Los 9871
"GAZETTE DES ABSENTS no. 7" with supplement and one page of text, franked with 2 copies lauré 10 c., tied by star cancel "9" and adjacent "PARIS R. MONTAIGNE 15 NOV." to Compaigne with arrival mark of November 26; the entire re-folded with light creases, one affecting the right stamp
The crucial supplement giving details of the new "dépêche réponse" card system which became the main means, using pigeons to get personal information into Paris