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138 - War of 1870–71, Siege of Paris: Issues of the newspaper *L’O…
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War of 1870–71, Siege of Paris: Issues of the newspaper *L’Opinion Nationale* dated 26 September, 18, 19 and 23 October. Issue of “Le Rappel” announcing the surrender. Official Gazette of 29 January. Two pages from a balloon dispatch dated 15 November 1870 (No. 6). Certificate issued to a labourer at Fort Nogent-sur-Marne on 13 September. Medical certificate for a Parisian resident of Rue Mouffetard dated 2 February. Painting entitled “The Price of Foodstuffs” during the siege. Engraving entitled “Paris National Guard: A Souvenir of the Two Sieges, a Civic Guard Post”. Engraving: ‘Paris under siege, food supplies “surrounded by beasts just as Madame is; Madame is quite wrong to fear famine”’. Épinal print (damaged): ‘Siege and bombardment of Paris by the Prussians’, by Pinot and Sagaire. Three certificates for mobile militia soldiers treated at Bicêtre Hospital, February. Two pay slips for the Vienne mobile militia, September and February. Two lists of the personal effects of Vienne mobile militia soldiers who died at Vincennes Hospital, 3 and 13 January. Engraving “The Crochard house in Rueil occupied and defended by the scouts of the Mont Valérien mobile militia” by Launay (16x24cm). Engraving entitled ‘Lieutenant Sardes of the “Presse” francs-tireurs in La Courbevoie’ by E. Yon. Set of 23 documents.
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About the sale FREEMASONRY – HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS
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Auction time 07/23/2026 at 10:10 AM
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