11.00USD
The Ballet de L'Opera de Paris, is the oldest national ballet company in the world, originating in the early 1670s. Of the four dancers pictured in this image, we are only a little familiar with Mme. Lobstein, who was an internationally famous dancer of that period.
In 1861, work began on the new opera house on the Boulevard des Capucines in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, and when, it was completed in 1875, the company moved into their new home, where they perform to this day. The name of this marvelous structure was eventually changed frome the Salle des Capucines to the Palais Garnier after its architect Charles Garnier (pronounced Garn-yay).
Just to help set the mood, we are posting in this listing an image of the Palais Garnier. This is NOT FOR SALE, however. Only the postcard of the four dancers is for sale.
Card is in relatively poor condition, but is a wonderful image, hard to find, and we had to have it for the shop.
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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where we post biographical and historical tidbits, images of cards and photographs for sale, some already sold but remembered fondly, related images of historical interest and sometimes even images of items that have not yet arrived in the shop, but that are expected to arrive soon, as well as coupon codes, links to other related sites, and more!
***Our apologies to our wonderful international customers for the sudden increase in shipping costs. We have been advised that our international postal rates have pretty much doubled, so until we see what's what, we're charging 8.00 dollars for 1st class shipping in a rigid photo mailer. But we're not interested in making a profit with our shipping fees, and we will refund any amount left over beyond our cost.