Postal Issues of the Paris 1925 Decorative Arts Exposition Presented by Thomas W. Broadhead, Director of the France and Colonies Philatelic Society (US).
The 1925 Paris Exposition des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes highlighted France’s importance in arts and culture. Although there are no remaining buildings from the exposition, its postal artifacts – 4 designs depicted on 6 stamps and a postal card – are enduring souvenirs. Their history and postal history reflect the machinations of exposition leaders, criticism of designs, a change in postal rates during the time of the exposition, and demonetization at the end of 1925.
The stamps were used for a wide variety of postal purposes, ranging from domestic and foreign letters, registry, express, printed matter, pneumatic, and the early development of commercial airmail.