Stamp - André Japy

As part of the philatelic program for the year 2024, the Air Mail stamp pays tribute to an aviator, André Japy (1904-1974), the man of great raids and exploits, record-breaking aviator. Born on July 11, 19041 in Beaucourt (Territoire de Belfort) and died in 19742, André Japy was a French aviation pioneer from the Japy industrial dynasty in the Comtois region. He was the holder of several long-distance records, and in 1938 was awarded the Louis Blériot Medal by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale for all his achievements. The stamp illustrates a key episode in his career: a raid to Japan in 1936, after which he became a legendary figure in Japan. The stamp features a portrait of André Japy, with a view of his iconic aircraft to his right, a view of his iconic plane, the Caudron Simoun, above a tori (traditional Japanese gate), wild geese and a red sun, symbols of Japan, to which he was very close. The sheet outlines show : a cross-section of the plane the Japanese flag the dials of the Caudron Simoun C.630 the Caudron trademark

Création Pierre-André Cousin et gravure Pierre Bara d'ap. photos ©D.R. / Coll. musée de l’Air et de l’Espace - Le Bourget Inv. 2005/1/418 et © La Poste 2024