1 stamp on souvenir sheet, info sheet, single stamp, sheet of 10, cancel The model designed by Mazelin, inspired by the first French Ceres stamp of 1849, was of great finesse, but the printing of the stamps in letterpress was disappointing.8 stamps were issued from 1945 to 1947 (as well as one with overprint), including 5 denominations in 1945.Issued at face values corresponding to the lower postage rates, they were withdrawn from sale between 1946 and 1949. The post office was set to release a dinosaur stamp designed by Ségolène Derruder and was to be LaPoste’s first linocut stamp.