Huge French lottery tickets "Les gueules cassées" from 1937.

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

Beautiful French letterhead from a soldier send in 1940 to his wife. Beautiful header of 134th Infantry Regiment of French army with the effigy of a Gaul.

The letter suffered the outrages of time and humidity which also makes it visually beautiful to me

Old French photograph of a family dating from 1901 two women in the center of which one carries a young child dressed in white. It could be a first communion photo.

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

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.

Two vintage French postcard depicting a bouquet of flowers (pansy flowers, roses, poenies) from 1910s.

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.

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.

10 French bills of exchange from a hardware store in eastern France from 1960s.

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. The last photos shows the back of the bills of exchange.

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.

15 vintage matchbox labels - Advertising labels from 1930s to 1950s.

Labels are always glued to wood.

Large 24-page French weekly newspaper "Le Gaulois du Dimanche" of August 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 page is slightly torn as shown in one of the photos.

Set of 1000 vintage French stamps from 1900s to 1920s.

This set consists of:

• 270 multicoloured stamps
• 370 green stamps
• 370 orange stamps

Beautiful French letterhead from a soldier send in 1940. Beautiful header of 134th Infantry Regiment of French army.

Set of French envelopes almost identical from 1960s with same stamp, same addressee...

Belgian postcard representing a countryside scene with a mother and her child. This embossed postcard dates from 1910s. This postcard has been sent and the back is written.