Huge French lottery ticket "Loterie Nationale" from 1941.

These lottery tickets were sold on the street or in small shops to help veterans.

Huge French lottery ticket "Les gueules cassées" from 1939.

These lottery tickets were sold in the street or in small shops to help veterans.

Huge French lottery ticket "Loterie Nationale" from 1941.

These lottery tickets were sold on the street or in small shops to help veterans.

Huge French lottery ticket "Les gueules cassées" from 1939.

These lottery tickets were sold in the street or in small shops to help veterans.

Huge French lottery ticket "Les gueules cassées" from 1939.

These lottery tickets were sold in the street or in small shops to help veterans.

Huge French lottery ticket "Les gueules cassées" from 1940.

These lottery tickets were sold in the street or in small shops to help veterans.

Huge French lottery ticket "Les gueules cassées" from 1940.

These lottery tickets were sold in the street or in small shops to help veterans.

Huge French lottery ticket "Loterie Nationale" from 1941.

These lottery tickets were sold on the street or in small shops to help veterans.

Huge French lottery ticket "Les gueules cassées" from 1940.

These lottery tickets were sold on the street or in small shops to help veterans.

French engraving representing a hippopotamus and a rhinoceros by the drawer Edouard Travies dating from the middle of the 19th century.

Édouard Traviès de Villers, born in Doullens on March 24, 1809, and died in Paris 5th on November 18, 18761, is a well-known animal painter, illustrator and lithographer. This engraving is probably the result of a reissue of the encyclopedia on wildlife of Buffon.

French engraving representing two types of monkeys by the drawer Edouard Travies dating from the middle of the 19th century.

Édouard Traviès de Villers, born in Doullens on March 24, 1809, and died in Paris 5th on November 18, 18761, is a well-known animal painter, illustrator and lithographer. This engraving is probably the result of a reissue of the encyclopedia on wildlife of Buffon.

French engraving representing of a lioness and a cougar by the drawer Edouard Travies dating from the middle of the 19th century.

Édouard Traviès de Villers, born in Doullens on March 24, 1809, and died in Paris 5th on November 18, 18761, is a well-known animal painter, illustrator and lithographer. This engraving is probably the result of a reissue of the encyclopedia on wildlife of Buffon.

French engraving representing two types of eagles by the drawer Edouard Travies dating from the middle of the 19th century.

Édouard Traviès de Villers, born in Doullens on March 24, 1809, and died in Paris 5th on November 18, 18761, is a well-known animal painter, illustrator and lithographer. This engraving is probably the result of a reissue of the encyclopedia on wildlife of Buffon.

Two large wedding announcement cards for two different weddings from 1960s.

Two wedding announcement cards for the same wedding (dateless, maybe 1930s).

Two wedding announcement cards for the same wedding (dateless, maybe 1930s).

5 French birth announcement cards from 1950s and 1960s.

French engraving representing five birds from the middle of the 19th century.

This engraving is probably the result of a reissue of the encyclopedia on wildlife of Buffon.

French engraving representing five birds from the middle of the 19th century.

This engraving is probably the result of a reissue of the encyclopedia on wildlife of Buffon.

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.

Huge French lottery tickets "Le petit quinquin" from 1942.

These lottery tickets were sold on the street or in small shops to help veterans.

Huge French lottery tickets "Loterie Nationale" from 1941.

These lottery tickets were sold on the street or in small shops to help veterans.

Huge French lottery tickets "Les gueules cassées" from 1936.

These lottery tickets were sold on the street or in small shops to help veterans.

Huge French lottery tickets "Les gueules cassées" from 1937.

These lottery tickets were sold on the street or in small shops to help veterans.