Vintage Belgian postcard with young girl with a bouquet of flowers from 1910s. Written back. 

Postcard legend: "Vive Marie" / "Long live Mary"

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.

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

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

France postcard for Easter with the words "Pâques fleuries" from 1910s.

Large wedding photo of the French phtographer Paul Boyer.

More info about Paul Boyer at http://laphotoduxix.canalblog.com/archives/2010/01/22/16736125.html

Old French photograph of a girl and her doll made by the photographer Numa Blanc (father) circa 1879 with a richly decorative back. This photo could be dated quite precisely thanks to the website ArtPlastoc at https://artplastoc.blogspot.com/2019/01/972-numa-blanc-1816-1897-numa-blanc.html.

Huge French lottery tickets "Loterie Nationale" from 1941.

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

8 French bills of exchange from 1960s with tax stamps.

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 religious card - First communion card from 1910s

Large vintage map of Europe 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...

Very beautiful portrait of a couple - French postcard - 1920s

10 French invoices with headings from 1920s.

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

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.

5 French envelopes from of different colors and sizes without letters inside

One of these envelopes date from a time when the postage stamp did not yet exist. It appeared in France from 1850.

At that time, the envelopes as we know them today were very rare. The envelopes were created from a folded sheet six to ten times.

The letters were at that time often closed by a wax stamp, still present on some letters.

In this pack, you will have both some classic envelopes and those consisting of a folded sheet.

The photos correspond to the envelopes you will buy.

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...