may refer to:* La Poste, the postal service of France* La Poste Suisse, the French name for Swiss Post* La Poste, the French name for De Post - La Poste - Die Post of Belgium* La Poste Tunisienne, the Tunisian postal service...
, commemorating 26 members of the French Resistance
French Resistance
The French Resistance is the name used to denote the collection of French resistance movements that fought against the Nazi German occupation of France and against the collaborationist Vichy régime during World War II...
who died during the Occupation between 1940 and 1945 (apart from Edmond Debeaumarché, who died in 1959). Of the 26, two are Catholic monks and nuns and three are women.