maison commerciale - lettres ancienne - 1860

Global description for the advertisement (Set of 4 letters / postal codes) Set of 4 commercial letters franked under the Second Empire (1863-1867) – Headers, stamps and cancellations Magnificent set of four entire letters handwritten from the Second Empire era, with their original folds/envelopes, stamps and period postal markings: Paris (1863) to Chann (Haut-Rhin): Commercial shipment letter of textiles, franked with a 20c blue Napoleon III stamp with grid/lozenge cancellation and Paris date stamp (June 2, 1863). Nîmes (1863) to Châlons-sur-Marne: Invoice letter with typographed header A. Galoffre & C° (Nîmes), franked with a 20c blue Napoleon III stamp with departure mark (Oct. 19, 1863) and arrival/transit stamps on the back. Angers (1866) to Dijon: Beautiful commercial letter with header from the Manufacture de Parapluies Pierre Sarret Cadet (Angers), franked with a 20c blue stamp with a large numeral “99” obliteration and date stamps (Sept. 10, 1866). Rouen / Paris to Nancy (1867): Handwritten judicial letter from the Cabinet of the Chief Clerk of the Imperial Court of Rouen (dated March 13, 1867), addressed to Mr. Ory, advocate at the Court in Nancy, franked with a 20c blue Napoleon III stamp with Paris and Nancy postmarks on the back. Themes: Postal history, philately (Second Empire France), 19th-century commercial and judicial correspondence. Condition: Good overall condition for documents of this era, with folds of use and stamps clearly legible.

Estimate:£125.63

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