1889 Maurice Cossmann Paleontologist to Edward S. Morse Postcard for Sale

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1889 Maurice Cossmann Paleontologist to Edward S. Morse Postcard:
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1889 Maurice Cossmann Paleontologist to Edward S. Morse Postcard
Addressed to Professor E. S. Morse Esq. at the Peabody Academy of Science in Salem, Massachusetts, U.S.A., this letter bears the acceptance postmark, stamped twice, from LILLE (France), dated December 14, 1889. In addition to this, there are postmarks from London on December 14 and New York on December 24.
A peculiar circular stamp with the inscription \"PAID / J / ALL\" is also present. Despite not being a postal collector and, therefore, unable to definitively identify the purpose of this stamp, its size and upside-down stamping align with the New York postmark. This suggests that the stamp originates in New York.
The sender of this postcard, composed in French longhand and unfortunately beyond my ability to translate, is Maurice Cossmann, a distinguished French paleontologist and malacologist. The note seems to allude to a publication on brachiopods, but my understanding ends there. Intriguingly, he signs as \"C. Maurice,\" an unconventional choice as Maurice is his first name followed by just the initial of his last name.
Alexandre Édouard Maurice Cossmann (1850–1924) was a distinguished French paleontologist and malacologist, whose significant contributions left a lasting impact on the fields of invertebrate paleontology and malacology. Born in Strasbourg, France, Cossmann dedicated his career to the study of fossilized shells, with a particular focus on brachiopods.
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