Introduction to the postal history (of France)

I just receive the Introduction to postal history from 1848 to 1878 (of France, the Ceres on the cover is a hint). The picture shows you an estimate of the number of pages, intels, pictures, references there are in this book. The editor's site gives you an idea of the content more precisely.

Authors are expert Mr. Jean-François Brun and postal historian Mrs. Michèle Chauvet, whose biographicals are shown on the Académie de philatélie's website (click on "Nos membre" - Our members on the right side).

The anglo-saxon tile ", R.D.P." is authorized for those who were invited to sign the
Roll of Distinguished Philatelists, a British philatelic distinction with international importance. It was created in 1921 and the first one to sign it was King George V, founder of the Royal Philatelic Collection, le roi George V.


Expedition was done with a Colissimo emballages sold by La Poste, size L : arrival guaranteed in 48 hours in Metropolitan France and Monaco, weight until 6 kilograms.









This document stick on the parcel has got a cancellation from the Rue du Louvre post office in Paris. Thanl to the numeric code, the expeditor and the destinator can follow the parcel throughout the postal system.