Postal History & Stamps · Item #227462301472
1894 Paris France Petit Bleu Pneumatic Telegram 50c Chaplain # 1251
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Item number227462301472
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Item description
Original 1894 Paris pneumatic-post telegram, known as a French “Petit Bleu.” Printed on blue postal stationery with a 50-centime République Française Télégraphe Chaplain imprint and Paris Rue Saint-Georges cancellations.
Addressed to Mlle Blandin, 47 Rue Richer, Paris. The handwritten message asks her to come to the sender’s office the following Sunday at precisely 11:00 a.m.
Authentic late-19th-century French postal and telegraph history. Condition includes original folds, light toning, handling marks, edge wear, and a small puncture or tear. Please review all photographs for exact condition. Sold as shown.