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127 - PAUL FONTAN (1880–1914) COLLECTION OF DOCUMENTS
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Estimate €150 - €200
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PAUL FONTAN (1880–1914) COLLECTION OF DOCUMENTS A collection of postcards, photographs, correspondence and press cuttings, including: a photo postcard of Paul Fontan (an officer of the Republican Guard who led the shootout against Bonnot and his gang at Choisy-le-Roi and planted the dynamite to blow up the garage), an extremely rare family photograph of Paul Fontan, his wife and son; a personal postcard from Paul Fontan’s mother, who was following her son’s movements at the front (he died there on 17 September 1914, in the Somme). • PAUL FONTAN CLASS OF 1996 BADGE An oval-shaped, gilded and enamelled metal badge depicting a sword, the Knight’s Cross of the Legion of Honour, the Medal of Honour for acts of courage and devotion, and the coat of arms of Paris. Badge of the gendarmerie intake named after Paul Fontan. 1996.
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About the sale Paris, My Love, 17th edition
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Auction time 09/21/2026 at 1:30 PM
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