Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Souvenir de France-1919


This peace postcard includes a removable Belgian lace handkerchief. The various victor flags are represented in the stitching of the numbers: Great Britain, Italy, France, the United States, Belgium, and Portugal. The card was never sent.
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7 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2009 at 7:29 AM

    Now THAT's a great card. Where did you find this one? In fact, where do you find most of these? Love checking your website every day.
    Karin

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  2. Beth NiquetteSeptember 30, 2009 at 9:43 AM

    Wowzerz! That's amazing. I love your blog. Thanks for sharing these wonderful postcards with us!

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  3. Christine H.September 30, 2009 at 7:58 PM

    Thanks Karin and Beth,
    I love this postcard too. It's beautiful and historically significant, but in it's own way, every postcard is...even the Jackalope. As for where I find these things...garage sales, family, antique stores, and eBay. In my opinion, old postcards are undervalued, which is great news for people who love them and want to collect them.

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  4. Evelyn Yvonne TheriaultOctober 1, 2009 at 4:51 PM

    I've never seen one with an envelope.
    Evelyn in Montreal

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  5. Christine H.October 1, 2009 at 6:34 PM

    Hello Evelyn,
    There is an extra bit of white on the edge of the scan, so maybe it looks like it has an envelope. It doesn't though, and it was meant to be sent as a postcard. It was a kinder gentler post office in those days.

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  6. MescrapOctober 26, 2009 at 3:35 PM

    What a beautiful souvenir !!!

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  7. Nathalie Hachet @ LBM/ MirabelleMarch 3, 2011 at 7:19 AM

    A very original piece of ephemera! I have never come across such a souvenir card. It is valuable and priceless at the same time.

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