Celebrating French history. Designed by Albert Decarie
The 'Sun King' with the Palace of Versailles in the background, into which he moved the court and government in 1682 making it the de facto capital of France. He reigned for an astounding 72 years and 110 days. born 1638, died 1715
An older Louis - Louis Hébert, born 1575 in Paris, died 1627 in Quebec City - was the first French apothecary in the New World. The stamp, designed by Clermont Malenfant, shows Louis surrounded by objects of his trade, including a mortar and pestle as well as a sprig of balsam fir and silverweed, both useful as herbal medicines.
5 comments:
Very different paths of life! I like how they depicted also the plants on the Hébert's stamp.
I'm celebrating another woman today. See my stamp here.
The cosseted life of a king seems to be better for longevity. Herbert's life story is fascinating (thanks Dictionary of Canadian Biography), how sad his life was cut short by a fall on ice.
My L can be spotted here
My contribution is here:
https://viridianpostcard.blogspot.com/2025/10/sunday-stamps-letter-l.html
Nice to have to Louis! Hébert looks like he'd better be careful not to decapitate himself the way he's holding that sickle!
Mine: https://thisandthatablog.blogspot.com/2025/10/sunday-stamps-october-19-2025.html
Great stamps and bits of history. Love the style of the Hebert stamp.
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