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2703 - TWO TOURING CLUB OF FRANCE PINS ( * ).
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Estimate €20
Description
TWO TOURING CLUB OF FRANCE PINS ( * ). - Brooch 22 mm, cogwheel in nickel-plated metal with top monogram T C F in enamel great fire blue-white-red. On the back is a pin for attaching to the lapel of the jacket. - 22 mm brooch, cogwheel in gilt metal with monogrammed T C F in enamel. blue-white-red enamel. On the back is a pin for attaching to the lapel. ( * ) T.C.F. : created in 1890 by a group of cycling enthusiasts who wanted to make cycling a leisure activity accessible to all and develop popular tourism. It played a major role in this - 700,000 members at its peak - in particular by encouraging the publication of numerous maps, guidebooks - especially mountain guides - magazines, tourist reports, tourist routes such as the creation in 1903 of the corniche de l'Estérel, which it financed along the seafront through the "red rocks", the route des grandes alpes, cycle paths, orientation tables, milestones, signs... and even benches bearing its logo, the opening of the Bois de Boulogne campsite... - T.C.F disbanded in 1983.
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About the sale CHRONO SALE OF MEDALS - CURRENCIES - JETONS and MISCELLANEOUS including ORLEANS & LOIRET
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Auction time 06/28/2026 at 8:00 PM
ID: 87520606
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