90.00 USD
No one knows for certain these days which of those two famous American humorists (Mark Twain, or Will Rogers) it was who encouraged the public to "Buy land! They're not making any more of it!" But the same sentiment certainly applies to antique postcards, particularly in the case of the hand-colored variety.
Our scanner cannot even approach the richness of color on these cards when they are viewed in person. These hand-colored "French" postcards (they are indeed French, but also nude images, as the term colloquially implies) are becoming more and more difficult to find, but we recently located a small cache of them we are very pleased to share with you.
The gold ink work on this offering by Sol is truly stunning, the execution of the peacock feather design, so reminiscent of the era! We believe the original photograph was by J. Mandel, but we haven't been able to locate an original example yet. Wonderful example of this type of card.
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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redpoulaine.blogspot.com
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!