History Carré Marigny
the ceres issue, among first french postage stamps, issued in 1849 , 1850
the tree-filled square off avenue gabriel named abel-françois poisson, marquis de marigny, able brother of madame de pompadour director of buildings louis xv. space donated city of paris specific purpose rich stamp-collector after open-air philatelic exchanges had been evicted palais-royal in 1864 , luxembourg garden shortly thereafter. officially, these evictions provoked presence of éléments indésirables (unsavory types) had attached stamp-collecting enthusiasts. more likely, matter of second empire being uneasy attracted crowds of people political intentions unknown , potentially subversive.
within ten years after 1849 appearance of first postage stamp in france, new pastime called philately had become full-blown craze, first among university students, among public @ large. today there more fifty dealers in carré marigny offering large selection of stamps , postcards on world, phone cards. stamp market held on 3 days each week: thursday, saturday, , sunday 9 a.m. 6:30 in evening.
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