Henry A. Meyer Collection of French Revolutionary covers and documents, part 1
Object Details
- Description
- Henry A. Meyer Collection of Napoleonic and French Revolution Covers and Documents, part 1, Vol. 1-2 (78 pages)
- The Henry A. Meyer Collection of Napoleonic and French Revolution Covers and Documents is composed 14 volumes divided in five parts by accession lots: 1979.0098 (Volumes 1/2); 1981.0819 (Volumes 3-7); 1983.0780 (Volumes 8/9); 1985.0026 (Volumes 10/11) and 1986.0025 (Volumes 12-14)
- Part 1 (Volumes 1/2) consists of 149 objects.
- Volume 1: (38 pages)
- *Stampless Napoleonic covers starting from 1775
- *Revolutionary letterhead paper
- *The Revolutionary Society covers
- *1795 letter from the National Convention, Committee of General Security Letterhead
- *1792 Revolutionary document signed by Marguis de Lafayette
- *1792 French military discharge paper for a Swiss citizen from the Swiss regiment Salis-Samade
- *Covers from France divided in 83 department, then sub-divided again into districts, cantons and communes (earliest cover June 14, 1792)
- *Revolutionary documents
- Volume 2: (40 pages)
- *Stampless Napoleonic Republician Calender covers
- *Napoleonic Assignats (paper monies)
- *Napoleonic financial documents
- *Republican Slogans
- *Republican Institutions like Grande Force
- *Republican Place Names
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Object number
- 1979.0098.INTRO
- Type
- Covers & Associated Letters
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Topic
- Covers & Letters
- International Stamps & Mail
- Record ID
- npm_1979.0098.INTRO
