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[Poste - Attert] - 27 documents, 1621-1811, manuscrits ou imprimés, sur parchemin ou papier, dive...
Currency:EUR
Category:Everything Else / Other
Start Price:NA
Estimated At:4,000.00 - 6,000.00 EUR
NOT SOLD (BIDDING OVER)
0.00EUR+ applicable fees & taxes.
This item WAS NOT SOLD. Auction date was 2002 Jun 14 @ 05:00UTC-08:00 : PST/AKDT
[Poste - Attert] - 27 documents, 1621-1811, manuscrits ou imprimés, sur parchemin ou papier, divers cachets ou sceaux conservés, principalement relatifs à un relais de poste situé à Attert (province du Luxembourg, arrond. d'Arlon) et dirigé par la famille Poncelet. Qqs plis, défauts ou petits manques, sinon bonne condition générale. Soigneusement montés sous passe-partout. € 4000/6000 Rare ensemble dans lequel on lit en filigrane l'histoire de la poste dans nos contrées sous les régimes successifs et celle d'une famille se transmettant de père en fils ou fille la charge de maître de poste. On y trouve notamment les noms de divers membres de la famille Tour et Tassis, détentrice de la charge héréditaire de grand maître des postes, celui de François Michel Le Tellier, marquis de Louvois, grand maître des courriers et surintendant des postes, etc. La 1ère pièce est un brevet de patente donné par le baron de Tassis (sign. aut.) à Nicol Lallemand successeur d'un Poncelet en 1621, la dernière un brevet de maître de poste accordé à Marie-Françoise et Jeanne-Suzanne Poncelet en 1811. Par ailleurs, pièces ou brevets donnés par Alexandrine de Rye, mère et tutrice du comte Lamoral de Tassis, à Michel Poncelet en 1636, - attestation concernant Jean de Recoigne et la poste de Michamps (petit village près de Bastogne), - confirmation de charge en 1652 par Lamoral comte de Tour et Tassis, - lettre de réclamation de Michel Poncelet en 1681, concernant la conduite des troupes françaises et de leurs "quinze ou saize cent chevaux" qui ont mangé non seulement les provisions des gens, "Et ce que bien plus est, ils nous ont mangés tout le fourage de nos chevaux"... En 1682, confirmation de brevet par François Michel Le Tellier, marquis de Louvois. En 1689 et 1692, lettres de protection émanant de Francisco Antonio de Agurto ou de Maximilien Emanuel, gouverneurs des Pays-Bas... En 1698, la charge passe à Hubert Poncelet (sig. aut. d'Eugène Alexandre, prince de Tour et Tassis); on note ensuite les noms de Jean Michel Poncelet, de son frère Jean Tilman, également responsable de la poste de Wolville (c. 1740 avec serment de fidélité), puis ceux de Jean Nicolas, fils de Jean Tilman, de Marie Françoise (an 8) puis de la même et Jeanne Suzanne en 1811. Notons aussi qqs édits ou ordonnances relatifs aux "posteries" (1701), au monopole postal (1703), etc.
Auction Location:
Belgium
Previewing Details:
8 - 10 - 11 - 12- 13 June 2002
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