Postcard from Eugène Colin to Pernod... (1897)

NRA-L-000173 / 1897

Postcard from Eugène Colin to Pernod Fils ordering two cases of twelve bottles of 72-degree absinthe, December 26, 1897

Eugène Colin, successor to the former A. Vivier firm, orders immediate dispatch to Vézelise station of two cases containing twelve bottles each of Pernod Fils absinthe at 72 degrees, on the usual terms.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000173

NRA-L-000173 image 1 showing the postcard address panel to Pernod fils in Pontarlier, with postage stamp, postmarks and the sender's business mark. — **Image 1**Address panel and postal evidence.

NRA-L-000173 image 2 showing the handwritten postcard message sent from Vézelise, with absinthe-trade correspondence and the sender's signature. — **Image 2**Postcard message and signature.

Archive Record

Identifier: NRA-L-000173
Date: 1897-12-26
Original date: Vézelise, le 26 Xbre 1897
Type: Commercial correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: Eugène Colin
Recipient: Pernod Fils
Places: Vézelise, France / Pontarlier, France
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Address panel and postal evidence; Message text; 2 digital images.
Signature: Eugène Colin
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000173.

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Transcript and English translation

working scholarly aid

Address panel and postal evidence

Original transcript

RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
CARTE POSTALE
Ce côté est exclusivement réservé à l'adresse.

Monsieur
Pernod fils
Pontarlier
Doubs

Notes

Postal marks:
VINS & SPIRITUEUX en GROS
VINS DE PAYS
ÉPICERIE, MERCERIE
Ancienne Maison A. VIVIER
Eug COLIN, Successeur
à VÉZELIZE (Meurthe-et-Moselle)
VEZELIZE
26
[DEC]
97
MEURTHE ET MELLE
VEZELIZE
26
[DEC]
97
MEURTHE ET MELLE
BESANCON
27
DEC
97
DOUBS
PONTARLIER
28
DEC
97
DOUBS

Address panel and postal evidence

English translation

FRENCH REPUBLIC
POSTCARD
This side is exclusively reserved for the address.

Mr Pernod fils
Pontarlier
Doubs

Notes

Postal marks:
VINS & SPIRITUEUX en GROS
VINS DE PAYS
ÉPICERIE, MERCERIE
Ancienne Maison A. VIVIER
Eug COLIN, Successeur
à VÉZELIZE (Meurthe-et-Moselle)
VEZELIZE
26
[DEC]
97
MEURTHE ET MELLE
VEZELIZE
26
[DEC]
97
MEURTHE ET MELLE
BESANCON
27
DEC
97
DOUBS
PONTARLIER
28
DEC
97
DOUBS

Message text

Original transcript

Vézelise, le 26 Xbre 1897

MM Pernod fils, Pontarlier

Veuillez me faire expédier d. suite gare Vézelise, aux conditions habituelles :
2 C/ de 12 Blles absinthe Pernod fils 72°.

Recevez mes sincères salutations.

Eugène Colin

Notes

Later annotations:
voyageur expédié
[initiales illisibles]

Message text

English translation

Vézelise, 26 December 1897

Messrs Pernod fils, Pontarlier

Please arrange immediate dispatch to Vézelise station, on the usual terms, of two cases containing twelve bottles each of Pernod fils absinthe at 72 degrees.

Please accept my sincere greetings.

Eugène Colin

Notes

Later annotations:
traveller dispatched
[illegible initials]

Discovery Terms

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Bottles
Eugène Colin
Pernod Fils
Vézelise
Pontarlier

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