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PARIS FLOOD Disaster 1910 LL Postcard Rue Maitre AlbertOld French B/W Postcard. Disasters. Floods. France. The Great Flood of River SEINE. Inondations de Paris (January / Janvier 1910) Crue de la Seine - Flooded Street Scene. Firemen rescue Women. Vins, Cafes, Rhums, Chocolat, Livraison a Domicile, Vinaigre D'Orleans. Restaurant. Un Radeau Rue Maitre Albert. PPC used in Belgium in 1912. L.L. No. 52.Publisher: Louis Levy
Series No: 52
Faults: Minor crease at bottom left corner
Stamp: Belgie 1c (used in 1912)
Condition: Used
Background: In 1910 there has been a terrible flood in Paris. Water not only flooded along the river Seine but went through the newly built Metro network into the center of the city. On January 28, 12 days after the beginning of the flood, water was 6 meters higher than usual at the Pont d'Austerlitz. Throughout the city you can still find marks of this flood.
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