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several old black and white photos of a church and other buildingsseveral old postcards and envelopes are on a tablean old postcard with a picture of a cemetery on itan old postcard with a picture of a clock on itan old photo of a man standing in a doorway with an umbrellaan old postcard with a picture of a man ' s name on it
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71 - 36. Indre. 5th CPA. Chézelles. René Robin, beekeeper.
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Estimate €60 - €70
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36. Indre. 5th CPA. Chézelles. René Robin, beekeeper. Centre Beekeeping Establishment, the region’s largest apiaries. (Circulated; letter sent by Robin to Perronneau in Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, 12 October 1924. ‘I regret that I am unable to supply you with honey, as my entire harvest has been sold […] We shall be able to do business next year’); Ecueille. Capture of a giant swarm measuring 1.75 metres by the author of the Encyclopédie apicole, Delaigues (1892). 12 volumes (1925). (Coll. G. G.& Fils, Chateauroux. A letter circulated, sent by Delaigues to the Abbé de Rochehaut in Belgium, 1931: ‘As such, we are offering you a 15 per cent discount on the list price.’ Then, to save him the cost of cash-on-delivery postage, he asked him for a postal order for 25 francs.); Bommiers. The Church’s chancel. (M. H. collection); Pellevoisin. The Grand Hôtel’s apiary. Villa St Joseph (Photograph by G. Tanchou, Clion); Châteauroux. Albert Mathieu. French Beehive Manufacturer. A selection of beehives ready for use.; [Le Blanc, June 1933. The apiary at the Villerie belonging to Mr E. Barbotin, beekeeper.] (Printed by the Société Centrale d’Apiculture, Paris, modern reprint).
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About the sale ONLINE Collection of beekeeping postcards from Mr Christian de Casteljau. Books, lithographs & other specialities
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Auction time 09/11/2026 at 4:00 PM
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