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154 - Belgium. 5 postcards addressed to Fernand de LALIEUX.
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Estimate €100 - €120
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Belgium. 5 postcards addressed to Fernand de LALIEUX. Meuse Basin Beekeeping Society (2). Sent from GrandRy, 19 December 1898, concerning an exhibition, and sent by Joh. Dora; ‘[…] you will very soon receive the Italian queen bee to which you were allocated in the draw for the 50 queens amongst subscribers to the “Rucher Belge” for the current year, dated 15 January 1901. […]’; Hainaut Beekeeping Federation & Affiliates. (2). Sent by S. Thibaut, Mont-sur-Marchienne, 18 January 1900. Regarding the Paris exhibition, beekeeping section. “Exhibitors will not be required to pay any stand fees, but we would like to know whether they will be liable for the cost of transport from Brussels to Paris and for the costs of decorating and maintaining the covered premises. We would also like the registration deadline to be postponed by 8 days so that the notice we intend to publish in *Le Progrès apicole* (25 ct) may reach our members before the deadline. […]”; Sent by the same author, 1 August 1901. ‘[…] I have received the Caucasian queen bee which you were kind enough to send me […]’. A. Mees, Manufacturer, Herenthals. 14 July 1897. ‘[…] I have not yet had time to make arrangements for the Exhibition; in any case, I shall endeavour to keep my promise, and I would ask you to register me for the ‘Capucines’ hives. I shall need a stand measuring 6 metres in length by 1 metre in width (on the ground). It is a pity that manufacturers are not allowed to group all their items together; under the current conditions, it is impossible for us to look after our hives properly (six ‘Capucines d’Anjou’ hives, paired).”
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