Stamp Stores In Paris?

I find that I will have a day to myself in Paris next month while my wife visits customers, also in Oslo and Turku......Anyway, are there any brick and mortar stamp stores that are worth a visit? What better place to fill some holes in the France collection, I am thinking. Thanks.

rue Drouot is central and still has many stamp shops, although their opening hours - aside from those of Yvert - are often restricted. There's also the Ceres shop in rue de Louvre. And Dutetre Daniele in the Palais Royal, which may or may not be functioning. Whether it is or isn't, you'll have the pleasure of walking in the footsteps of Colette. Have a great time!

Thank you, we are staying at Hotel Victor Hugo which is centrally located.....I prefer it to be a walkable distance rather than navigating the subway system. I' m good for several miles on my hooves.

Please let us know how your tour of the Parisian stamp shops proceeds.
I am likely to be there next year with some time to explore....

That's well west of the places I mentioned, but you'd want to sit in the gardens of the Palais Royal anyway, wouldn't you? Then a pastis and a Gitane on the terrace at Le Nemours. If you work your way to the rue Drouot, the Moreau museum isn't far to the north-west. Ceres is on your walk to the Marais.

I'll have to pass on the Gitane, but a Colvados could be in order. I've never been in Paris, but to the Med coast several times, but years ago by US Navy vessel. I did note it will be many twisting streets to get to the shops, but hey I have an old Ceres catalouge to keep me company. I only collect up to 1940 so not much changes!

Have you seen the movie "Charade" ? When Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant rush through the stamp market rather confused?
Well that street market still exists, Avenue Gabriel / Avenue Marigny just parallel to the Champs-Elysees,
Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 9am to 6pm

Try Elysabeth Berck at number 23 rue Drouot. See this website.
http://www.philatelie-berck.com/en/...t/4-about-us
She speaks less English than the website suggests, so I usually bring photocopies of catalog pages with items highlighted so she can look at those and then check stock. Her stock is usually extensive and the front of the shop can be piled with collections, accumulations, catalogs, and literature. Well worth 30 minutes to browse.

See also this prior thread.
http://goscf.com/t/78974

I forgot to mention the postal museum in Montparnasse - not yet been myself, as it was closed for refurbishment during my attempted visits

https://en.parisinfo.com/paris-muse...-de-La-Poste

Bit of a hike, but you can recover with seafood and Chablis at La Coupole afterwards

https://www.lacoupole-paris.com/en/

Thanks all, will let you know how far I get. Day 1 my has booked the obligatory Seine river cruise dinner. I wish I had more time as I very much like French classic stamps.
If any stamp stores exist in Oslo or Turku...
please chime in. I collect both up to 1945, will have my want lists with me.

Ughh....that was my wife has booked....

Well, Paris was a bust due to my lack of time, went to Comproir des Timbres on Rue Drouot...after picking out about $600 in stamps the owner asks if I will pay by cash or card? Of course, he is the only shop in all Paris that can not process a card! It was a two mile walk each way and I had no Euros with a dinner reservation pending. Sweden has been better, a decent shop in Gamla Stan Stockholm and one in the Antikhallen in Göteborg that had much to dig through.

Was that an AmEx or Diner's Club? The charges on those cards are so high many shops in Europe just do not accept them.
If you wave the wrong card in front of their noses, you may get the reaction "does not work" rather than "I do not accept that one."

I think the most easy way to make a payment is in cash. There no technical problems when using this method.

In a country like Sweden, it might be a problem. Most shops no longer accept cash. And paying cash for large amounts is not convenient for either party.
We have a few shops not accepting cash in the Netherlands. The government is considering drafting legislation making it compulsory to accept cash. There are people who would 'cannot' pay but cash. People on very low income prefer to receive social welfare in cash, as utilities and others cannot charge their bank accounts leaving them without money to buy food. Also, elderly persons may not understand online banking and prefer to withdraw cash regularly and pay for groceries with cash.

Lockdown here resulted in the abandonment of cash by many outlets. Conversely, others still prefer cash because they don't then have to pay the Access and Visa fees. And tradesmen often prefer cash to avoid tax. As NSK says, Amex is widely disliked by retailers.