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The stamp features the Moulin Saint-Pierre (popularly known as Le Moulin d'Alphonse Daudet), a traditional 19th-century stone windmill situated on a hill in Fontvieille, Provence. Jules Piel’s fine line engraving presents the mill elevated above a stylized Provençal landscape, rendered in a rich blue ink that evokes the bright atmosphere of Southern France. The stamp was issued specifically to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the first publication of Daudet's Lettres de mon moulin. Printed in sheets of 50 stamps, its horizontal "monumental landscape" format was part of a popular trend in 1930s French philately that emphasized historical heritage and regional architecture over standard definitive portraits.
France · 1936

Le Moulin d'Alphonse Daudet – Fontvieille (Alphonse Daudet's Windmill)

Administration des Postes, Télégraphes et Téléphones

Used example not available.

The stamp features the Moulin Saint-Pierre (popularly known as Le Moulin d'Alphonse Daudet), a traditional 19th-century stone windmill situated on a hill in Fontvieille, Provence. Jules Piel’s fine line engraving presents the mill elevated above a stylized Provençal landscape, rendered in a rich blue ink that evokes the bright atmosphere of Southern France.

The stamp was issued specifically to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the first publication of Daudet's Lettres de mon moulin. Printed in sheets of 50 stamps, its horizontal "monumental landscape" format was part of a popular trend in 1930s French philately that emphasized historical heritage and regional architecture over standard definitive portraits.

Designer
Jules Piel
Printer
Atelier des Timbres-Poste
Printing method
Intaglio / Line Engraving
Approach
Engraving
Palette