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1896 Tourrettes Sur Loup Postmark?

 
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Posted 03/29/2026   5:22 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add Just_fella to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
Got this off the Internet, figured I'd double check and ask if this is correct.

The historic post office in Tourrettes-sur-Loup, in the Alpes-Maritimes department, bears witness to the rural administrative organization of the late 19th century. Although records specific to the year 1896 are scarce, the building is an integral part of the development of the medieval village and its postal network, essential for the community of "the city of violets" in the early 20th century.

Historical context: In the late 19th century, the French state developed the postal network in rural areas, including the installation of public mailboxes and postal routes.
Local heritage: The post office is part of the medieval village landscape, not far from the war memorial, erected later, after the First World War.
Historical research: For precise details on the year 1896, the Historical Society of Tourrettes-sur-Loup is a recommended resource.

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Posted 03/30/2026   12:46 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Flightle_Bee to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Nice place, had a communal Scrabble competition when I was there. The main square has a statute of the Comte de Grasse, who's had three US naval vessels named after him.
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Posted 03/30/2026   10:12 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Cjd to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Nice strike. The response looks like an AI response. What are you hoping to confirm?
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Posted 03/30/2026   11:03 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Just_fella to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Any of it, I got the information off the Internet.
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Posted 03/31/2026   12:46 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add NSK to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
It, mostly, is generic babbling.

If you like cheese,


Quote:
the building cheesery is an integral part of the development of the medieval village and its postal network economy, essential for the community of "the city of violets" in the early 20th century.


What it fails to point out, is that towards 1894, the village changed its name.
Finding this cancellation with a date before 1894, therefore, would be unlikely.
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Edited by NSK - 03/31/2026 12:48 am
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