Sets of 11 large cigar bands - Tobacos Alvaro - Spanish brand of cigars - Serie Literatos - From 1970s

Sets of 11 large cigar bands - Tobacos Alvaro - Spanish brand of cigars - Serie Pintores - From 1970s

Sets of 10 large cigar bands - Tobacos Alvaro - Spanish brand of cigars - Serie Musicos - From 1970s

Sets of 12 cigar bands - Tobacos Alvaro - Spanish brand of cigars - From 1970s

Sets of 10 cigar bands - Tobacos Capote - Spanish brand of cigars - From 1970s

Vintage French advertising for Shell from the winter 1959 to 1960.

These models were given in Shell gas stations in France.

The different shapes come off and stick according to the instructions given on the board. This requires a little patience.

The first and the last photos show the result of another model made.

Sets of 20 cigar bands - Willem - Dutch brand of cigars - From 1970s

Vintage French advertising for Shell from the winter 1959 to 1960.

These models were given in Shell gas stations in France.

The different shapes come off and stick according to the instructions given on the board. This requires a little patience.

The first and the last photos show the result of another model made.

Vintage French advertising for Shell from the winter 1959 to 1960.

These models were given in Shell gas stations in France.

The different shapes come off and stick according to the instructions given on the board. This requires a little patience.

The first and the last photos show the result of another model made.

Set of 22 cigar bands - Willem - Dutch brand of cigars from 1960s.

18 pages music catalogue of the Parisian music publisher Marcel Labbé from 1920s.

As a gift, another small music catalogue.

Beautiful care or beauty product labels - Early 20th century.

Beautiful care or beauty product labels - Early 20th century.

Beautiful care or beauty product labels - Early 20th century.

Beautiful care or beauty product labels - Early 20th century.

Correspondence book of a French young schoolgirl from the 1950s.

This notebook indicates the marks and the appraisals given by the teacher to the student.

Set of French envelopes almost identical from 1960s with same stamp, same addressee...

Advertising blotter of the French Francorusse entremets brand from 1950s

Blotting paper (or blotter) is a porous paper capable of absorbing a small amount of liquid. It was mainly used to dry the writing when it was written in ink with a pen: ink can be deposited irregularly and dried slowly could cause stains and maculatures, the use of blotting was often necessary.

Set of 8 French bills of exchange from 1950s with tax stamps and rubber-stamps.

Note that several bills of exchange have a hole in the lower left corner: these bills of exchange had to be stapled to the corresponding bills and had to be detached more or less cleanly once the customer had paid the expected amount.

The last photo shows the back of the bills of exchange.

These bills of exchange are financial instruments for loans between companies. Before the massive arrival of computers, these exchanges were carried out by hand as shown by these documents.

Set of 10 French bills of exchange from different periods (from 1950s to 1980s), paper sizes and textures.

The last photo shows the back of the bills of exchange.

These bills of exchange are financial instruments for loans between companies. Before the massive arrival of computers, these exchanges were carried out by hand as shown by these documents.

Set of 10 French bills of exchange from different periods (from 1950s to 1980s), paper sizes and textures.

The last photo shows the back of the bills of exchange.

These bills of exchange are financial instruments for loans between companies. Before the massive arrival of computers, these exchanges were carried out by hand as shown by these documents.

Set of 10 French bills of exchange from different periods (from 1950s to 1980s), paper sizes and textures.

The last photo shows the back of the bills of exchange.

These bills of exchange are financial instruments for loans between companies. Before the massive arrival of computers, these exchanges were carried out by hand as shown by these documents.

Set of 10 French bills of exchange from different periods (from 1950s to 1980s), paper sizes and textures.

These bills of exchange are financial instruments for loans between companies. Before the massive arrival of computers, these exchanges were carried out by hand as shown by these documents.

8 French bills of exchange from 1960s with tax stamps.

These bills of exchange are financial instruments for loans between companies. Before the massive arrival of computers, these exchanges were carried out by hand as shown by these documents.