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ALPHA-NUMERIC LANGUAGE

PREFIX VARIANT 2

In the case of towns preceded by the definite article such as Le Mans, La Rochelle or Les Baux,
the prefix was ignored by the coding desk operator. In its place, the first three letters
extracted from the principal element of the town's name were transcribed.

<? IQ
~ ~ ~e.,wvt. .Jr.. ______ r;&;J.~u _ __
Q.u..,
-- ------ (.c _
cJo~ ~QJ;;i)~ -

cD~IBo M EX ICHROME

Collecttonnez les Cartes Postales I

vAH6 7
- - - -- -- - -y E 5 3 8
Top: 'LA' omitted from indexation
Bobigny to La-Seyne-sur-Mer
19 February 1973
-- -- - -- -- -- -- -- --- ---Bottom: 'LE' omitted from indexation

- - -Paris to Le Havre

-28 July 1971