Vintage French postcard with a some roses from 1940s on thin cardboard.

Vintage French postcard with a young child with a basket of flowers from 1900s.

24 pages French notarial document of the Dieppe region in France on old paper rather thick and rigid.

Center pages larger than the other pages have been meticulously folded to the same size

This document dates from 1933 and corresponds to an acknowledgement of debt.

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

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

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

Vintage Belgian "Bonne fête" postcard with young girl with a bouquet of flowers from 1910. Back probably written in Dutch. 

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.

Large vintage map of the Caucasus region from a French atlas of the 1910s. This map on two pages measures 46 x 37 cm and forms the front of the document.

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

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.

French postcard representing representing two children holding hands with the inscription "Bonne fête" from 1910s. Postcard sent in 1912.

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.

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.

Sets of 5 sticky advertising butterflies from a French biscuit company in the 1960s

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

Large French liner menu with an incredible choice of dishes.

This is the menu of February 2, 1962 aboard the liner "Flandre". The menus were different every day.

This liner made crossings between Europe and North America between 1952 and 1962 for the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique.

Set of 9 French vintage letters from 1900s and 1910s in their envelope.

Set of 12 photos of the Musée Grévin in Paris in the 1950s.

More information about the Musée Grévin at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musée_Grévin.

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.

23 pages French notarial document (of which 7 handwritten pages) of the Dieppe region in France on old paper rather thick and rigid.

Center pages larger than the other pages have been meticulously folded to the same size

This document dates from 1925 and corresponds to an acknowledgement of debt.