COVER N.68 - France

Postmark: Bureau Philatelique Toulouse Capitol 25JAN2022 
Posted on the 25th December; received on the 31st January
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Another nice cover from France with a couple of interesting stamps fell on my letterbox on the last day of January. Thanks a lot Marie-José.

Stamps. left to right:

Established in 1762 by Monseigneur Louis De Montmorency Laval, Bishop of Metz, Baccarat Crystals would become one of the most famous Cristal ware manufacturer in the world. On 01AUG2014 La Poste would pay homage to this famous French manufacturer by issuing two self-adhesive stamps in the shape of an heart, an item many times produced in crystal by Baccarat, adorned with the silhouettes of  two of the crystal items that the manufacturer is famous for: a chandelier, for the 0,61€ stamp and a drinking glass for the 1,02€ stamp. 

The Solar Impulse, Pioneer of the Ecological transition, so reads the legend on the 1,08€ stamp that was issued on 21JUN2021, highlighting the fact that the energetic transition from fossil fuels to sustainable sources is here to stay and has already taken to the air. 

Drawing on the experience accumulated with the Solar Impulse I,  Adré Borshberg and Betrand Piccard have created the Solar impulse 2 demonstrating the viability of electric powered aircraft (in this case solar powered aircraft) for the future of aviation. Solar impulse 2, accomplished a full round the world flight, from ant to Abu-Dabhi in the course of 16 months, from March 2015 to June 2016.

The stamps carry the postmark of the Philatelic Bureau of Toulouse.