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See also on this site Berlioz and Monaco.
Prince Albert I championed Berlioz in the Principality. See also on this site Royalty and nobility (Monaco).
150th anniversary of première of the Grande Messe des morts – Monaco 1987
All the following stamps and first day covers, except that of Prince Albert, were issued in Monaco on 26 April 1969, to commemorate Berlioz’s death on 8 March 1869.
Berlioz monument
in Monte-Carlo
The monument
itself was erected in March 1903 to mark the centenary
of Berlioz’s birth. At the inauguration ceremony Jules Massenet delivered the main
speech.
1. Stamps
Marche Hongroise
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Le Cabinet du Dr Faust
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La Taverne d’Auerbach
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Le Ballet des Sylphes
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Menuet des Follets
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La Chambre de Marguerite
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Forêts et Cavernes
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La Course à l’Abîme
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Le Ciel
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Colour trial for the Menuet des Follets
2. First-day covers
2. 1. Series A
2. 2. Series B
2. 3. Series C
2.4. Three covers from two
different series
Cover posted to a private address in Amiens, France
3. First-day issue postcards
Memorabilia main page
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