8 Vintage French First Day Covers – “Les Hommes Célèbres” Series For Sale

Beautiful lot of 8 original First Day Covers (FDCs) from France’s \"Les Hommes Célèbres\" commemorative series, issued between 1971–1987. Each envelope features:

• A vibrant artistic cachet illustration of the honored figure

• Matching commemorative stamp(s)

• First Day of Issue postmarks from cities like Paris, Le Bourget, and St. Chevrodes

• Published by C.E.F. (Cachets Officiels Philatéliques de France)

1. Henri Farman – Aviation pioneer

2. Charles Richet – Nobel Prize-winning physiologist

3. Jean Rostand – Biologist and philosopher

4. Jacques Monod – Molecular biologist, Nobel laureate

5. Victor Grignard – Chemist (Grignard reaction)

6. Bernard Halpern – Immunologist

7. Eugène Jamot – Pioneer in tropical medicine

8. Alexandre Yersin – Discoverer of the plague bacillus

• Thematic collectors of science, medicine, or aviation

• Philatelists focusing on 20th-century France

• Display or education collections on historical STEM figures

• Fronts: Clean and bright illustrations; clear postmarks

• Backs: Some with light foxing or pencil catalog notations (e.g., “1987”, “800”)

• All 8 covers are stored together in a protective yellow plastic sleeve

• All envelopes unaddressed and in collectible condition