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7. The FAMOUS and INFAMOUS - The Meter Stamp Society

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<strong>7.</strong>1 POLITICAL FIGURES<br />

<strong>The</strong> marriage of Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, to Carlota was a disaster due his constant<br />

phil<strong>and</strong>ering where he acquired a case of syphilis. He died in front of a revolutionary firing squad.<br />

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13 centavo nngraveu, uverprinted GUANAJUATO<br />

13 centavo rate lbr /z oz. letter up to 16 leagues 42 miles or 65 km<br />

Dom Pedro W 1798-1834, the last King of Portugal <strong>and</strong><br />

first Emperor of Brasil suffered from chronic gonorrhea.<br />

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Even the great Napoleon Bonaparte 1769-1821 was afflicted with gonorrhea; he got his first dose as a young<br />

Army lieutenant in Paris.<br />

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NAPOLEON VENDEE 28 MARS 1867 OR = Origine Rural

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