29 September (France ) within release Circus goes into circulation Stamp Equilibristes face value Lettre No Face Value
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Yvert et Tellier: | Yt: FR A1487 |
Michel: | Mi: FR 6881 |
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Permanent validity - Green letter 20g to France - Issued from the booklet: "Circus arts" - Initial value: 0.73€Also in the issue Circus:
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A circus is a company of performers who put on diverse entertainment shows that may include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, dancers, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, magicians, ventriloquists, and unicyclists as well as other object manipulation and stunt-oriented artists. The term circus also describes the field of performance, training and community which has followed various formats through its 250-year modern history. Although not the inventor of the medium, Newcastle-under-Lyme born Philip Astley is credited as the father of the modern circus.