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152 - Militaria: War of 1870–1871, Siege of Paris / Collection of Letters from 1870 and an Official Note from Minister Ernest Picard Regarding the German Entry / January and February 1871 / Paris (Seine 75) / Bordeaux (Gironde 33) - Handwritten correspondence from Alphonse Aubriot (January 18, 1871): A long letter describing to his wife daily life under Prussian shelling of the capital, the hardships endured, and the memorable passage of three battalions of the Mobile National Guard that morning. Then, the Proclamation by Interior Minister Ernest Picard (February 26, 1871): An official printed notice from the period announcing the signing of the preliminary peace terms, the new armistice, and the painful authorization granted to the German army to temporarily occupy certain neighborhoods of Paris. A historic call for calm addressed to the residents. An exceptional and poignant historical account of the Siege of Paris (1870–1871), featuring authentic documents from the period and a rare archival collection.

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Militaria: War of 1870–1871, Siege of Paris / Collection of Letters from 1870 and an Official Note from Minister Ernest Picard Regarding the German Entry / January and February 1871 / Paris (Seine 75) / Bordeaux (Gironde 33) - Handwritten correspondence from Alphonse Aubriot (January 18, 1871): A long letter describing to his wife daily life under Prussian shelling of the capital, the hardships endured, and the memorable passage of three battalions of the Mobile National Guard that morning. Then, the Proclamation by Interior Minister Ernest Picard (February 26, 1871): An official printed notice from the period announcing the signing of the preliminary peace terms, the new armistice, and the painful authorization granted to the German army to temporarily occupy certain neighborhoods of Paris. A historic call for calm addressed to the residents. An exceptional and poignant historical account of the Siege of Paris (1870–1871), featuring authentic documents from the period and a rare archival collection.

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"The Memory of Wars" by Vasari Auction: Testimonies, Documents, Photographs, Postcards, Stamps
Sunday, November 8
02:00 PM
86 cours Victor Hugo
33000 Bordeaux, France

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