Sets of 5 sticky advertising butterflies from a French biscuit company in the 1960s

15 vintage matchbox labels - Advertising labels from 1930s to 1950s.

Labels are always glued to wood.

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 Belgian postcard representing two children in the basket of a hot-air balloon. Postcard sent in 1911.

Huge French lottery tickets "Les gueules cassées" from 1936.

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

French postcard with a young boy - Postcard written by a young boy to his father from 1920s.

Vintage Belgian postcard representing a young girl and her mother teaching her to knit sent in 1913. Back probably written in Dutch. 

Postcard legend: "Knitting lesson"

6 French invoices with headings from 1920s.

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

Two vintage French postcard depicting a bouquet of flowers (pansy flowers, roses, poenies) from 1910s.

20 French envelopes from 1930s and 1940s of different colors and sizes - Without letters inside.

Huge French lottery ticket "Les gueules cassées" from 1940.

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

Huge French lottery tickets "Les gueules cassées" from 1939.

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

Vintage Belgian postcard with young girl with her hands joined in prayer from 1910. Postcard sent in 1911.

French postcard representing a young woman in front of an easel with the inscription "Bonne fête" from 1910s. This postcard dates from 1910s.

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.