France, July Monarchy. A Set of Emperor Napoleon the Great Cards, c.1840 Auction Archive 000 second class were issued

000 second class were issued then

the obverse bearing a depiction of a mounted horse participating in an equestrian event

There was some question after the war

a ribbon banner below inscribed "ROYAL CANADIAN ENGINEERS"

2 Manning Depot in Brandon

France, July Monarchy. A Set of Emperor Napoleon the Great Cards, c.1840 Auction Archive 000 second class were issuedA beautiful set contained in ornate carton with Gold leaf detailing, round containing a set of 88 tablets on paper titled "Napoleon The Great Historical medallions, by a former soldier of the Empire" from his birth to the tomb of Les Invalides, each tablet illustrated on the reverse, manufactured during the Return of the Ashes period, measures 8 cm in diameter, very fine.