Laurens (Villes de France)
Series information
- Series name: Le Blason des Villes de France (Coats of Arms of French Cities)
- Issued by: Cigarettes Laurens, France
- Date of issue: ? (1920s ?)
- Number of cards : ? (highest number I know of is 329)
- Image variants: Some, also size variations
Company
The company 'Cigarettes Laurens' was founded in 1887 in Alexandria (Egypt) by Edouard Laurens. In the following year he receid the privilege to use the brand name Le Khédive from his Highness Twefik Pasha, Khedive (governor) of Egypt. The brand name Le Khédive became his most popular brand in Europe. Later in the 19th century he established different factories in Europe, for example in France and in Geneva.
The series of cards show the arms of larger French cities. The back of the arms provides information on the background of the arms. The text and images were from Boisserie de Masmontet. I have no idea when the cards were issued. Some of the texts on the back refer to dates such as 1917, 1919 etc, so at least part of the set dates from at least the 1920s. Some of the earlier numbers do not refer to the First World War, even for frontline cities, and thus probably date from before 1914.
Cards issued
1
Agen- Altkirch.lau2.jpg
2 reverse
Altkirch 8
Auch10
Avignon11
Beauvais12
Belfort13
Bergerac14
Besancon15
Béthune16
Blois17
Bordeaux19
Bourg20
Caen21
Cahors22
Calais25
Castres25
Chambéry26
Chartres31
Dieppe32
Dinan33
Gap34
Grenoble35
Guéret36
Issoudun37
Laon39
Le Havre40
Lille41
Limoges42
Lyon43
Mâcon45
Metz46
Millau49
Mulhouse50
Nancy51
Nantes52
Nevers53
Nice54
Nîmes55
Niort56
Nontron57
Orléans58
Paris59
Pau61
Péronne62
Poitiers64
Rennes65
Ribérac66
Roanne67
Rouen75
Sarlat76
Saumur77
Tarbes78
Thann79
Toul80
Toulouse82
Tournus83
Tours84
Valence85
Verdun87
Vesoul88
Vichy90
Aix92
Alençon93
Andlau94
Annecy95
Annonay96
Apt97
Arles98
Bapaume100
Bourges101
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101 reverse
Cannes 102
Carcassonne103
Carpentras105
Chaumont106
Clamecy107
Corbeil108
Coutances109
Digne110
Dijon111
Dunkerque112
Erstein113
Foix114
Fontaine115
Haguenau116
Joigny117
Kaysersberg118
Landerneau119
Langeac120
Libourne122
Le Mans123
Marmoutier124
Melun125
Mézières126
Mirande128
Perpignan129
Pontivy130
Privas131
Quimper132
Quingey133
Reims134
Remiremont135
Ribeauvillé136
Rodez137
Romans138
Rosheim140
Saint-Malo142
Saverne143
Soissons144
Strasbourg145
Thionville146
Toulon147
Vaison148
Valenciennes149
Ruffec150
Charolles152
Saint-Dié154
Vertus155
Douai156
Ajaccio157
Honfleur158
Narbonne159
Béziers160
Saint-Pons162
Albi163
Troyes164
Cholet165
Marmande166
Cambrai167
Moissac168
Vitré170
Sisteron171
Compiègne172
Mussidan174
Belley175
Guingamp176
Draguignan177
Mende178
Louviers179
Le Puy180
Alais181
Excideuil182
Brive183
Aurillac184
Issoire185
Moulins186
Vienne187
Ussel189
Vernon190
Figeac191
Lorient192
Bazas193
Montbéliard194
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194 reverse
Cosne 195
Clermont196
Villefranche197
Calvi198
Poligny199
Laval200
Bayonne202
Dôle203
Florac205
Céret207
Vannes208
Lunéville209
Tournon210
Rueil211
La Flèche212
Gien213
Aubusson214
Mantes215
Die216
Pontoise218
Castillon219
Hazebrouck220
Tulle221
Tonnerre224
La Rochelle225
Forcalquier226
Argentan227
Brest228
Gray229
La Châtre230
Briey231
Saint-Omer232
Gex233
Saint-Astier234
Castillonnes235
Blaye236
Bourdeilles238
Dinard239
Castellane240
Saint-Girons242
Saint-Cloud243
Saint-Calais244
Grasse245
Autun247
Marennes248
Saint-Lô249
Hautefort251
Lannion252
Gannat253
Le Blanc254
Lodève255
Belvès257
Brantôme258
Marvejols259
Lure260
Cognac261
Lisieux262
Luxeuil263
La Force264
La Réole265
Louhans266
Issigeac267
Lesparre268
Langres269
Loudun270
La Linde271
Lapalisse272
Ingersheim273
Beaufort274
Bellac275
Baugé276
Lectoure277
Limoux278
Sancerre280
Morlaix281
Vincennes282
Le Vigan284
Senlis286
Murat287
Jonzac288
Guebwiller289
Thenon290
Pessac291
Nérac292
Orthez293
Prades294
Parcoul295
Quimperlé297
Roscoff298
Rochefort299
Rethel300
Rochechouart301
Provins303
Montluçon304
Montdidier305
Montargis307
Montélimar308
Saint-Sever309
Montclar310
Sens311
Vendôme312
Mauléon313
Thiviers314
Dreux315
Eymet316
Elbeuf317
Étampes318
Épinal319
Évreux320
Domme321
Espalion322
Beaucaire324
Ancenis325
Auriac326
Alger327
Arcachon328
Avallon- Avallon.lau2.jpg
328 reverse
Avallon 329
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