France #C18-21 Aviation Mythology - 1946-47 Mint Set of 4

One of France’s most acclaimed stamp artists, Pierre Gandon, designed this beautifully engraved set of four stamps features the mythological figures Sagittarius, Iris, Zeus as an eagle abducting Aegina, and Apollo driving the Chariot of the Sun. The series symbolized the birth of the French Fourth Republic and the rebuilding of a nation devastated by World War II. (France #C18-21)