Saint-Ex on Stamps

Philatelic tribute to

Antoine de
Saint-Exupéry

[1900 - 1944]
and his little friend

More than 25 countries have issued stamps honoring Antoine de Saint-Exupéry,
the French poet-pilot who gave the world The Little Prince, and more...

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Some issues, so indicated, are "Cinderellas" - labels, rather than stamps, invalid for postage
(on the lists of countries, these are shown within quotation marks)

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NEW: Israel 2012 - Little Prince

Argentina Bulgaria Cameroun Central Africa Chad Comoros Congo Croatia Djibouti Equatorial Guinea France French West Africa Gabon Grenada Grenada Grenadines Guinea Hungary Israel Korea Mexico Morocco Mozambique New Caledonia Poland Russia São Tomé e Príncipe Senegal Slovakia Wallis & Futuna

Cinderellas
"Equatorial Guinea" "Lanconia" "Odessa" "Somalia" "Somali Republic" "St. Elena" "Tongo"

country issued click image
for detail Scott
catalog # description

* Argentina Oct 31
1929 first flight cover Envelope carried and signed by Saint-Ex on first official Comodoro Rivadavia - Trelew airmail flight

* Argentina Jul 13
1985 1510
perf 12×12½ historic flight covers
Envelope carried and signed by Saint-Ex
Bahia Blanca - Comodoro Rivadavia, Nov 1929

* Argentina Jun 3
1995 B164 ss Aerofila souvenir sheet
(66,000 issued)

* Argentina Oct 30
1999 2082
perf 13¾×13½ St-Exupéry's Laté^* 25
F-AIEH
^*Latécoère

* Argentina Jul 29
2000

2111, 2112

2113-2118
booklet
6 stamps

perf 13½

1900-1944 Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

25¢ Guillaumet's Potez 25
50¢ Mermoz's (?) Laté 28
Guillaumet, Almonacid, Mermoz

$3 booklet (2×25¢, 3×50¢, 1×$1)
text in Spanish, English, French
(54,000 issued)

* Argentina 2000 privately printed labels
18 "stamps"
Birth Centenary
privately printed labels
for a philatelic dealers' bourse
in Buenos Aires,
free to attendees.

* Bulgaria June 20
2000 4146
Birth Centenary
with: Gutenberg, Bach, de Maupassant

* Cameroun May 20
1977 C246
perf 13 Airmail Pioneers
Laté 25
with Mermoz, Bastié

* Central African Republic 1994 1064
perf 13½ 50th anniversary of the death of St-Ex

* Chad Oct 25
1978 C232
perf 13½ 75th anniversary of powered flight
Laté 28-3 seaplane

* Chad Mar 15
1984 C477
perf 13½ Saint-Ex on souvenir sheet background
Bloch 120 tri-motor

* Comoros
2008
Aviators
Edward Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Beryl Markham,
Elinor Smith, Saint-Exupéry, Charles Lindbergh

* Congo
2006 perf 12½ × 13½ Great Aviators - Saint-Ex and:
Jean Mermoz, Charles Lindbergh,
Yuri Gagarin, Neil Armstrong, Yang Liwei

* Croatia Sep 20
1994
July 2
1999
218
perf 14

postcard
50th anniversary of the death of St-Ex

PhilexFrance 99 postcard

* Djibouti Oct 7
1983 C187
perf 12½ 50th Anniversary of Air France
souvenir sheet on wood
St-Exupéry - Concorde

* Equatorial Guinea 1994 204
perf 13½×14 Famous Men
with Renoir, de Lesseps, Gropius

* "Equatorial Guinea" [2008]
Saint-Exupéry
"Cinderellas"
labels masquerading as stamps...
even using the top image from this page!

* France Jan 19
1948 CB1
perf 13 engraved by Pierre Gandon

* France Sep 19
1970 C43
perf 13 aviators
Jean Mermoz (1901-36)
Saint-Exupéry (1900-44)

* France 1992-2002
(non-philatelic)
50-franc note

* France May 28
1994 aerogramme

* France Sep 12
1998 2668a-e
perf 13 The Little Prince
PhilexFrance
Paris, July 2-11 1999

* France Jun 24
2000 2780
perf 13 Centenary of the birth of St-Ex

* French West Africa Mar 24
1947 C11
perf 13 "Courrier Sud 1928"

* Gabon 1994 C294
perf 13 50th anniversary of the death of St-Ex

* Gabon 1996 883-5
(perf 13×13½) Saint-Exupéry French Cultural Center

* Grenada 2002
perf 13×13½ International Year of Mountains
Saint-Exupéry Needle,
Patagonia, Argentina

* Grenada Grenadines Mar 15 1978 264
perf 14 France 1970 C43 Saint-Ex / Mermoz
50th anniv. of Lindbergh's solo trans-Antlantic crossing

* Guinea 2008 Homage to Georges Guynemer
(Saint-Ex photo on souvenir sheet)

* Guinea 2008 The Little Prince
"Means of transportation in popular culture"

* Hungary Apr 1
1994 B355
perf 13½×13 50th anniversary of the death of St-Ex [Little Prince]

* Israel Jun 21
1994 1207
perf 14 50th anniversary of the death of St-Ex [Little Prince]

* Israel Sept 11
2012
perf 13½ × 14 The Little Prince
sheetlet
Holidays, Hannukah

*Korea April 22
2005 2173
perf 13 Information and Communication of the Future Special
Little Prince with Sheep and Rose

*"Lanconia" [2012] "Lanconia"
(an imaginary country)
Cinderella
stamped postcard

* Mexico Oct 6
1994 1896
roulette 50th anniversary of the death of St-Ex

* Morocco 1994 783
perf 13 50th anniversary of the death of St-Ex

* Morocco Nov 13
2000 887
perf 11¾ Centenary of the birth of St-Ex

* Mozambique
2002 perf 13¼ Saint-Exupéry, Lindberg, Concorde
ss sheet block of 4

* New Caledonia Jul 7
2000 848
perf 13 Centenary of the birth of St-Ex

* "Odessa" [2013] "ОДЕССА - Odessa"
Cinderellas

* Poland Jun 1
2005 perf 11¼ Moja Ulubiona Lektura
("My favorite school reading")
The Little Prince
ss sheet block of four

* Russia Aug 16
2005 souvenir sheet
148×105mm
(perf 12) The Earth:
Deep Blue Planet
(with St-Ex quotation: "Water")

* São Tomé e Príncipe 2006
50×35mm
(imperf ) Great World Aeronautical Events
souvenir sheet:
Saint-Ex - Dbs 5000, Beijing Olympics - Dbs 7000, Concorde - Dbs 9000

* Senegal Aug 30
1989 821-3
perf 13 St-Ex novels
Courrier Sud (1929)
Vol de Nuit (1931)
Pilote de Guerre (1942)

* Senegal Apr 10
1994 1120
perf 13½ 10th Toulouse to Saint-Louis Air Rally
(100fr: Breguet 14, 145fr: Guillaumet, 180fr: Mermoz)

* Slovakia May 25
1994 179
perf 11½×11 50th anniversary of the death of St-Ex

* "Somalia"
[2012] perf & imperf "Somalia"
Cinderellas

* "Somali Republic"
[2000] "Somali Republic"
Cinderella

* "St. Elena"
[2012] "St. Elena"
(an imaginary country)
Cinderellas

* "Tongo" 2010 imperf
(roulette) "P.R. Tongo"
(an imaginary country)
Cinderella

* Wallis & Futuna Oct 27
1994 C179
perf 13 50th anniversary of the death of St-Ex

country	issued	Scott catalog #	description
* Argentina	Oct 31 1929	first flight cover	Envelope carried and signed by Saint-Ex on first official Comodoro Rivadavia - Trelew airmail flight
* Argentina	Jul 13 1985	1510 perf 12×12½	historic flight covers Envelope carried and signed by Saint-Ex Bahia Blanca - Comodoro Rivadavia, Nov 1929
* Argentina	Jun 3 1995	B164 ss	Aerofila souvenir sheet (66,000 issued)
* Argentina	Oct 30 1999	2082 perf 13¾×13½	St-Exupéry's Laté^* 25 F-AIEH ^*Latécoère
* Argentina	Jul 29 2000	2111, 2112 2113-2118 booklet 6 stamps perf 13½	1900-1944 Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 25¢ Guillaumet's Potez 25 50¢ Mermoz's (?) Laté 28 Guillaumet, Almonacid, Mermoz $3 booklet (2×25¢, 3×50¢, 1×$1) text in Spanish, English, French (54,000 issued)
* Argentina	2000	privately printed labels 18 "stamps"	Birth Centenary privately printed labels for a philatelic dealers' bourse in Buenos Aires, free to attendees.
* Bulgaria	June 20 2000	4146	Birth Centenary with: Gutenberg, Bach, de Maupassant
* Cameroun	May 20 1977	C246 perf 13	Airmail Pioneers Laté 25 with Mermoz, Bastié
* Central African Republic	1994	1064 perf 13½	50th anniversary of the death of St-Ex
* Chad	Oct 25 1978	C232 perf 13½	75th anniversary of powered flight Laté 28-3 seaplane
* Chad	Mar 15 1984	C477 perf 13½	Saint-Ex on souvenir sheet background Bloch 120 tri-motor
* Comoros	2008		Aviators Edward Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Beryl Markham, Elinor Smith, Saint-Exupéry, Charles Lindbergh
* Congo	2006	perf 12½ × 13½	Great Aviators - Saint-Ex and: Jean Mermoz, Charles Lindbergh, Yuri Gagarin, Neil Armstrong, Yang Liwei
* Croatia	Sep 20 1994 July 2 1999	218 perf 14 postcard	50th anniversary of the death of St-Ex PhilexFrance 99 postcard
* Djibouti	Oct 7 1983	C187 perf 12½	50th Anniversary of Air France souvenir sheet on wood St-Exupéry - Concorde
* Equatorial Guinea	1994	204 perf 13½×14	Famous Men with Renoir, de Lesseps, Gropius
* "Equatorial Guinea"	[2008]		Saint-Exupéry "Cinderellas" labels masquerading as stamps... even using the top image from this page!
* France	Jan 19 1948	CB1 perf 13	engraved by Pierre Gandon
* France	Sep 19 1970	C43 perf 13	aviators Jean Mermoz (1901-36) Saint-Exupéry (1900-44)
* France	1992-2002		(non-philatelic) 50-franc note
* France	May 28 1994		aerogramme
* France	Sep 12 1998	2668a-e perf 13	The Little Prince PhilexFrance Paris, July 2-11 1999
* France	Jun 24 2000	2780 perf 13	Centenary of the birth of St-Ex
* French West Africa	Mar 24 1947	C11 perf 13	"Courrier Sud 1928"
* Gabon	1994	C294 perf 13	50th anniversary of the death of St-Ex
* Gabon	1996	883-5 (perf 13×13½)	Saint-Exupéry French Cultural Center
* Grenada	2002	perf 13×13½	International Year of Mountains Saint-Exupéry Needle, Patagonia, Argentina
* Grenada Grenadines	Mar 15 1978	264 perf 14	France 1970 C43 Saint-Ex / Mermoz 50th anniv. of Lindbergh's solo trans-Antlantic crossing
* Guinea	2008		Homage to Georges Guynemer (Saint-Ex photo on souvenir sheet)
* Guinea	2008		The Little Prince "Means of transportation in popular culture"
* Hungary	Apr 1 1994	B355 perf 13½×13	50th anniversary of the death of St-Ex [Little Prince]
* Israel	Jun 21 1994	1207 perf 14	50th anniversary of the death of St-Ex [Little Prince]
* Israel	Sept 11 2012	perf 13½ × 14	The Little Prince sheetlet Holidays, Hannukah
*Korea	April 22 2005	2173 perf 13	Information and Communication of the Future Special Little Prince with Sheep and Rose
*"Lanconia"	[2012]		"Lanconia" (an imaginary country) Cinderella stamped postcard
* Mexico	Oct 6 1994	1896 roulette	50th anniversary of the death of St-Ex
* Morocco	1994	783 perf 13	50th anniversary of the death of St-Ex
* Morocco	Nov 13 2000	887 perf 11¾	Centenary of the birth of St-Ex
* Mozambique	2002	perf 13¼	Saint-Exupéry, Lindberg, Concorde ss sheet block of 4
* New Caledonia	Jul 7 2000	848 perf 13	Centenary of the birth of St-Ex
* "Odessa"	[2013]		"ОДЕССА - Odessa" Cinderellas
* Poland	Jun 1 2005	perf 11¼	Moja Ulubiona Lektura ("My favorite school reading") The Little Prince ss sheet block of four
* Russia	Aug 16 2005	souvenir sheet 148×105mm (perf 12)	The Earth: Deep Blue Planet (with St-Ex quotation: "Water")
* São Tomé e Príncipe	2006	50×35mm (imperf )	Great World Aeronautical Events souvenir sheet: Saint-Ex - Dbs 5000, Beijing Olympics - Dbs 7000, Concorde - Dbs 9000
* Senegal	Aug 30 1989	821-3 perf 13	St-Ex novels Courrier Sud (1929) Vol de Nuit (1931) Pilote de Guerre (1942)
* Senegal	Apr 10 1994	1120 perf 13½	10th Toulouse to Saint-Louis Air Rally (100fr: Breguet 14, 145fr: Guillaumet, 180fr: Mermoz)
* Slovakia	May 25 1994	179 perf 11½×11	50th anniversary of the death of St-Ex
* "Somalia"	[2012]	perf & imperf	"Somalia" Cinderellas
* "Somali Republic"	[2000]		"Somali Republic" Cinderella
* "St. Elena"	[2012]		"St. Elena" (an imaginary country) Cinderellas
* "Tongo"	2010	imperf (roulette)	"P.R. Tongo" (an imaginary country) Cinderella
* Wallis & Futuna	Oct 27 1994	C179 perf 13	50th anniversary of the death of St-Ex

Stamps honor flying author Saint-Exupery
by Clete Delvaux, Linn's, June 25, 2001.

hommages philatéliques
par Gabriel Leylavergne, in Icare 1984.
Philatelic Homage to Saint-Exupéry
by Gabriel Leylavergne, translated from Icare 1984.

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