The
bordermarkers of the
Pyrenees : on old postcards
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Bordercrossings
have always been a popular subject for postcards. So it's not
surprising that there are many old postcards of Pyrenean
bordercrossings. On this page a few examples. Not to be exhaustive,
just for fun.
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These peculiar posts with the arms of France and Spain aere at the bridge between Henday and Irùn
They
are mentioned in the Bayonne treaty of 1856 and as such could be
considered as the first bordermarkers of the esfr-delimitation.
See also this page.
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Bm410
This marker has disappeared and and a milestone marker has been upgraded in the past to the current bm410.
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Bm576 in
Le
Perthus (1927)
(click photo to enlarge)
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Bm575 and 576 in
Le Perthus
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