Framed 1962 French Red Cross Philatelic First Day

Updated September 4, 2026

Vintage French philatelic display commemorating. Features a Flamme Philatelique d’Angouleme program with architectural illustration and pencil signature, accompanied by a first-day cover bearing the two 1962 French Red Cross Christmas semi-postal stamps with Angouleme Dec. 8, 1962 first-day cancellations. Contemporary philatelic records confirm the 1962 Red Cross Christmas stamps were placed on sale December 8–9 in Angouleme with a temporary first-day post office. Artist or engraver signature underneath etching: unknown artist.&nbsp;<br> <br> This item is in pre-owned, previously displayed condition with light wear and surface markings. Please reference all photos for full condition details.<br> <br> Souvenir/Collectible: 15 3/4" x 15". Weight: 3.0 lb<br> <br> This item is originally from the collection of liquor icon Michel Roux. One of Mr. Roux’s signature spirits at Crillon was absinthe, the anise-flavored spirit known for its popularity among 19th-century artists like van Gogh and Toulouse-Lautrec. It was banned by the United States in 1912 amid concerns that wormwood, one of its ingredients, which contained thujone, caused hallucinations. In 2000, Mr. Roux introduced a legal absinthe, Absente, which used a sister botanical, Southern wormwood, with only trace amounts of thujone.

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