France 2023 - Garnerin & Labrosse

Description: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE We offer combined shipment when you purchase multiple different items, with an additional cost of only $0.50 per extra item. We also provide refunds for over-payments on shipping charges! (Please contact us if you need more details) “Here on October 22, 1797, the Frenchman André-Jacques Garnerin made the first parachute descent in history from a free balloon. » This sober inscription on a commemorative plaque hides an exploit which took place in Paris, at the location of current Monceau Park. That day, at an altitude of around 700 m, Garnerin jumped with a parachute of his own making and landed without damage. Among the admiring crowd, Jeanne Labrosse is unaware that her destiny is being played out... A student of the physicist Jacques Charles, inventor of the hydrogen balloon, Jacques Garnerin, born in 1769, took an early interest in the work of Blanchard, another father of parachuting. He wants to be an aeronaut, but the events of the Revolution thwart his plan. Commissioner of the Republic to the Northern Army, he participated in the war. After three years of captivity in Hungary, he returned to Paris in 1796. Named "public festival balloonist", he then set long distance records (395 km in a balloon between Paris and Germany) and parachute performances in front of an enthusiastic audience. Now a student of Garnerin, Jeanne Labrosse (1775-1847), despite official reluctance for "reasons of decency", made a solo flight aboard a balloon in 1798. She did not stop there: by launching taking her turn in the void from a balloon in 1799, she became the first woman parachutist in history. She married her mentor in 1802 and filed a patent in her husband's name the same year. They will perform numerous demonstrations together and increase the number of balloon trips in France and Europe. Garnerin died accidentally in 1823; his widow survived him by 24 years. Skydiving owes a lot to these pioneers. Through their observations, they improved the safety of parachutes: all balloons were equipped with them in the 19th century. Garnerin anticipated its military use: the 20th century proved him right. Specifications:Printing technique - IntaglioFace value - 2.32Theme - Famous PeoplePhysical Product Type - Fine Stamp BlocksPackaging - BlockNature of sending - Green letter (D+3)Type of bonding - GummedShipment destination - FranceMaximum weight - 100gLegal notices - block of one stamp (intaglio): creation: Benjamin Van Blancke based on photos Musée Carnavalet / Roger Viollet - (c) Aurimages - Engraving: Line FilhonAuthor - VAN BLANCKE BenjaminIssue date - 04/11/2023Format - Block 105 x 71.5 mm, stamp 52 x 40.85 mm Number of stamps per presentation - 1Number of stamps - 1Permanent validity - NoArea of validity - Departing from mainland France to France, Andorra and Monaco. Departing from mainland France to the French Overseas Territories and vice versa. Inside the DOM

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Location: Herndon, Virginia

End Time: 2023-12-13T17:26:26.000Z

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