France 1956 Europa Maquette

On this 14th of July, French National Day, I would like to honor the 1956 French Europa stamp designer: Daniel Gonzague.

This “maquette” one of only 5 (incredibly scarce) of the French 1956 Europa stamp 30F as issued. The large maquette is hand signed by the stamp designer Daniel Gonzague whom won the design for the 1st EUROPA stamp in 1956 following a European wide competition in late 1955…