What's really amusing about the card is the right-hand side which is just the address written out as a comical narrative: Miss Marthe Jamisson who lives with her parents on ___ street in _____ town etc. The narrative ends with Department unknown, Province - seek and you shall find. (Europe) I thought at first that it had been hand-delivered, because no postman would put up with that kind of nonsense, but there is a canceled stamp on the front of the card. It seems this postman had a sense of humor.
It is a marvelous card. If it had been hand tinted it would have been a lot of tedious work.
ReplyDeleteLove the narrative address to Mademoiselle Marthe! And the world was so much smaller then, no?
ReplyDeleteAh those French, wearing chef's hats at such a tender age, sans starch and a lovely color in this case... OK, so maybe it isn't a chef's hat, but it is an adorable image!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great postcard! Amazing it could be delivered that way - some postal carriers are very patient folks! I remember once, I had a package where someone had forgotten something very essential - I think the address line - but someone in the post office recognized my name.
ReplyDeleteI love the delicate colors, too!