Postcard from Vauthey to Pernod Fils ordering a case of fifty bottles of absinthe, June 5, 1894
Vauthey, a liquor merchant in Saint-Jean-de-Losne, orders one case containing fifty bottles of absinthe for immediate shipment.
Commercial correspondence
Postcard
Order
French
Vauthey
Pernod Fils
Pernod
Saint-Jean-de-Losne, France
Pontarlier, France
Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Bottles
Saint-Jean-de-Losne
Pontarlier
Saint-Jean-de-Losne, le 5/6 1894
[[label: Address panel and postal evidence]] CARTE POSTALE Ce côté est exclusivement réservé à l'adresse. Monsieur Pernod Fils Négociant Pontarlier Doubs [[notes]] Postal marks: PONTARLIER 6E 6 JUIN 94 DOUBS ST. JEAN DE LOSNE 6 JUIN COTE D'OR ST. JEAN DE LOSNE 6 JUIN COTE D'OR ST. JEAN DE LOSNE 6 JUIN COTE D'OR
[[label: Message text]] Saint-Jean-de-Losne, le 5/6 1894 Monsieur Pernod, Pontarlier, Envoyez-moi, je vous prie, de suite une caisse de 50 bouteilles absinthe. En attendant, j'ai bien l'honneur de vous saluer. Vauthey [[notes]] Postal marks: VAUTHEY LIQUORISTE ST. JEAN DE LOSNE (Côte d'Or) Later annotations: Nég[ociant] 900 1250
[[label: Address panel and postal evidence]] POSTCARD This side is exclusively reserved for the address. Mr Pernod Fils Merchant Pontarlier Doubs [[notes]] Postal marks: PONTARLIER 6E 6 JUIN 94 DOUBS ST. JEAN DE LOSNE 6 JUIN COTE D'OR ST. JEAN DE LOSNE 6 JUIN COTE D'OR ST. JEAN DE LOSNE 6 JUIN COTE D'OR
[[label: Message text]] Saint-Jean-de-Losne, 5 June 1894 Mr Pernod, Pontarlier, Please send me immediately one case of fifty bottles of absinthe. Yours faithfully, Vauthey [[notes]] Postal marks: VAUTHEY LIQUORISTE ST. JEAN DE LOSNE (Côte d'Or) Later annotations: Merchant 900 1250
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