16.00 USD
Well, darn it, we've struck out thus far on finding any information on the dancer, Mlle. Morez, or the photographer M. Moreau, but for those of you who catalogue this kind of thing, we did glean a little more information on Monsieur G. Piprot, managing editor of the Étoile, or "Star" publishing house in Paris.
In 1901, or 02, He began at Étoile at number 8, rue de la Pépinière, and by 1908, but we think earlier, perhaps as early as 1904, had moved to number 2 rue d'Amsterdam. By 1909, he was made the president of a trade syndicate (presumably of postcard publishers, but whether locally or nationally, we cannot say). No, we still haven't discovered if the G. in G. Piprot stands for Gustave, Gaspard, or what have you, but we did find an image of his establishment's offices on Rue d'Amsterdam! How cool is that? This is shown in this listing for your pleasure, but is NOT for sale.
Ain't she spunky though? Great hand-tinted Spanish dancer image in nice, unposted condition. We've seen images of other cards in this series with postmarks of 1906, so we estimate 1905 for its publishing date.
Please examine our high res scans for detail.
Postage is for first class shipping in a secure photo mailer, and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will refund the postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of sudden increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more.
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