1864 FRANCE Folded Letter LAVAL to RENNES 20c Stamp BANKING Finance Letterhead For Sale

Key Details:

• Date: August 19, 1864

• Origin: Laval (Mayenne, France)

• Sender: E. Paumard, Comptoir de Laval (Banque et Recouvrements).

• Stamp: France 20 Centimes blue, Emperor Napoleon III (Perforated).

• Postmarks: The front bears a clear \"LAVAL / 19 AOUT 64\" circular date stamp. The stamp is cancelled with a standard French numeral diamond.

• Cachet: A prominent blue oval handstamp on the front reads \"COMPTOIR DE LAVAL / E. PAUMARD ET Cie / BANQUE ET RECOUVREMENTS\".

Historical Content & Banking Connection:Unlike standard handwritten letters of the era, the interior of this document is a partially printed financial form (\"Bordereau\") from the Comptoir de Laval.The handwritten text details significant banking transactions between the two institutions:

• \"Je vous confirme ma lettre... renfermant Fr. 2279.17 à votre débit...\" (I confirm my letter... containing 2279.17 Francs to your debit...)

This makes it a highly desirable display piece for collectors of financial instruments, banking history, and numismatic-adjacent ephemera.