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Paris is the capital and most populous city of France. Situated on the Seine River, in the north of the country, it is at the heart of the Île-de-France region, also known as the région parisienneArcheological evidence shows that the site of Paris has been occupied by man since between 9800 and 7500 BCIn the 12th century, Paris was the largest city in the western world.

Postmark Examples

Paris cancels on Cards and Covers

1903 Paris to New York

1904 Paris to Bordeaux

1904 Paris to Nantes

1905 Paris to La Rochelle

1934 Paris to Saint Paul, Minnesota

Meter cancels (all periods and all districts)

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Selmer advertising meter cancel 1964

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Eiffelturm 1967

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Meter cancel 1987

Meter cancel 1987. SGS = International Testing, Inspection and Certification Services.

Meter cancel 1988

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Meter cancel 1994

Meter cancel 1997, Satas type S

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Meter cancel 2006

Meter cancel 2011, Neopost/Satas type L

Meter cancel 2012, Neopost/Satas type L

Meter cancel 2017, Neopost/Satas type L

Meter cancel 2018, Neopost/Satas type L

International Reply Coupons

Paris.60 Rue de la Convention 1935 receiving cancel

1935 Paris (FR) Cancelled. See also Tallinn and International Reply Coupons

PARIS CENTRE UNIVERSIAIRE 1972 IRC See also Mong Kok and International Reply Coupons

IRC issued at Paris-Madeleine in 2021. Model "Abidjan".

Main Office cancels 'Etoiles de Paris' - Star cancels and later cancels of the offices

The Ex Losange * lettering type refers to the previous identification of the office district name.
Click the links for Star cancellations and any later cancellation types

Etoile N°1 Place de la Bourse Ex Losange J	Etoile N°21 Rue Saint Antoine Ex Losange AS2
Etoile N°2 Rue Saint Lazare Ex Losange K	Etoile N°22 Rue du Helder Ex Losange KS
Etoile N°3 Place de la Madeleine Ex Losange E	Etoile N°23 Rue du Faubourg Saint Antoine Ex Losange BS1
Etoile N°4 Rue d’Enghien Ex Losange D	Etoile N°24 Rue de Cléry Ex Losange DS2
Etoile N°5 Boulevart Saint Martin Ex Losange CS3	Etoile N°25 Rue de la Harpe Ex Losange HS3
Etoile N°6 Sénat Ex Losange L	Etoile N°26 Gare du Nord Ex Losange DS3
Etoile N°7 Rue des Vieilles Haudriettes Ex Losange C	Etoile N°27 Rue Saint Dominique-Gros caillou Ex Losange FS2
Etoile N°8 Rue d’Antin Ex Losange JS	Etoile N°28 Rue Cardinal Lemoine Ex Losange H
Etoile N°9 Rue du Faubourg Saint Honoré Ex Losange ES1	Etoile N°29 Rue Mouffetard Ex Losange HS2
Etoile N°10 Petite rue du Bac Ex Losange FS	Etoile N°30 Boulevart Mazas Ex Losange BS2
Etoile N°11 Rue de l’Echelle Ex Losange N	Etoile N°31 Corps Legislatif Ex Losange M
Etoile N°12 Boulevart Beaumarchais Ex Losange B	Etoile N°32 Rue de la Sainte Chapelle Ex Losange AS3
Etoile N°13 Hôtel de ville Ex Losange AS	Etoile N°33 Gare d’Orléans Ex Losange HS4
Etoile N°14 Rue du Faubourg Saint Martin Ex Losange DS	Etoile N°34 Rue de Chaillot Ex Losange ES2
Etoile N°15 Rue Bonaparte Ex Losange G	Etoile N°35 Salpétrière Ex Losange HS1
Etoile N°16 Rue Neuve Bourg l’Abbé Ex Losange CS2	Etoile N°36 Boulevart du Prince Eugène
Etoile N°17 Rue Tirechappe Ex Losange A	Etoile N°37 Boulevart Malesherbes
Etoile N°18 Rue de Londres Ex Losange KS2	Etoile N°38 Rue des Feuillantines
Etoile N°19 Rue d’Angoulême du Temple Ex Losange CS	Etoile N°39 Rue des Ecluses Saint
Etoile N°20 Rue Saint Dominique-Saint Germain Ex Losange F
Etoile Vide (Empty)	Etoile Evidée (Hollow)

Commemorative Postmarks

First day postmark Stars of Jazz 13 Jul 2002

First day postmark Louis Armstrong 13 Jul 2002

First day postmark Michel Petrucciani 13 Jul 2002

First day postmark Duke Ellington 13 Jul 2002

First day postmark Stephan Grappelli 13 Jul 2002

First day postmark Sidney Bechet 13 Jul 2002

First day postmark Ella Fitzgerald 13 Jul 2002

First day postmark Edith Piaf/Miles Davis 12 Jun 2012

First day postmark 100th anniversary of the birth of Boris Vian 6 Mar 2020

First day postmark Boris Vian 12 Jun 2020

Slogan Postmarks

Paris, 1962

Club Mediterrannee Paris, 1965

Jazz Festival Pavillon d'Armenonville 3 Apr 1965, Paris VI, 2 Apr 1965

Club Mediterrannee Paris, 1967

Paris, 1984

Paris, 1986

FRANCE ADOT 75, Paris, 1998

Named Sub Office cancels

Paris 58 Rue de la Chapelle

Paris 60 Rue de la Convention in 1960

Paris 109 Rue de Vienne (18^e) in 1986

Ave de Wagram, Paris XVIII

Cards and covers

Paris 3 Rue Saint-Roch 1932 Paris to Stockholm	Paris 7 Rue Cler 1935 Paris to London, England	Paris 17 Avenue de Wagram 1932 Paris to Berlin
Paris 25 Rue Danton 1932 Paris to Mount Vernon, New York	Paris 28 Rue de Pontoise 1933 Paris to London, England	Paris 45 Rue du Colisée 1933 Paris to Milan, Italy
Paris 74 Rue Bayen 1931 Paris to Pasadena, California	Paris 88 Boulevard Saint-Martin 1935 Paris to Nogent, Haute-Marne, France	Paris 96 Rue Gluck 1931 Paris to Norfolk, Virginia
Paris 100 Rue de Billancourt 1901 Paris to Cairo, Egypt	Paris 112 Rue Amelot	Paris 123 Rue d'Anjou 1935 Paris to Brooklyn, New York City
PARIS ROCHECOUART 1914 Paris to USA	Front of stampless cover from Paris to Le Havre in 1857	Back of stampless cover from Paris to Le Havre in 1857