France - 50 years of GIGN (10 stamps sheet)

Description: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE We offer a combined shipment when you purchase multiple different items, with an additional cost of only $0.50 per extra item ($1 for international shipping). We reimburse over-payments on shipping charges! Please contact us if you need more details. 50 years of GIGN The GIGN is celebrating its 50th anniversary. A glance at the time of history, he learned from the hostage-taking of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics and celebrated his half-century in the year of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in France. 50 years of operations, from the first in Ecquevilly to the 2,800 engagements in 2023, of the most emblematic (Djibouti, La Mecque, Ouvéa, Marignane, Afghanistan, Dammartin-en-Goile, Ukraine, Sudan, etc.) to the least in the media, all remaining equally singular and risky. 50 years of human adventure, sweat and blood, with its joys and tears, its successes but also its tragedies, the many criminals arrested and saved at the cost of 13 others lost in operation or training. 50 years of transformation, from a GIGN to 17 in 1974 in Maisons-Alfort to a GIGN at 1000 in 2024 in Versailles, today with its 14 branches, continuously present in a dozen extremely sensitive countries; from intervention to observation and protection, from versatility to the finest expertise expressed in the many cells of specialists in support. 50 years of anti-fragility, during which the GIGN has benefited from each ordeal, by systematically strengthening itself in response to shocks and crises, such as the ancient Hydra de Lerne. 50 years of innovation, from the management of the taking of hostages of human beings to that of computer data (ransomware), from coordinated shooting from a helicopter, from the dog to search for explosives equipped with a camera, from the bulletproof shield to the exoskeleton. But also 50 years of constancy and common values: a philosophy of action based on absolute respect for human life; excellence in the service of the French and of France’s interests; an integrated unit where operational, support and support are one and where a pioneering and bold spirit prevails. This commemorative stamp pays tribute to the GIGN and to all those who have served in it and who still serve it, proudly carrying these 4 letters on their dress, faithful to their motto, “engaged for life”. Specifications:Printing technique - HeliogravureFace value - 1.29Theme - National and International InstitutionsType of physical product - Beautiful single stampsNature of sending - Green letter (D+3)Type of bonding - GummedShipment destination - FranceMaximum weight - 20gLegal notices - Philaposte layout based on photo © PICKturePROD and © Alexis NOVO (GIGN logo).Issue date - 06/17/2024Format - Sheet 143 x 185 - Stamp 52 x 31.77 mmNumber of stamps per presentation - 1Number of stamps - 10Permanent validity - NoArea of validity - Departing from mainland France to France, Andorra and Monaco.Departing from mainland France to the French Overseas Territories and vice versa.Inside the DOM

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End Time: 2024-08-25T18:58:08.000Z

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