Huge French lottery tickets "Loterie Nationale" from 1941.

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

French engraving representing a buffalo and a bison by the drawer Victor Adam dating from the middle of the 19th century.

Jean-Victor Vincent Adam, born in Paris on January 28, 1801 and died in Viroflay on December 30, 1866, is a French painter and lithographer. He has illustrated numerous works and his drawings have been interpreted in engraving by Antoine François Gelée, Émile Giroux and Jean-François Pourvoyeur.

This engraving is probably the result of a reissue of the encyclopedia on wildlife of Buffon.

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.

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.

20 French envelopes from 1970s - Without letters inside.

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.

Vintage French postcard with some roses from 1940s.

Block of 6 old French stamps representing Gargantua from 1953. This stamp was created by draughtsman and engraver Henry Cheffer. These stamps have not been used.

Vintage Italian postcard from Napoli from 1910s. French written back.

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

This set consists of:

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

Set of 10 French bills of exchange a bookshop of the city of Dijon from 1930s with tax stamps and rubber-stamps.

Dimensions: 25 x 10 cm for nine bills et 27 x 10 for the largest.

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 care or beauty product labels - Early 20th century.

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.

Booklet of 24 vintage postcards of the city of San Sebastian by Spanish editor Gregorio González Galarza in the 1910s.

A funny animal illustration by French painter and illustrator Ray-Lambert dating from the 1930s.

6 French invoices with headings from 1920s.