VENDÉE. 1797. POST OFFICE. “Excerpt from the register of del - Lot 523

VENDÉE. 1797. POST OFFICE. “Excerpt from the register of deliberations of the Central Administration of the VENDÉE department, session of 8 Frimaire, Year 6; ” (Nov. 28, 1797) “concerning the abolition of countermarks and exemptions” to prevent fraud regarding postage charges for letters, dispatches, and packages addressed to the Central Administration— “All citizens who send letters, petitions, memoranda, and documents to the Administration via the Post… shall be required to pay the postage in advance.” - Printed in FONTENAY-LE-PEUPLE (Revolutionary name for Fontenay-le-Comte), at the GOICHOT Printing House, Printer for the Department of Vendée, Frimaire, Year VI – Proclamation (53 x 41) Condition B