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Cod. 998E
EUR 77,00


Fedele Clemente
LA VOCE DELLA POSTA - tomo I - COMUNICAZIONI E SOCIETÀ NELL'ITALIA NAPOLEONICA Q.20 + CARTA GEOGRAFICA Q.21

790 pp. + Italian postal map - b/w and colour ill. - hardbound - printed 1997
series "Quaderni di Storia Postale" - Istituto di Studi Storici Postali, Prato
Italian text

THE VOICE OF THE POST OFFICES – tome I – COMMUNICATIONS AND SOCIETY IN NAPOLEONIC ITALY N.20 - MAP N.21

It is a real investigation referred to a peculiar aspect of the social life of an epoch and to the contribution given to the spreading news on the transformation of the postal service. A study devoted to the development of a society during the years between two centuries, from a postal point of view. A geographical map for correspondence with the posts (1790-1815) is enclosed. Several illustrations even in colour, graphs of the routes and postal organizations; 32 illustrated tables.

CONTENTS

* Transformation of a service
* New administration
* Letter post
* Horse post
* Postal geography
* Letter marks
* Postal deviations
* Costs and rates
* Charges and handstamps
* Privileged frankings
* Tables of letter post rates
* Beginning of regulations
Cod. 1131EA
EUR 16,00


Federico Borromeo - Clemente Fedele
STORIA POSTALE DELL'ITALIA NAPOLEONICA - tomo III
I LUOGHI DELLA POSTA
Sedi ed uffici dalla Cisalpina al Regno d'Italia - 1796-1815 - Catalogo delle timbrature - PRIMO AGGIORNAMENTO

136 pp. - b/w and colour ill. - softbound - printed 2018
Italian text

POSTAL HISTORY OF THE NAPOLEONIC ITALY - tome III
THE PLACES OF THE POST
Seats and offices from the Cisalpine Republic to the Kingdom of Italy - 1796-1815 - Catalogue of cancellations - FIRST UPDATE

Over twenty years have passed from the publication of two volumes about the Napoleonic postal history in Italy. In the meantime, various documents related to the postal service and more than few news concerning postmarks have emerged, some of which unreleased, with updating on the periods of use and much more. In this respect, about 130 cards on the total of over 500 are updated here. Almost all news comes from press articles or from the description of lots put on sale by auction houses.
To cite the rarities of some documents, giving information on the number of the items known and the extreme dates of use, evidences verified by the Authors are published.

As far as valuations are concerned, they have preferred not to quote them, this time. Many findings refer to postmarks few common, rare or, in different cases, even unique at the moment. The explanations in the text are anyhow sufficient to value the index of rarity. In some cases, an easier availability following recoveries in archives, has led to reduced valuations.
Cod. 2826E
EUR 80,00


Maurice Boule
LES ARMÉES DE BUONAPARTE À NAPOLEON
1793-1815
THE ARMIES FROM BUONAPARTE TO NAPOLEON
1793-1815

Published on the occasion of Monacophil 2022
882 pp. - colour ill. - cloth-bound with gold inscriptions and colour cover - printed 2022
French and English text

This book traces the military career of the young Bonaparte from the siege of Toulon, where he received his first command to face the enemy, to the fall of the Emperor Napoleon at Waterloo, including Bonaparte successively as General Commander of various armies and then as First Consul.

Each campaign, each battle, is described with an unusual care for accuracy. Through many examples of letters, from Napoleon's correspondence in which he gives precise orders for the day-to-day running of his Empire, to those sent by soldiers in the field, the author lets us see the often very raw reality of what a battle was like in the Napoleonic Era.
All the armies in which he served or he commanded have been put into their historical context, illustrated with documents and letters from soldiers, with their contents, often full of historical information or anecdotes, which help us to understand the life of soldiers, their hopes and their fears.

However, it is not a mere work on history: it is a landmark study of all the postmarks used during the different campaigns over the years of the Consulat and the Empire. Using many tables, all the postmarks are listed, each with it's period of use.
In addition, some themes closely linked to the armies are covered such as prisoners of war, the conquered departments resulting from military victories, letters of "cantinières" as well as other topics.

Through this captivating story we see how a single man can, in a relatively short period in history, lead an entire population to the glory of ruling a large part of Europe, subsequently dragging it to it downfall.

CONTENTS

* Administrative, Military, and other Organisations
* From Captain Buonaparte to General Bonaparte (13 July 1792 to 9 November 1799)
* The Consulate (9 November 1799 - 18 May 1804)
* The Empire (18 May 1804 - 4 April 1814)
* Prisoners of war
* The Coalitions
* The Armies
* Civil Office Postmarks

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