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Bureau general des Postes [Notice regarding postage] [in French]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01412.64.03 Author/Creator: Bureau general des Postes Place Written: Paris, France Type: Printed document signed Date: 30 October 1780 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 24 cm, Width: 18 cm Order a Copy

Printed notice requesting the payment of postage to an office in France, in order to prevent further delay of the transmission of a letter. Written to Monsieur Cerranon in Baltimore, Maryland.

Bureau General des Postes

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