Vintage Belgian "Bonne fête" postcard with young girl with a bouquet of flowers from 1909. Unwritten back. 

In Europe and probably in other countries, it is tradition to wish a "bonne fête" to relatives and friends according to their first name and the calendar of saints. It is a tradition dating from the 16th century that lasted until the beginning of the 20th century and is gradually being lost.

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

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

Set of 20 very decorative vintage cigar bands of different sizes and patterns probably from the 1950s to the 1970s.

Three vintage French postcards depicting a bouquet of flowers from 1910s and 1920s.

Vintage French chromolithograph with a young lady representing the United States with golden background from 1890s

Beautiful French letterhead from a soldier send in 1940 to his wife. Beautiful header of 134th Infantry Regiment of French army with the effigy of a Gaul.

The letter suffered the outrages of time and humidity which also makes it visually beautiful to me

Vintage French postcard with a child sent in 1903.

Set of 9 small 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 photos show 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.

20 French envelopes from 1930s and 1940s of different colors and sizes - Without letters inside.

Vintage Belgian postcard representing two children in the basket of a hot-air balloon. Postcard sent in 1911.

Huge vintage map of western Russia from a French atlas of the 1910s. This map on two pages measures 54 x 41 cm and forms the front of the document.

On the back you will find a smaller map of the Caucasian region (41 x 27 cm) and a map of Poland (41 x 27 cm) in the 1910s.

These maps show the world as it was in 1910s...

Set of 4 Vintage French postcards of Paris from 1950s with Notre-Dame, the Sacré-Coeur and the Carroussel du Louvre.

Large 24-page French weekly newspaper "Le Gaulois du Dimanche" of October 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.

Very beautiful portrait of a couple - French postcard - 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.