French Polynesia 1976 American Bicentennial. Naval Battles
From Stamps of the World
- Issue date: 15th April 1976
- two values
- Designed and engraved by Jacques Combet
- Printed by: I.T.V.F., France
- stamp format: height 39½mm x width 40½mm
- Perforations: 13 x 13
24f ~ Battle of Les Saintes (The Saints), in West Indies, April 1782
39f ~ Battle of Chesapeake Bay (off revolutionary America), September 1781
- Note: the relevance of the Battle of The Saints to the American Bicentenary is that the same French fleet
was engaged in battles and blockades off America (blockade of Yorktown)