Traditional Costumes : Postage Stamps France

After The Netherlands and Belgium, we go now to France. This week I show you the 1943 series with regional French caps of the 18th century. For this series, issued in favor of the National Aid, the French Vichy government (French government from 1940 to 1944 who allied with Germany) wanted to strengthen the idea of regionalism in France, thinking perhaps that it would weaken the sense of patriotism. The Vichy stamps bear the mention of "France - Postes" instead of "Postes - République Française". Unfortunately, not the only time that traditional costumes were misused by politicians....


The regions on the stamps are:
Picardie (60c + 1f30)
Bretagne (1f20 + 2f)
Ile de France (1f50 + 4f)
Bourgogne (2f40 + 5f)
Auvergne (4f + 6f)
Provence (5f + 7f)