Block of 6 old French stamps representing Gargantua
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.
7 French - German correspondence school works with a letter and a small booklet from 1950s
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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.
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.
English postcard with beautiful illustration representing a young girl making tea - "Polly and her kettle". This postcard dates from 1910s. This postcard has not been sent, the back is unwritten.
Huge French lottery tickets "Les gueules cassées" from 1939.
These lottery tickets were sold on the street or in small shops to help veterans.
Very beautiful portrait of a couple - French postcard - 1920s
Four birth announcement cards from 1940s to 1960s and a birth certificate.
Huge French lottery tickets "Loterie Nationale" from 1941.
These lottery tickets were sold on the street or in small shops to help veterans.
Sets of 20 cigar bands - Willem - Dutch brand of cigars - From 1970s
1920s - 1940s - 10 French commercial documents.
Beautiful care or beauty product labels - Early 20th century.
Booklet of 12 vintage postcards of the city of Nimes by French editor André Poux in the 1950s.
Find more information about André Poux at https://www.apapoux.fr/à-propos
Vintage French postcard with some roses from 1940s.
Large French liner menu with an incredible choice of dishes.
This is the menu of February 3, 1962 aboard the liner "Flandre". The menus were different every day.
This liner made crossings between Europe and North America between 1952 and 1962 for the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique.
Old French photograph of a woman of the middle class made by the photographer Léon Langlois in Paris. This photograph can be dated from 1882 to 1890 since Léon Langlois began his activity in 1882 at 7 Boulevard Sébastopol and moved his photography salon in 1890 at 76 Boulevard Voltaire.
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.
Set of 1000 vintage French stamps from 1900s to 1920s.
This set consists of: