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Stamps

Finally, I will end with a letter that I
have selected from page 339:
Family message on a “cantiniere”
letter written in Boulogne on 30 July
1806 by a certain Vidal Pic from
Saint-Denis, in the canton of Saint
Amand, in the Mende district in the
Lozere département. At the time, he
was part of the 5th company of the
3rd battalion of the 28th regiment,
at the left camp at Boulogne. The
letter was handled by the civilian
post office in Boulogne (postmark:
61/BOULOGNE/SUR-MER).
The stationery is decorated with
the Emperor’s monogram (two in-
terwoven “Ns”) framed by two lau-
rel branches above the imperial ea-
gle, which holds thunderbolts in its
talon, topped by the imperial crown,
all of which rests on a shining star.
(Philatelic Collection of H.S.H.
Prince Albert II of Monaco)

Nothing compares to the pleasure
of admiring them in person at the
magnificent exhibition devoted to
Napoleon during this MonacoPhil.
However, in order to be able to enjoy
these treasures for a long time to
come, do not hesitate to purchase
Maurice Boule’s book «The armies
from Buonaparte to Napoleon».
You will discover a very thorough
study of postal history at the time
of Napoleon.

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