Beautiful French religious card - First communion memory...
Beautiful French religious card - First communion memory from 1910s
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.
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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Beautiful French religious card - First communion memory from 1910s
A funny animal illustration by French painter and illustrator Ray-Lambert dating from the 1930s.
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.
Vintage Italian postcard from the island of Capri from 1910s. French written back.
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.
Set of 13 French commercials concerning companies working in the world of publishing and printing mainly in Paris.
Paper sometimes thick and sometimes glossy.
The last photo shows the back of these advertisements which sometimes contain other advertisements.
French postcard with a flower and the inscription "Bonne fête" from 1940s. Postcard sent in 1947.
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 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.
Vintage French postcard with a some roses from 1940s on thin cardboard.
1920s - 1940s - 10 French commercial documents.
Beautiful care or beauty product labels - Early 20th century.
Vintage Swiss embossed postcard with a small bouquet of four-leaf clovers from 1920s.
French religious card - First communion card from 1910s
French postcard from the 1900s depicting two children with angel wings.
Beautiful care or beauty product labels - Early 20th century.
Large 24-page French weekly newspaper "Le Gaulois du Dimanche" of May 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 their large size, this magazine will be sent folded in half.