Montigny-Lencoup (S.-et-M.) — Cedar of Lebanon — Edition P. Fassier

Description

View of an imposing cedar of Lebanon in Montigny-Lencoup, with a village and a church in the background. The reverse indicates correspondence to Paris, a 15 centimes postal stamp, and a cancellation from Montigny-Lencoup dated February 27, 1925. The printed text relates the history of the cedar, planted in 1734 by Bernard de Jussieu and its preservation thanks to a departmental subscription in 1852.