Vintage French postcard with a young woman with a typical...
Vintage French postcard with a young woman with a typical Roaring Twenties hat from 1928.
Postcard handwritten by a very young girl.
Huge and decorative bearer share of a loan realized in France for Serbia in 1913 on two sheets.
The owner of this bearer share could sell each small coupon at the stock exchange price and the coupons sold were cut.
Each bearer share have one sheet of 100 coupons. On each bearer share five were cut and sold by their owner as shown in the last photo.
These documents were traditionally kept between two bed linen for the less fortunate, in a safe at home or in a bank for the more fortunate.
This single document could have been a lot of money at the time.
These documents will be sent folded in four as they have been kept since decades.
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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Vintage French postcard with a young woman with a typical Roaring Twenties hat from 1928.
Postcard handwritten by a very young girl.
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.
Large 24-page French weekly newspaper "Le Gaulois du Dimanche" of July 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.
Sets of 5 sticky advertising butterflies from a French biscuit company in the 1960s.
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.
Vintage French chromo from the well-known Parisian department store "Au bon marché"
French bearer share of 100 francs from 1920s of a fuel company in Paris.
Vintage Belgian "Bonne fête" postcard with young girl with a bouquet of flowers from 1910.
This postcard bears the mention "De tout coeur" which can be translated into "wholeheartedly".
Block of 4 old French stamps representing Figaro de Beaumarchais from 1953. This stamp was created by draughtsman André Spitz and engraver Henry Cheffer. These stamps have not been used.
10 French invoices with headings from 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.
Two postcards representing pears and plums from 1900s.
Vintage French chromolithograph with a young lady representing the United States with golden background from 1890s
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.
Set of 10 photos of the city of Lucerne (Switzerland) in the 1950s.
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.