File:Stamp 1969 UAE-RK MiNr0322A pm B002.jpg

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Description Stamp of the United Arab Emirates - Emirate Ras-al-Khaima; 1969; commemorative stamp (not airmail, the number at the French catalogue is misleading) of the series "200th anniversary of birth of Napoleon I Bonaparte" (from 15 August 1769 until 5 August 1821
date QS:P,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P580,+1769-08-15T00:00:00Z/11,P582,+1821-08-05T00:00:00Z/11
).; Depicted as stamp motive is a detail of the painting "Bonaparte as First Consul to horseback awarding a Sabre of Honor" by (Baron) Antoine Jean Gros (1773-1835).; Meant is the situation after the Battle of Marengo which gave the French in June 1800 the command over the Po valley as far as the river Adige (German: "Etsch").; This battle was an important component at the forcing of Austria to sign the "Treaty of Lunéville" in February 1801 whereby were recognized the rights of the French in (then) Austrian territories.; This painting was created in 1803 by "Baron Antoine Jean Gros" (in the status of a Prince) in the style of the French "Late Classicism" or "Neo-classicism" (Romanticism with Neoclassicistic tendencies) and is contemporary located in the "Musée National des Chateaux de Malmaison et Bois-Preau" in Rueil-Malmaison (near Nice).; This castle was bought in 1799 as residence for the Empress Josephine (Joséphine de Beauharnais (1763-1814) which also was the owner of the Tuileries in Paris) and which (the Chateau Malmaison) was also the headquarter of the French governemt in 1800-1802 as well as the residence of Napoleon during his "100 Days" in 1815.; The "Rose-garden with Lilies" ("Rosarium") of this chateau was created under the governemt of Empress Josephine by the Belgian Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759-1840) and was very famous because of his flowers.; Depicted is a grey horse of the species "Equus ferus caballus" (German: "Schimmel").; stamp postmarked by CTO
Antoine-Jean Gros  (1771–1835)  wikidata:Q216999
 
Antoine-Jean Gros
Alternative names
Baron Antoine-Jean Gros
Description French painter and visual artist
Date of birth/death 16 March 1771 Edit this at Wikidata 25 June 1835 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Paris Meudon
Work period Neoclassicism
Work location
Paris, Genoa
Authority file
creator QS:P170,Q216999
institution QS:P195,Q684846

Stamp: Michel: No. 322A; Yvert & Tellier: No. PA-21-B
Color: multicolored
Watermark: none
Nominal value: 1.75 Riyals

Postage validity: from 15 August 1969 until 31 March 1973
date QS:P,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+1969-08-15T00:00:00Z/11,P582,+1973-03-31T00:00:00Z/11

Stamo size (printed area of a single stamp): 34.0 x 53.5 mm
Date (first issue date of the stamp)
Source scan of original
Author "(Independent) Postal Administration of Ras al-Kaima" (1964-1972)
Permission
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Public domain This image of a postage stamp from United Arab Emirates is in the public domain both in United Arab Emirates and in other countries adhering to international copyright treaties, because, though the 2002 copyright law of the United Arab Emirates states that such works as stamps are protected for 50 years starting from 1 January of the publication year, the 1992 copyright law (DOC) gave a 25 years copyright protection (starting from the publication date). Therefore all UAE postage stamps printed before 1977 are in public domain.
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United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Other versions
  • The original painting
    The original painting
  • The artist in 1791
    The artist in 1791
  • The artist ("Self portrait") in 1795
    The artist ("Self portrait") in 1795
  • The artist in his atelier before 1835
    The artist in his atelier before 1835
  • The artist before 1835
    The artist before 1835
  • The artist as statue at the exterior facade at the townhall of Paris (France)
    The artist as statue at the exterior facade at the townhall of Paris (France)
  • The location of this painting in Malmaison in 2017
    The location of this painting in Malmaison in 2017
Picture description Antoine Jean Gros, "Bonaparte as First Consul to horseback awarding a Sabre of Honour"
First day of issue
Publisher "(Independent) Postal Administration of Ras al-Kaima" (1964-1972)
Design Antoine Jean Gros (1771-1835) (creator of the depicted artwork)
Printing technique Offset printing
Perforation Comb perforation, K 11
MICHEL Nr. Vereinigte Arabische Emirate (Emirat Ras al-Khaima) (VAE-RK), Nr. 322A

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