Napoleon's sarcophagus in the crypt of the Dôme des Invalides — the massive red Finnish porphyry tomb, carved with simple scroll-work, surrounded by captured battle standards and flanked by white marble figures. The sarcophagus, designed by architect Louis Visconti and completed in 1861, contains five nested coffins and rests on a green granite pedestal in the circular crypt 20 feet below the church floor. Card no. 887, published by Lévy Sons & Co. (LL) of Paris — the preeminent French postcard publisher of the golden age. This card carries "Soldier Mail" notation and was sent from France in January 1918 by a soldier in the American Expeditionary Forces — identified only as "Lew" from the "Aug. Dept., A.E.F." — to a man at the Boston & Maine Railroad office in Manchester, New Hampshire, writing: "This picture is a very impressive sight. If France could only produce a new Napoleon now, hope this finds you well this winter."

• Caption: 887 — Paris. — L'Hôtel des Invalides. — Le Tombeau de Napoléon Ier — Le Sarcophage. — LL.
• Card no.: 887
• Publisher: Lévy Sons & Co. (LL), Paris
• Postmark: France, Jan. 1918
• Status: Posted — Soldier Mail, A.E.F.