3172) André Franquin (03.01.1924– 05.01.1997), Belgian Comics artist, France: La Poste France (French Post) has issued a postage stamp of 1.29 Euro commemorating this versatile Franco-Belgian Comics artist: Date of Stamp issue: 29.01.2024:
He was an influential Belgian comics artist, whose best-known creations are Gaston and Marsupilami.
He also produced the Spirou et Fantasio comic strip from 1946 to 1968, a period seen by many as the series' golden age.
André Franquin is considered one of the pillars of post-war Franco-Belgian comics.
He stands out for the quality of his lines, the rendering of movements, the originality of his characters, and his humour tinged with poetry.
Drawing at a time when illustrated books were subject to the rigours of the 1949 Law on Publications intended for young people, the artist found himself forced to create stories modelled on strict moral criteria.
Franquin started in 1944 at Editions Dupuis, whose weekly Journal de Spirou competed with Hergé's Journal de Tintin.
Two years later, he took over Spirou and Fantasio and skilfully developed their universe, enriching it. He introduced several necassary characters - The Count of Champignac, Zorglub and, finally, the Marsupilami, who very quickly became the key figure of the series.
At the end of the 1950s, Franquin created Gaston Lagaffe for a weekly gag which would soon occupy an entire page.
Patrons still remember Mademoiselle Jeanne, whose feelings for Gaston are obvious, the crazy cat, the black-headed gull and the indescribable Gaffophone.
Later, the designer turned to an adult audience with, for example, two albums titled - Idées noirs.
A man of conviction, he was also committed to ecology, the protection of whales, against armaments and injustice in general.
André Franquin was decorated in 1991 with the Order of Léopold, the most important Belgian honorary distinction.
He returned to the spotlight in 1996 on the occasion of the release of Gaston Lagaffe's 15th album, awaited for ten years by his fans. It was his last.
The following year, he passed away of a heart attack, two days after his 73rd birthday.
The Stamp brought out by La Poste, France:
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1) For more on the Olympics and Paralympics held in the past, including the origins and history of the Olympics and Commemorative coins issued both on London Olympics and Paralympics please read my post on the London Olympics 2012 link as follows: History of the ancient & modern Olympics and Paralympics & commemorative coins issued during the London Olympics and Paralympics
4) For Rio 2016, please click on the following link to get interesting insights into the mascots of the Rio Olympics Vinicius and Tom, the Games and the Commemorative Coins and stamps issue programme: 1)The 31st Summer Olympics "Rio 2016"2) Commemorative Stamps and booklets issued by the Department of Posts, India on 05.08.2016
5) For Ancient Olympic Games on Greek Coins of Antiquity, please click on the following link: Ancient Olympic Games on Greek Coins of Antiquity
6) For a set of Post cards titled "Olympic Events" : please click on the following link: "Olympic Events": A set of 12 Post Cards issued by the Karnataka Postal Circle, India Post on 11.07.2016
7) For a presentation set of two stamps titled "Spirit of Olympics, Athens, Atlanta" please visit the following link: Spirit of the Olympic Games, Athens-Atlanta: Celebrating the Centenary of the Modern Olympic Games
8) For a presentation set of four stamps titled "XXVIII Olympic Games" (2004 Summer Olympics Athens, Greece, please visit the following link: XVIII Summer Olympic Games, Athens Greece (2004)
9) For a presentation set of two stamps titled "XXIX Olympic Games" (2008 Summer Olympics, Beijing, China, please visit the following link: XXIX Olympic Games Beijing, China: 08.08.08- 24.08.08: A Presentation set of four stamps issued by India Post on 08.08.08
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For other interesting posts on honouring the work done for the blind/visually impaired persons please visit the following links:
1) A tour of Pune's Blind School and interaction with the students - a short story
2) A two-Rupee coin issued by the Indian Mints honouring Louis Braille on the occasion of his 200th Birth Anniversary in 2009 and a brief report on the Braille system
6) Honouring Louis Braille on the Bicentenary of his birth in 2009
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