Stamp from France for Haiti quake victim

(Relaxnews) - Following the earthquake that ravaged Haiti January 12 and its capital Port-au-Prince, La Poste launches special stamp early next week, she stated this Thursday, January 14 at Relaxnews. Sold euro, 44 cents will be donated to the Red Cross. This edition could be sold 7 million copies. The French will get the stamp at the beginning of next week in all post offices. It will be available online from Saturday, January 16, when a sale preview will be held in the Carré d’Encre in Paris. This stamp would be composed of the traditional drawing of Marianne and a Red Cross sticker. It will be unveiled in early next week.
In 2004, when a tsunami ravaged Asia and Indonesia, the Post Office had issued a stamp in support of victims. Some 5 million copies of that edition were sold.

Technical details:
Above: proposed model.
Marianne Haiti Solidarity: Creating Yves Beaujard.
Print: intaglio.
Format: Landscape 40 x 26.
Draw possible 7 million copies.
50 stamps in the sheet.
Value possible: € 1.00, € 0.44 with a gift to the French Red Cross.
Leaf prices: 50,00 €.

(Philatélie au quotidien)