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6. THE SEARCH FOR ALTERNATIVES TO THE DOUBLE CARD WITH PREPAID REPLY
THE 1906 ROME UPU CONGRESS –THE SEARCH FOR ALTERNATIVES
Other alternatives were directed towards the introduction of letter cards with attached reply. Essays for these were
proposed by France and Russia
THE FRENCH REPLY LETTER CARD ESSAY
The design of the French proposal was
based on the layout and experience gained
with domestic letter cards with attached
reply, first issued in France 1894.
Question part of the essay showing the
inscription
«Carte‐lettre avec réponse payee»
(reduced copy)
Essay of the French
Reply card showing
the reply part.
Interestingly the
inscription states
«Enveloppe» and not
Letter card. The essay
shows a non
denominated
«La Semeuse»
incipium.
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