Vintage French postcard with a bouquet of roses from 1950s.

Vintage French postcard with a bouquet of roses from 1950s.

Vintage French postcard with a bouquet of roses from 1930s.

Religious crest hand painted with a Lorraine cross of the 1930s.

This object was most likely handmade by an individual. This small cardboard object can be placed thanks to a small retractable tab.

Set of 3 Vintage French postcards of the city of Nancy from 1930s with Stanilas Square, Government Palace and Career Square Hemicycle.

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.

Old French photograph of a woman of the middle class from 1930s.

The date was inscribed in pencil "September 1931".

Hand fan from the Vichy city Casino in paper and wood.

This fan was developed by the fan maker ESPI known for these advertising fans at the beginning of the 20th century.

The town of Vichy became an important spa in the second half of the 19th century. The first Vichy Casino was the Grand Casino de Vichy, built under the Second Empire and designed by the architect Charles Badger, who carried out the work completed in 1858. The casino opened on July 2, 1865. At the beginning of the 20th century, the casino was enlarged. An Art Nouveau style theater designed by architects Charles Le Coeur and Lucien Woog was added to the existing building. As modern as the Paris Opera in terms of machinery, the theater presents a stage opening 12 meters by 15 metes.

Huge aerial photography of Paris from 1950s

You will can see on the picture (in French): La Place de la concorde, l'hôtel Crillon, l'ancien Ministère de la Marine, le Sacré Coeur, l'Opéra Garnier, l'obélisque de la Place de la Concorde, le début du jardin des Tuileries et de nombreuses voitures de l'époque.

Huge aerial photography of Paris from 1950s

You will can see on the picture (in French): Notre-Dame, le Palais de Justice, la Sainte-Chapelle, l'ancien magasin La Samaritaine, les théâtres du Châtelet, l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris, le Jardin des Plantes, la Gare de Lyon, etc.

Booklet of 20 vintage postcards of the city of Bougie (now Béjaïa) in Algeria in the 1930s.

The department of Bougie was a French department of Algeria between 1958 and 1959. Considered since March 4, 1848 as an integral part of the French territory, Algeria was administratively organized in the same way as the metropolis. Thus, for a hundred years, the city of Bougie was a sub-prefecture of the department of Sétif until March 17, 1958.

The Bougie department was therefore created on this date, and included territories from both the departments of Setif and Constantine. He owned five sub-prefectures: Akbou, Djidjelli, Kherrata, Lafayette and Sidi-Aïch.

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.

Huge French lottery tickets "Les gueules cassées" from 1938.

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

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 20 photos of the city of Padua (Italy) in the 1950s.

These photos are typical of the 1950s and 1960s, during which tourism progressed a lot but not all tourists were equipped with a camera. These photos were sold on the tourist sites allowing everyone to keep a souvenir of the visit.

Set of 20 photos of the city of Verona in Italy in the 1950s.

Verona is a very old Italian town, in the region of Veneto, near Lake Garda.Founded in the 1st century BC, the historic city of Verona experienced periods of expansion in the 19th and 19th centuries and under the Republic of Venice. A remarkable number of ancient, medieval and Renaissance monuments are preserved here. Following the Romeo and Juliet tragedy of William Shakespeare in 1597, whose action is situated in this city, the city becomes the most famous romantic city in the world, called the «city of lovers of Verona».

These photos, linked to each other and folded into a small booklet, are typical of the 1950s and 1960s, during which tourism progressed a lot but not all tourists were equipped with a camera. These photos were sold on the tourist sites allowing everyone to keep a souvenir of the visit.

Block of 4 old French stamps from 1954 representing the castle of Cheverny, one of the castles of the Loire. This stamp was created by draughtsman and engraver Jean Pheulpin. These stamps have not been used.

Block of 4 old French stamps representing the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes from 1954. This stamp was created by draughtsman and engraver René Cottet. These stamps have not been used.

French postcard firts day representing the castle of Cheverny, one of the castles of the Loire/ Back written.

Set of small black and white 10 photos of the city of Nîmes from the 1950s.

A funny animal illustration by French painter and illustrator Ray-Lambert dating from the 1930s.

A funny animal illustration by French painter and illustrator Ray-Lambert dating from the 1930s.

A funny animal illustration by French painter and illustrator Ray-Lambert dating from the 1930s.