ALPHANDERY. A collection of more than 350 CPA documents, pub - Lot 177

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ALPHANDERY. A collection of more than 350 CPA documents, pub - Lot 177
ALPHANDERY. A collection of more than 350 CPA documents, published by Alphandéry, some of which were sent by ALPHANDERY. 15 were sent: 1920–1941. All but one relate to beekeeping; 10 are from Alphandéry. 6 are written, including 5 by Alphandéry, 1942–1983. 52 postcards, 2 sets of 24 photos (nos. 1–24) on 12 small-format double-sided cards, 1 set of 12 postcards (nos. 1–12), 1 series of 15 postcards (nos. 1–15, published by La Gazette Apicole. No. 5 is a handwritten note mentioning Audibert’s death; No. 13 was mailed on July 12, 1939, addressed to Laboratoires G. César Boss by Alphandéry, typewritten with a handwritten signature; No. 14 is a postcard from another collection (unnumbered), No. 15 watermarked).10 copies of Alphandéry (?) and children with a swarm [two photos on the CPA, unlabeled], 21 copies of “Harvesting a Swarm,” 3 copies of “An Artificial Swarm” (search for the queen), 8 copies of “Visiting a Comb,” 6 copies of “Visiting a Comb” [different photo from the previous one], 33 copies of “Artificial Swarm,” 2 copies of “Artificial Swarm.” Excerpt from *The Book of the Bee*, 25 copies of *Colony Introduction*, 3 copies of *Inspecting a Frame*, 45 copies of *Modern Hive (Dadant-Blatt Type)*, 27 copies of “Mixed Apiary and Fixed-Frame Apiary (Cher Type),” 43 copies of “My Bees Work to Give You Exquisite Honey.” 3 ko free shipping, 10 ko free shipping. Enclosed are bookplates engraved by Georges and Lucien Alphandéry, respectively; a [blank] thank-you card from *La Gazette Apicole*; and a small, colorized photograph of the Alphandéry children.
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