Stamp collectors who specialize in the stamps of France sooner or later become familiar with the name Andre Spitz. Spitz was one of the most prolific designers of twentieth century France stamps.
In 1938 his first design was accepted to appear on a postage stamp. It depicted a woman holding a flute of champagne. The stamp was released to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the birth of Dom Perignon, the widely acknowledged inventor of champagne.
For the next 50 years the work of Andre Spitz illustrated a number of topics on French stamps, ranging from portraits of World War Two French resistance heroes to cathedrals and chateaux.
This Maximum Card from 1959 shows the Andre Spitz design used for a stamp to commemorate the Polio vaccination.
Over the course of his career, Andre Spitz also designed stamps for a number of French colonies and possessions, such as Senegal, Tchad, Mali and the Congo. His work has also appeared on a Monaco stamp.
Along with his work on French postage stamps, Spitz taught at the Lycee Henri IV in Paris. He designed his last stamp at the age of 85, and passed away in 1977 at the age of 94.
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