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Stamps

Also on page 234, in a chapter dedicated to the
vignettes of the time, you will see once again
that the mail can be used as an element of
propaganda, highlighting the symbols of the
Republic, for the greatest pleasure of our eyes.
Crowned allegory of the Republic (?) seated on
a plinth while leaning against an open chest. In
her left hand, she is holding bundles and an axe,
which were the roman symbols for republican
power, from which a spear emerges bearing a
crown topped with a Phrygian cap. In her right
hand, she is holding a cornucopia inscribed with
the words “Trésorerie Nat.le” that produces a
stream of coins.
Poize fecit (produced by Pierre Poize, an engra-
ver from Marseille and probably a member of
the Egyptian expedition as a printer).
Certificate concerning citizen Folisian, paymas-
ter of the Kléber division, confirming his good
conduct in terms of keeping accounts when he
was in Switzerland, Lausanne and Bern.
Issued in Cairo on 29 August 1798, signed
Esteve, paymaster general of the Army of the
Orient.

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