Jean-Jacques Barre (3 August 1793 in Paris-10 June 1855 in Paris) was the general engraver at the Monnaie de Paris between 1842 and 1855. In this position, he engraved and designed French medals, bank notes and postage stamps. He is named "Jean-Jacques Barre" in numismatic publications and "Jacques-Jean Barre" in philatelic ones. From the late 1840's until 1855, he created the first two French postage stamp designs: the Ceres series and Napoleon III series. Wikipedia
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