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Scott #C39However, this weekend I received a beautiful set of the un-issued stamps prepared in 1951 to commemorate a monument for General LeClerc that was to be erected in Temara. Was the monument not erected in Temara? Does anyone have any further background information about this set?
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Not sure it was ever erected in Tamara but there is one in Casablanca that was commemorated by later stamps, but you knew that already.
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If a monument was not erected at Temara, then how did this un-issued set come to be prepared? That is the back story that I was hoping someone could provide.
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Michel states that the project was abandoned. So I suppose the stamps were meant to be issued at the unveiling or whatever of the monument and for that reason they needed to be designed and printed in advance. At some point in 1952 it was decided the statue wouldn't be placed, apparently quite last minute. Perhaps it had something to do with the tensions that eventually led to Moroccan independence, I do not know.
In any case, the stamps had been prepared, but the event they commemorated would not take place, so the stamps were not issued. Apparently not all were destroyed and they were put on the market, illegally or not.
It is not unique by the way. I know of Dutch stamps that were hastily prepared just before the finals of the world cup football in 1974, when the Netherlands were favourites to win the title. As all football lovers know, after the penalty in the 2nd minute, things went not according to plan and Germany won. All of the 10 million (!) stamps were destroyed, except one sheet that is now in the Postmuseum. This one is not available for the collector with very deep pockets!
By the way, a bit strange that it says "holland winner wc 74" instead "netherlands"
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In my world airmail collection under French Morocco, I have not yet acquired Scott C39, The 1951 issue commemorating the unveiling of the monument in Casablanca to General Jacques LeClerc, World War II hero.
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However, this weekend I received a beautiful set of the un-issued stamps prepared in 1951 to commemorate a monument for General LeClerc that was to be erected in Temara. Was the monument not erected in Temara? Does anyone have any further background information about this set?
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Not sure it was ever erected in Tamara but there is one in Casablanca that was commemorated by later stamps, but you knew that already.
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If a monument was not erected at Temara, then how did this un-issued set come to be prepared? That is the back story that I was hoping someone could provide.
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Michel states that the project was abandoned. So I suppose the stamps were meant to be issued at the unveiling or whatever of the monument and for that reason they needed to be designed and printed in advance. At some point in 1952 it was decided the statue wouldn't be placed, apparently quite last minute. Perhaps it had something to do with the tensions that eventually led to Moroccan independence, I do not know.
In any case, the stamps had been prepared, but the event they commemorated would not take place, so the stamps were not issued. Apparently not all were destroyed and they were put on the market, illegally or not.
It is not unique by the way. I know of Dutch stamps that were hastily prepared just before the finals of the world cup football in 1974, when the Netherlands were favourites to win the title. As all football lovers know, after the penalty in the 2nd minute, things went not according to plan and Germany won. All of the 10 million (!) stamps were destroyed, except one sheet that is now in the Postmuseum. This one is not available for the collector with very deep pockets!
By the way, a bit strange that it says "holland winner wc 74" instead "netherlands"
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