The philately, as we know, did not exist in the time of Napoleon, since the first stamp in the world was put into circulation by the Post Office of the United Kingdom in 1840. France, meanwhile, will wait until 1849. The stamp "Ceres" of 20 cents, created by the sculptor Jean-Jacques Barre, will be issued under Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, President of the Second Republic.
The Napoleonic era, however, often instigated postal authorities, both French and foreign (even exotic ones), in issuing stamps commemorating events in its history, and honoring its actors.
The list below shows a number of these achievements. To complete it, do not hesitate to send us pictures of stamps you possess. We will use them with pleasure (reserving us the right to surround them by a frame), stating of course the copyright of the photo and adding, if you want it, a link to your own website.
Portaits of Napoleon Bonaparte
- Set of stamps issued by the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe
Set of stamps issued by the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome e Principe showing Napoléon Bonaparte - Emperor Napoleon Ist, after a detail of the painting by A.J. Gros illustrating the meeting with François Ist the day after the battle of Austerlitz. French 30 francs stamp issued in 1951
French 30 francs stamp issued in 1951 depicting Napoléon Ist
Personalities of the napoleonic era
- ALEXANDRE Ist of Russia
- Finnish stamp of 2009
Finnish stamp of 2009 showing tsar Alexander Ist - Russian stamp of 2002
Russian stamp of 2002 depicting tsar Alexander Ist - Set of russian stamps of 4 and 7 kopeks
Set of russian stamps representing tsar Alexander Ist - Russian 20 kopeks stamp issued in 1915
Russian 20 kopeks stamp issued in 1915 showing tsar Alexander Ist
- Finnish stamp of 2009
- André Marie AMPÈRE
- French stamp issued in 1936 for the centenary of his death
French stamp issued in 1936 for the centenary of the death of André Marie Ampère
- French stamp issued in 1936 for the centenary of his death
- Archduke Charles of AUSTRIA
- Austrian stamp issued in 2009 to mark the bicentenary of the Battle of Aspern-Essling
Austrian stamp issued in 2009 to mark the bicentenary of the Battle of Aspern
- Austrian stamp issued in 2009 to mark the bicentenary of the Battle of Aspern-Essling
- Marie Louise of AUTRIA
- 2,50 riyals stamp issued by the emirate of Ras El Khaimah
2,50 riyals stamp issued by the emirate of Ras El Khaimah showing Marie-Louise of Austria
- 2,50 riyals stamp issued by the emirate of Ras El Khaimah
- Pyotr Ivanovitch BAGRATION
- Guinea stamp commemorating the Battle of the Moskva (or Borodino) where Bagration was killed
Guinea stamp commemorating the Battle of the Moskva along with the death of Peter Bagration
- Guinea stamp commemorating the Battle of the Moskva (or Borodino) where Bagration was killed
- François de BARBÉ-MARBOIS
- U.S. 3 cent stamp issued on the occasion of the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of the treaty of cession of Louisiana (a.k.a. Louisiana Purchase)
U.S. 3 cent stamp depicting François de Barbé-Marbois
- U.S. 3 cent stamp issued on the occasion of the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of the treaty of cession of Louisiana (a.k.a. Louisiana Purchase)
- Joséphine de BEAUHARNAIS
- Paraguayan 0.15 Guarani stamp issued in 1971
Paraguayan 0.15 Guarani stamp issued in 1971 showing Joséphine de Beauharnais
- Paraguayan 0.15 Guarani stamp issued in 1971
- Stéphanie de BEAUHARNAIS
- Stamp of Baden
Stamp of Baden depicting Stéphany of Beauharnais - Monaco stamp
Monaco stamp depicting Stéphany of Beauharnais
- Stamp of Baden
- Jean-Baptiste BERNADOTTE
- Swedish stamp issued in 1999
Swedish stamp issued in 1999 showing Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte
- Swedish stamp issued in 1999
- Claude-Louis BERTHOLLET
- French 35 francs stamp issued in 1958
French 35 francs stamp issued in 1958 depicting chemist Claude-Louis Berthollet
- French 35 francs stamp issued in 1958
- Xavier BICHAT
- French 30 francs stamp issued in 1959
French 30 francs stamp issued in 1959 depicting Xavier Bichat
- French 30 francs stamp issued in 1959
- Gebhard Leberecht von BLÜCHER
- East German 24 pfennig stamp issued in 1953
East German 24 pfennig stamp issued in 1953, representating general Blücher - East German 5 pfennig stamp issued in 1963, representating Blücher with General August Neidhardt von Gneisenau
East German 5 pfennig stamp issued in 1963, representating general Blücher
- East German 24 pfennig stamp issued in 1953
- Elisa BONAPARTE
- Cuban stamp of 1969
Cuban stamp of 1969 showing Elisa Bonaparte
- Cuban stamp of 1969
- François-Joseph BOSIO
- Monaco stamp of 1968
Monaco stamp of 1968 showing Napoléon Ier, Louis XVIII et Charles X
- Monaco stamp of 1968
- Pierre-Fidèle BRETONNEAU
- French stamp issued in 1962 for the centenary of his death
French stamp issued in 1962 for the centenary of the death of Pierre-Fidèle Bretonneau
- French stamp issued in 1962 for the centenary of his death
- Capital punishment of Georges CADOUDAL
- Stamp of the Bailiwick of Jersey
Stamp of the Bailiwick of Jersey representing execution of Georges Cadoudal
- Stamp of the Bailiwick of Jersey
- Lazare CARNOT
- French 10 francs stamp issued in 1950
French 10 francs stamp issued in 1950 depicting Lazare Carnot
- French 10 francs stamp issued in 1950
- Claude CHAPPE
- French 10 francs stamp issued in 1949
French 10 francs stamp issued in 1949 showing Claude Chappe
- French 10 francs stamp issued in 1949
- CHARLES IV of Spain
- Spanish stamp
Spanish stamp representing Charles IV
- Spanish stamp
- François-René de CHATEAUBRIAND
- Stamp issued by French Post on the centenary of his death
Stamp issued by French Post on the centenary of the death of François René de Chataubriand - Stamp of the Emirate of Fujeira
Stamp of the Emirate of Fujeira representing François René de Chateaubriand - Monaco stamp
Monaco stamp showing François René de Chateaubriand - Stamp of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
Stamp of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon depicting François René de Chateaubriand
- Stamp issued by French Post on the centenary of his death
- Luigi CHERUBINI
- Stamp of Guinea-Bissau
Stamp of Guinea-Bissau showing Luigi Cherubini - Hungarian stamp
Hungarian stamp representing Luigi Cherubini - Italian stamp
Italian stamp depicting Luigi Cherubini
- Stamp of Guinea-Bissau
- Jean Nicolas CORVISART des MARETS
- French 20 cents stamp issued in 1964
French 20 cents stamp issued in 1964 showing Jean Nicolas Corvisart
- French 20 cents stamp issued in 1964
- Georges CUVIER
- French stamp issued in 1969 for the bicentennial of the birth of this naturalist
French stamp issued in 1969 for the bicentennial of the birth of the naturalist Georges Cuvier
- French stamp issued in 1969 for the bicentennial of the birth of this naturalist
- Yrieix-Pierre DAUMESNIL
- French stamp issued in 1976 for the bicentennial of the birth of this general
French stamp issued in 1976 for the bicentennial of the birth of general Daumesnil
- French stamp issued in 1976 for the bicentennial of the birth of this general
- Jacques Louis DAVID
- French 8 francs stamp issued in 1950
French 8 francs stamp issued in 1950 showing Jacques-Louis David - Soviet stamp
Soviet stamp depicting Jacques Louis David
- French 8 francs stamp issued in 1950
- Louis DESAIX
- French stamp issued in 1968 for the bicentennial of the birth of this general
French stamp issued in 1968 for the bicentennial of the birth of general Desaix
- French stamp issued in 1968 for the bicentennial of the birth of this general
- René-Nicolas DUFRICHE-DESGENETTES
- French 30 centimes stamp issued in 1972
French 30 centimes stamp issued in 1972 showing Nicolas Desgenettes
- French 30 centimes stamp issued in 1972
- FERDINAND VII of Spain
- Spanish stamp
Spanish stamp showing king Ferdinand VII
- Spanish stamp
- FREDERIC-WILLIAM III of Prussia
- Liberian stamp of 20 dollars issued in 2000
Liberian stamp of 20 dollars issued in 2000 presenting Frederic-William III of Prussia
- Liberian stamp of 20 dollars issued in 2000
- André GRÉTRY
- Belgian stamp
Belgian stamp representing André Grétry
- Belgian stamp
- Jean-Dominique INGRES
- Soviet stamp issued in 1980 for the bicentennial of his birth
Soviet stamp issued in 1980 for the bicentennial of the birth of Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres
- Soviet stamp issued in 1980 for the bicentennial of his birth
- François Etienne Christophe KELLERMANN
- French stamp issued in 1989 on the occasion of the bicentenary of the French Revolution
French stamp issued in 1989 on the occasion of the bicentenary of the French Revolution representing general Kellermann
- French stamp issued in 1989 on the occasion of the bicentenary of the French Revolution
- Mikhaïl Illarionovitch KUTUZOV
- Russian stamp
Russian stamp showing general Koutouzov - Soviet stamp issued in 1945 to mark the bicentenary of his birth
Soviet stamp showing general Koutouzov - East German 40 pfennig stamp issued in 1963, representing Kutuzov with Prussian General Gerhard von Scharnhorst
East German 40 pfennig stamp issued in 1963, representing Kutuzov with Prussian General Gerhard von Scharnhorst
- Russian stamp
- René LAËNNEC
- French 12 francs stamp issued in 1952
French 12 francs stamp issued in 1952 depicting René Laënnec
- French 12 francs stamp issued in 1952
- Joseph LAGRANGE
- French 8 francs stamp issued in 1958
French 8 francs stamp issued in 1958 showing Joseph Louis Lagrange
- French 8 francs stamp issued in 1958
- Jean LANNES
- 50 cents stamp issued in France in 1969 to commemorate the bicentennial of his birth
50 cents stamp issued in France in 1969 to commemorate the bicentennial of the birth of marshal Jean Lannes
- 50 cents stamp issued in France in 1969 to commemorate the bicentennial of his birth
- Pierre Simon de LAPLACE
- French 30 francs stamp issued in 1950
French 30 francs stamp issued in 1950 depicting Pierre Simon de Laplace
- French 30 francs stamp issued in 1950
- Jean Dominique LARREY
- French 25 cents stamp issued in 1964
French 25 cents stamp issued in 1964 representing Dominique Larrey
- French 25 cents stamp issued in 1964
- Antoine Marie Chamans de LAVALETTE (ou LAVALLETTE)
- French 12 + 3 francs stamp issued in 1954
French 12 + 3 francs stamp issued in 1954 showing Antoine Chamans de Lavalette
- French 12 + 3 francs stamp issued in 1954
- André MASSÉNA
- Monaco stamp
Monaco stamp depicting André Masséna
- Monaco stamp
- Etienne MÉHUL
- French stamp issued in 1963 to mark the bicentenary of the composer's birth
French stamp issued in 1963 to mark the bicentenary of the Etienne Méhul's birth
- French stamp issued in 1963 to mark the bicentenary of the composer's birth
- Bon-Adrien Jannot de MONCEY
- French 80 cens stamp issued in 1976
French 80 cens stamp issued in 1976 showing le maréchal Moncey
- French 80 cens stamp issued in 1976
- Gaspard MONGE
- French 18 francs stamp issued in 1953
French 18 francs stamp issued in 1953 showing Gaspard Monge - French 2.5 francs stamp issued in 1990
French 2.5 francs stamp issued in 1990 representing Gaspard Monge
- French 18 francs stamp issued in 1953
- NAPOLÉON II
- Monaco 1 Euro stamp issued in 2011
Monaco 1 Euro stamp issued in 2011 showing Napoléon II
- Monaco 1 Euro stamp issued in 2011
- Horatio NELSON et HMS Victory
- British stamp
British stamp showing admiral Nelson with HMS Victory
- British stamp
- Giovanni PAISIELLO
- Italian stamp
Italian stamp representing Giovanni Paisiello
- Italian stamp
- PIUS VI
- Vatican Stamp
Vatican Stamp showing pope Pius VI
- Vatican Stamp
- PIUS VII
- Vatican Stamp
Vatican Stamp showing pope Pius VII
- Vatican Stamp
- Józef Antoni PONIATOWSKI
- Polish stamp
Polish stamp representing marshal Jozef Poniatowski
- Polish stamp
- Jean-Etienne PORTALIS et le Code Civil
- French 45 cents stamp issued in 1973
French 45 cents stamp issued in 1973 showing Bonaparte with Portalis
- French 45 cents stamp issued in 1973
- Louise of PRUSSIA
- German 250 pfennig stamp issued in 1989
German 250 pfennig stamp issued in 1989 representing Louise of Prussia
- German 250 pfennig stamp issued in 1989
- Emmanuel SIÉYÈS
- French stamp of 2.20 francs, issued on the occasion of the bicentenary of the French Revolution
French stamp of 2.20 francs, issued on the occasion of the bicentenary of the French Revolution showing Emmanuel Siéyès
- French stamp of 2.20 francs, issued on the occasion of the bicentenary of the French Revolution
- Madame de STAËL
- French 30 cents stamp issued in 1960
French 30 cents stamp issued in 1960 showing Germaine de Stael
- French 30 cents stamp issued in 1960
- STENDHAL
- French stamp issued in 1942 to mark the centenary of the death of Henri Beyle
French stamp issued in 1942 to mark the centenary of the death of Henri Beyle
- French stamp issued in 1942 to mark the centenary of the death of Henri Beyle
- Robert SURCOUF
- French 12 francs stamp issued in 1951
French 12 francs stamp issued in 1951 showing Robert Surcouf - Mauritian stamp
Mauritian stamp showing Robert Surcouf
- French 12 francs stamp issued in 1951
- Charles-Maurice de TALLEYRAND-PÉRIGORD
- French 15 francs stamp issued in 1951
French 15 francs stamp issued in 1951 representing Talleyrand
- French 15 francs stamp issued in 1951
- Alessandro VOLTA
- Italian stamp issued on the occasion of the hundredth anniversary of the death of the physicist
Italian stamp issued on the occasion of the hundredth anniversary of the death of the physicist Alexandre Volta
- Italian stamp issued on the occasion of the hundredth anniversary of the death of the physicist
- Maria WALEWSKA
- Polish stamp
Polish stamp depicting Maria Walewska
- Polish stamp