A number of special printed issues or of tributes were produced containing at least a copy of the stamp 0,50F Marianne de Béquet. We will present them in this article.

Imperforates

Appeared by 1940, imperforates come from sheets of normal stamps having voluntarily escaped perforation. The number of issued imperforates for small-format stamps is 2000 (20 sheets of 100) (figure which, however, cannot be guaranteed). Imperforates are mainly intended for official collections and surplus is given to important personalities. These imperforates have no postage value on an envelope. An accidental unperforated stamp must be attached to a perforate one not to be confused with an imperforate. For the stamp 0,50F Marianne de Béquet, the sheets of 100 imperforates were chosen during the first printing on 30.11.1970. We show below a plate block of 10 imperforates and a plate block of 10 perforate stamps stemming from the same printing and having the same printing day.
 

bas de feuille de 10 timbres Non Dentelés Officiels

demi bas de feuille dentelé de même date que le bas de feuille Non Dentelé Officiel

Deluxe sheets

A Deluxe sheet is an unperforated and non adhesive mini-sheet in the centre of which a stamp in its definitive colour is printed. It generally includes a control punch (only till 1967 however) and the inscription “IMPRIMERIE DES TIMBRES-POSTE - FRANCE” at the bottom of the sheet. These sheets are offered to official personalities. They are printed in 300 copies (figure which cannot be guaranteed).

We can see below a Deluxe sheet for the stamp 0,50F Marianne de Béquet and another one for the overprinted 25F C.F.A.:
 

épreuve de luxe du 0,50F Marianne de Béquet

épreuve de luxe du 0,50F Marianne de Béquet surchargé 25F C.F.A.

Philatelic leaflet

A philatelic leaflet is published by the French Post Office for every stamp issue. It mentions the characteristics of the stamp and gives a brief description of the subject that is represented on the stamp.

The Philatelic leaflet P.O. N 1-71 has been issued for the stamp 0,50 F Marianne de Béquet.
 

notice philatélique parue pour le 0,50F Marianne de Béquet

Official Philatelic Document

An Official Philatelic Document is published for the Museum of the Post office on the occasion of the issue of each stamp since 1974. The Document 28-76, issued at the time of the publication of the green 0,80 F and red 1,00 F Marianne de Béquet stamps, contains a proof of the steel die for values 0,45F, 0,50F, 0,60F, 0,80F and 1,00 F of the Marianne de Béquet series:
 

document philatélique officiel avec poinçon du 0,50F Marianne de Béquet

“Le trésor des timbres-poste de France”, 1849-1973

In 1981, the Museum of the Post office has printed 5000 copies of a luxurious book “Le trésor des timbres-poste de France, 1849-1973”. In this book, a series of 36 plates reproduces blocks of four definitive stamps from the materials deposited at the Museum of the Post office archives. A block of four stamps 0,50F Marianne de Béquet is printed on page 31, together with a block of four stamps 0,30F “Marianne de Cheffer”:
 

feuillet 31 du recueil "Trésor des timbres-poste de France, 1849-1973"

Insert “DEL & SC”

In 1985, the association of engravers and artists “DEL & SC” published 5500 copies of a 25 leaves book "L’art évolution". One of these leaves shows a drawing by Pierre Béquet with a proof of the 0,50F Marianne de Béquet die:
 

feuillet n° 1 du recueil "L’art évolution" de DEL & SC

feuillet n°3 du recueil « L’art évolution » de DEL & SC

feuillet n°4 du recueil « L’art évolution » de DEL & SC

Document "Les visages de Marianne"

In 2001, the French Post office produced a document called “Les visages de Marianne” on which are represented the thirteen Marianne stamps appeared since 1944 (among which the stamp 0,50F Marianne de Béquet). Reproductions are intaglio printed and produced by a new computer-aided engraving machine:
 

feuillet supérieur du document "Les visages de Marianne" de 2001

feuillet intérieur du document "Les visages de Marianne" de 2001

Booklet “Les visages de la V^ème République”

In 2008, the French Post office produced a booklet called “La Poste célèbre les Visages de la Cinquième République” containing twelve self-adhesive postage stamps with value 0,55 € : “Marianne à la nef” by Regagnon (1959), “Marianne d’Albert Decaris” (1960), “Marianne de Cocteau” (1961), “coq de Decaris” (1962), “Marianne de Cheffer” (1967), “Marianne de Béquet” (1971), “Sabine de Pierre Gandon” (1977), “Liberté de Pierre Gandon” (1982), “Marianne du Bicentenaire” by Louis Briat (1989), “Marianne du 14 juillet” by Ève Luquet (1997), “Marianne des Français” by Thierry Lamouche (2005) and “Marianne et l’Europe” by Yves Beaujard (2008) :
 

carnet Les visages de la Vème République

couverture du carnet Les visages de la Vème République

lettre affranchie avec un timbre Béquet issu du carnet « Les visages de la V^ème République » (oblitération lors de la vente anticipée en premier jour)

Block “La V^ème République au fil du timbre”

In 2013, the French Post office proposed an intaglio-printing made block called “La V^ème République au fil du timbre” taking back twelve “Marianne de la V^ème République” stamps issued since 1959 (1959 “Marianne à la nef”, 1960 “Marianne de Decaris”, 1961 “Marianne de Cocteau”, 1962 “Coq gaulois”, 1967 “Marianne de Cheffer”, 1971 “Marianne de Béquet”, 1977 “Sabine de Gandon”, 1982 “Liberté de Gandon”, 1989 “Marianne du bicentenaire”, 1997 “Marianne du 14 juillet”, 2005 “Marianne des Français”, 2008 “Marianne de l’Europe”). This block is black-and-white printed out:
 

bloc La Vème République au fil du timbre

Booklets “La République au fil du timbre”.

Self-adhesive booklet

In 2013, the French Post office issued a booklet of fourteen self-adhesive stamps called “La République au fil du timbre” with twelve Marianne type stamps issued since 1959, printed in black-and-white, and two “Marianne de la Jeunesse” stamps (a green and a red) appeared in 2013:
 

carnet autocollant Les visages de la Vème République et sa couverture

Gummed booklet

In 2013, the French Post office also issued a booklet of fourteen gummed stamps “La République au fil du timbre” with the same stamps than in the self-adhesive booklet:
 

carnet gommé Les visages de la Vème République (feuillet supérieur, feuillet inférieur et couverture)

Lettre à destination du Japon (au tarif moins de 100g du 1.03.2013) oblitérée avec trois timbres au type Béquet issus l’un du bloc en taille douce reprenant les 12 Marianne de la V^ème République (timbre le plus à gauche), un 2ème du carnet « La République au fil du timbre » autoadhésif (timbre le plus à droite) et un dernier du carnet « La République au fil du timbre » gommé (timbre du milieu)