French religious card - First communion card from 1910s
French religious card - First communion card from 1910s
Vintage French chromo from the well-known Parisian department store "Au bon marché"
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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French religious card - First communion card from 1910s
Set of photos of the Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua (Italy) in the 1950s.
These photos, linked to each other and folded into a small booklet, 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.
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.
Old French photograph of pretty young woman made by the photographer Henri Delgay in Toulouse in 1920s.
Set of 6 French bills of exchange from 1910s with tax stamps and rubber-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 postcard from the 1900s depicting two children with angel wings.
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...
This postcard was edited by the Parisian Etoile company created by the photographer and industrialist Gaston Piprot, inventor of the patented process "émaillographie". This process gave an incomparable quality of photography for the time as well as a new glazed aspect in the field of the postcard.
Postcard legend: "Je ne sais pas si vous pensez toujours à moi" / "I don't know if you still think about me"
Set of 30 large vintage French stamps from 1940s to 1960s
French postcard representing a young woman on a bicycle. This postcard dates from 1900s. It has been sent, but the back contains only the address.
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.
Beautiful French letterhead from a soldier send in 1940. Beautiful header of 134th Infantry Regiment of French army.
20 French envelopes from 1930s and 1940s of different colors and sizes - Without letters inside.
Set of 5 pages of philosophy course in French - beautiful writing on the front and back of each sheet.
These sheets were written by a high school student (E. Collin) in 1866.
The page in the last photo is not for sale, it indicates the date of these leaflets.
Each set is very similar to the photos presented and includes 5 leaflets written on the front and back.