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Auction: 14035 - Postal History, Autographs and Historical Documents
Lot: 3105

Historical Documents
French Postal Notice
1805, "avis au public", 17x13½ inch, on greyish paper. "The Public is informed that letters and packets addressed to French Prisoners of War to all destinations in England need to be stamped from the place of their departure as far as Dover: those not stamped may not be despatched. Also persons who have forgotten to stamp their letters are invited to present themselves to the Bureau where they will be stamped and given to the very next courier.
The Public is invited to carefully address his letters and packages destined for French prisoners of war in England, in addition to their names and first names, rank, or in the navy or army."
Folding creases but fresh and in a good state of preservation. Photo

Many letters written to or from French and British prisoners of war were handled by the Transport Office which was situated in Dorset Court, Westminster. The Transport office was a branch of the Admiralty.

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