Guy de Maupassant

Printed receipt, completed by hand and signed by Guy de Maupassant, French writer. The receipt is dated June 11, 1884 (Paris). Receipt with on-letterhead printed from the newspaper Le Gaulois (9, boulevard des Italiens), on vellum paper, for the sum of one hundred fifty francs “for collaboration.” It is signed “Guy de Maupassant” in black ink, with a 10-centime quittance stamp canceled by a blue stamp from the newspaper. It bears accounting annotations (“11/6” in blue pencil) and the writer’s name written in another hand at the top left. This receipt corresponds to Maupassant’s collaboration with Le Gaulois, where he was a journalist and columnist from 1880. - Dimensions : 21.6 x 13.2 cm - Condition : Good overall. Some foxing and archival creases. See photos for details - Number of pages : 1 page - Guy de Maupassant, born August 5, 1850 at the Château de Miromesnil near Tourville-sur-Arques and died July 6, 1893 in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, is a French writer and literary journalist. Wikipedia Careful shipping in a rigid, waterproof carton.

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