La Poste Republique Française Cover

LA POSTE REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE on 9 May1998 issued a series of stamps commemorating "The Day of the Letter". Each stamp depicted a different era in the history of communication: 

- A dove carrying a letter, representing early forms of message delivery.

- An astronaut in space holding a letter, symbolising modern communication technology. 

- A knight on horseback with a letter, representing medieval mail delivery. 

- A runner in ancient Greek attire with a letter, referencing the marathon and early forms of written communication. 

Each stamp had a value of 3,00F. This cover has a postmark cancellation dated 8 April 2025.

Additionally, this cover has a La Poste stamp on it  honouring French citizens Jean Moulin, Jean Jaurès, and Victor Schœlcher who are interned at the Panthéon in Paris. The stamp was issued on 21 May 1981.

And lastly, French symbol Marianne de Luquet was issued in a then-new 2002 series of definitive stamps.