Belgian embossed postcard with beautiful illustration...
Belgian postcard with beautiful illustration representing a young girl. This postcard is written on the front.
This postcard dates from 1910s.
Set of 20 French vintage handwritten letters from 1910s with different handwritings, paper textures, formats. Some letters are not complete, some leaflets are missing.
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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Belgian postcard with beautiful illustration representing a young girl. This postcard is written on the front.
This postcard dates from 1910s.
Beautiful care or beauty product labels - Early 20th century.
Vintage French postcard with some roses from 1940s.
Vintage Belgian postcard representing three children on the farm. Postcard sent in 1913.
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.
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.
Huge French lottery tickets "Loterie Nationale" from 1941.
These lottery tickets were sold on the street or in small shops to help veterans.
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 it large size, this magazine will be sent folded in half.
5 French envelopes from of different colors and sizes without letters inside
One of these envelopes date from a time when the postage stamp did not yet exist. It appeared in France from 1850.
At that time, the envelopes as we know them today were very rare. The envelopes were created from a folded sheet six to ten times.
The letters were at that time often closed by a wax stamp, still present on some letters.
In this pack, you will have both some classic envelopes and those consisting of a folded sheet.
The photos correspond to the envelopes you will buy.
Old French photograph a young girl on the day of her First Communion in 1900s.
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.
Vintage French fashion magazine "La femme chez elle" with illustrations, articles and advertising - May 1931 - 34 pages
"La femme chez elle" is a French bi-weekly women’s magazine, founded in 1899, then disappeared in 1938. Everyday life is relayed through embroidery, cooking, education, good manners or even furniture advice.
A funny animal illustration by French painter and illustrator Ray-Lambert dating from the 1930s.
Vintage French postcard representing a young woman with flowers from 1910s. Written back.
Set of 10 photos of the city of Tulle (France) in the 1950s.
These photos 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.
Block of 4 old French stamps representing Figaro de Beaumarchais from 1953. This stamp was created by draughtsman André Spitz and engraver Henry Cheffer. These stamps have not been used.