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Lot 3029 SESSION 11 ( 9.30AM THURSDAY 27 JULY) Documents
Estimate $50
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FRANCE, combined business letter envelopes with postmarks, all addressed to B.L.Fould & Fould-Oppenheim in Paris, 1840s-50s, noted one by Avigdor L'Aine & Fils and another by De Prus & C., Genova. Fine. (5)
B.L.Fould & Fould-Oppenheim, a firm of Jewish merchant bankers operating alongside the likes of the House of Rothschild, originated in Paris in 1813 when Benedict, eldest son of Berr Leon Fould, married the daughter of Salomon Oppenheim Jr of Cologne and went into business with his father on his wife's dowry. Benedict's younger brothers, Benoit and Achille, subsequently joined the firm which continued to use the same name even after the deaths of Berr and Benedict. In 1849 Achille left the firm leaving Benoit as the sole senior partner.
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