
Block of 6 old French stamps representing Gargantua
Block of 6 old French stamps representing Gargantua from 1953. This stamp was created by draughtsman and engraver Henry Cheffer. These stamps have not been used.
Vintage French postcard with a bouquet of roses from 1930s.
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Block of 6 old French stamps representing Gargantua from 1953. This stamp was created by draughtsman and engraver Henry Cheffer. These stamps have not been used.
Large 24-page French weekly newspaper "Le Gaulois du Dimanche" of August 1909 with beautiful Art Nouveau cover, many articles about history, fashion, arts, literature, music, kitchen, and many engravings and photos.
Le Gaulois is a daily French literary and political newspaper founded on July 5, 1868. It became the property of press boss Arthur Meyer and was published until 1929 before being merged with the Figaro. Due to it large size, this magazine will be sent folded in half.
French engraving representing two large rodents and a hunter by the drawer Victor Adam dating from the middle of the 19th century.
Jean-Victor Vincent Adam, born in Paris on January 28, 1801 and died in Viroflay on December 30, 1866, is a French painter and lithographer. He has illustrated numerous works and his drawings have been interpreted in engraving by Antoine François Gelée, Émile Giroux and Jean-François Pourvoyeur.
This engraving is probably the result of a reissue of the encyclopedia on wildlife of Buffon.
8 French invoices with headings related to vehicle maintenance (gasoline, tires, etc.) from 1920s and 1930s.
Old French photograph of pretty young woman made by the photographer Henri Delgay in Toulouse in 1920s.
French postcard with a young boy - Postcard written by a young boy to his father from 1920s.
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.
Old French photograph of a family dating from 1901 two women in the center of which one carries a young child dressed in white. It could be a first communion photo.
Set of 1000 vintage French stamps from 1900s to 1920s.
This set consists of:
15 vintage matchbox labels - Advertising labels from 1930s to 1950s.
Labels are always glued to wood.
Very beautiful portrait of a young girl - French postcard - 1920s
French bearer share of 100 francs from 1920s of a fuel company in Paris.
Huge French lottery tickets "Les gueules cassées" from 1937.
These lottery tickets were sold on the street or in small shops to help veterans.
Block of 4 old French stamps representing Figaro de Beaumarchais from 1953. This stamp was created by draughtsman André Spitz and engraver Henry Cheffer. These stamps have not been used.
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.
French postcard from the 1900s depicting two children with angel wings.
Vintage French postcard with a bouquet of roses from 1930s.