Souillac: Jean-Pierre Magne presents his book on Second Empire philately

Thursday January 16 at 6 p.m., at the invitation of Gilles Liébus, mayor, the municipal council room welcomed Jean-Pierre Magne, a citizen of Souillac, a man open to the world, known, respected and appreciated by everyone in this city who saw him born, where he has his business.
Jean-Pierre Magne is an eminent philatelist collector; for many years, its reputation has crossed our French borders. Recognized as one of the greatest specialists in non-serrated issues of the Second Empire (1853-1860), he is an authority in the world of major collectors. He has won several major prizes.
A good thirty enthusiasts or simply curious people came to attend the presentation of his book: “The attachment of the Duchy of Savoy and the County of Nice to France, Sardinian obliterations 1860-1861”. This is a reference work, a collector's book, magnificently presented and bound by the publisher Yvert-Tellier; it is also a page in the history of the Second Empire.
Presenting his work, Jean-Pierre Magne spoke of his passion as a philatelist: “I am an autodidact. Over the decades, despite the fact that I did not come from a family of collectors, I was able to reconcile my professional life as a company manager in Souillac, with the quest for knowledge in the field of philately. »
He adds: “In 1980, I joined the Quercy Philatelic Union. Member of the European Academy of Philately since 2001, of the Academy of Philately since 2004 and international juror (FIP) in postal history since 2013, today I am publishing the fruit of one of my numerous researches, revealing philatelic treasures which I had the chance to discover and study with passion. »
In this work, Jean-Pierre Magne devotes himself to the study of the postal and marcophile implications, following the attachment by the Treaty of Turin in 1860, of the Duchy of Savoy and the County of Nice to France, at the initiative of Napoleon III and Victor-Emmanuel II.
“This study is the result of more than twenty years of careful research,” specifies the specialist. It is based on a census of mail from post offices between the arrival of the French postal administration on June 14, 1860, and the introduction of French postmarks at the end of September 1860.
In conclusion, Jean-Pierre Magne cited with emotion his partner Anne for her valuable support as well as his history teacher at Souillac college, Ms. Fumat, present at this ceremony. He offered a signed copy of his magnificent book to the Souillac media library as well as to the Gignac library.
Mayor Gilles Liébus thanked Jean-Pierre Magne, then invited the public to share a glass of friendship.