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lot # 5131 - europe France
1836 (July 31): Entire letter from Ancona to Riom with clear "BRIGADE FRANCAISE A ANCONE 31 JUIL. 1836" (Reinhardt type 1 = 10 points) and framed "P.P.", both in red, fully prepaid to the Procureur du Roi at the Royal Court. Reverse with Riom arrival cds (Aug. 10). A delightful and fresh entire.rnrnNote: Written by a grenadier of the 66th regiment which has occupied the fortress of Ancona from 1832 to 1838. In the course of the political upheaval that ensued, it was more than once necessary for the Papal administration to call in Austrian troops to fight republican groups in the Papal States.
Catalogue 260: Italy, France and European Countries
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