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Lot# 484 - Auction 291-297

  • Lot# : 484 France

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    1871 (Jan. / March): A most interesting correspondence of four entire letters from a wife to her husband and children, sent in French from different P.O.'s in Paris to Alcalá de Henares nearby Madrid. All are franked with Napoléon laureated 40 c. orange or pair 20 c. blue, tied by Étoile de Paris numerals with boxed PD alongside, all with arrival cds on reverse. The first letter is written on January 29, 1871, the text says "Un armistice ayant été signeé hier, le moment approche où nous pourrons tous être réunis à Passy". The second entire (Feb. 4, 1871) deals with the new Assemblée Nationale to be constituted and the still existing rationing of food in Paris, entires nos. 3 & 4 (Feb. 25 / March 5) describe the ongoing normalisation of life in Paris. A most interesting ensemble full of postal history, a great testimony of these turbulent times, sent directly after the end of the Siège. 
    Starting bid : 500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 500.00 CHF