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1920s - 1940s - 10 French commercial documents.
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Vintage Swiss embossed postcard with a small bouquet of four-leaf clovers from 1920s.
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.
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.
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.
Set of 2 sheets (4 pages) of a large Belgian ledger from 1933 and 1934 with numerous tax stamps.
This accounting register was kept for each order and tax stamps were glued in front of each order to pay the taxes due.
With these blue, red and green stamps and this beautiful writing, these pages are very decorative.
Because of their size, these pages will be sent folded in half.
Each set is very similar and very likely to the photos.
Set of 20 very decorative vintage cigar bands of different sizes and patterns probably from the 1950s to the 1970s.
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.
Huge French lottery tickets "Les gueules cassées" from 1937.
These lottery tickets were sold on the street or in small shops to help veterans.
Set of administrative and legal documents concerning an insurance company (Société d'Assurance Mutuelle de Paris). The set is accompanied by a nice presentation card of the company with the symbols of Paris. A total of 25 pages of typed or printed documents 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.
A funny animal illustration by French painter and illustrator Ray-Lambert dating from the 1930s.
Embossed Belgian postcard depicting a little girl chasing butterflies from 1900s.
Vintage French fashion magazine "La femme chez elle" with illustrations, articles and advertising - May 1931 - 34 pages
"La femme chez elle" is a French bi-weekly women’s magazine, founded in 1899, then disappeared in 1938. Everyday life is relayed through embroidery, cooking, education, good manners or even furniture advice.
7 French - German correspondence school works with a letter and a small booklet from 1950s
Huge French lottery ticket "Les gueules cassées" from 1939.
These lottery tickets were sold in the street or in small shops to help veterans.
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.
1920s - 1940s - 10 French commercial documents.
