Photo by the relatively famous New York photographer...
Photo by the relatively famous New York photographer James Alba Bostwick Expired from the end 19th.
Set of 10 French bills of exchange a bookshop of the city of Dijon from 1930s with tax stamps and rubber-stamps.
Dimensions: 25 x 10 cm for nine bills et 27 x 10 for the largest.
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.
Except for digital products, all items are not reproductions, so there may be some wear and tear depending on age what makes it so charming.
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Photo by the relatively famous New York photographer James Alba Bostwick Expired from the end 19th.
French newspaper "L'Ouest" of July 18, 1926 - 8 pages.
State as on the photos.
French postcard representing a cute couple "like the good old days" from 1910s.
Telegram addressed in 1897 to Georges Coulon President of the French Council of State.
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 Belgian postcard representing three children on the farm. Postcard sent in 1913.
Vintage Swiss embossed postcard with a small bouquet of four-leaf clovers from 1920s.
Beautiful care or beauty product labels - Early 20th century.
Set of 20 very decorative vintage cigar bands of different sizes and patterns probably from the 1950s to the 1970s.
Large 24-page French weekly newspaper "Le Gaulois du Dimanche" of June 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.
Beautiful care or beauty product labels - Early 20th century.
Booklet of 24 vintage postcards of the city of San Sebastian by Spanish editor Gregorio González Galarza in the 1910s.
20 French envelopes from 1930s and 1940s of different colors and sizes - Without letters inside.
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.
A funny animal illustration by French painter and illustrator Ray-Lambert dating from the 1930s.
Set of 4 Vintage French postcards of Paris from 1950s with Notre-Dame, the Sacré-Coeur and the Carroussel du Louvre.