This legal letter was sent from Grenoble to Mens on 13 December 1887, bearing a 15 centimes blue Sage type stamp cancelled with a clear "GRENOBLE ISÈRE" double circle datestamp. The envelope is pre-printed from the office of Maître A. Vallier, lawyer at the civil tribunal, with address "3, Rue Saint-André, Grenoble", adding an institutional element to this postal item. The reverse shows a matching arrival mark from MENS, dated 14 December 1887. The contents are neatly handwritten on matching official letterhead and concern a civil legal matter, signed by Vallier himself. The cover and letter offer a complete example of late 19th-century French legal correspondence, showing the use of definitive Sage stamps for official business. The stamp is well-centered with bold black postmarking, and the envelope is clean, with minor edge folds. This item represents the standardized bureaucratic use of the postal system during the French Third Republic and demonstrates the overlap between legal and postal history. Estimate "$70 – 100"