French pre‑philatelic - 1817 folded letter from Palais Royal to Clermont‑Ferrand inspector.

Sent under cover from the “Administration of Estates and Forests of the Duke of Orleans”, this 1817 folded letter is endorsed to “Monsieur Leves, Inspecteur de nos forêts à Clermont, Puy‑de‑Dôme”. It features a bold fleur‑de‑lis seal of the Administration, presumably affixed at the Palais‑Royal, signifying official capacity. A rare and elegant example of aristocratic government correspondence with a powerful heraldic appeal