France - Forest des Landes

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. Forest des LandesAs far as the eye is seen, large sea pines bordered by the dunes of the Côte d'Argent on the Atlantic and the banks of the Garonne to the east. A sandy ground territory, originally full of water in winter and dry in summer, which ranges from the tip of the Médoc to the north to the meanders of the Adour in the south. The forest of the Landes de Gascogne is the largest artificial forest in Europe with an area of almost a million hectares distributed over the departments of Landes, Gironde and Lot-et-Garonne. It took its contemporary appearance between the 18th and 20th centuries under the impetus of a series of innovations and political decisions that transformed its original physiognomy. Until then, the landscape of marshy heaths subjected to the movement of the dunes on its coastal part and devoted to pastoralism – especially the sheep breeding that the shepherds of the Landes monitored on stilts – it became a forest of maritime pines when, in 1857, an imperial decree of Napoleon III called for soil remediation and sowing. For decades, the gem, or harvesting resin for the creation of various products such as turpentine essence, will be one of the pillars of its economic activity, but it is now essentially oriented towards the production of timber, industrial timber and wood for energy sectors. Stationery, chemistry or teaching complement this range of activities. It is a large forest, it does not, of course, escape the challenges of climate change, in particular the last major fires of 2022, but its ecological role is also better taken into account with a management that is geared towards the diversification of cultivation techniques and better intertwining of economic activities in the regional and national ecosystem. Specifications:Printing technique - IntaglioFace value - 1.29Theme - Geography and TourismType of physical product - Beautiful single stampsNature of sending - Green letter (D+3)Type of bonding - GummedShipment destination - FranceMaximum weight - 20gLegal notices - Stamp (intaglio): creation and layout Ségolène Derudder, engraving: Line FilhonAuthor - Ségolène DerudderIssue date - 07/15/2024Format - 30 x 40.85mmNumber of stamps per presentation - 1Permanent 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

Price: 2.8 USD

Location: Herndon, Virginia

End Time: 2024-08-25T16:10:29.000Z

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