14.00 USD
So precious! This card has sustained some damage over the nearly 100 years that have passed since it was printed, but we still had to have it for the shop. Just a wonderful image, but it looks as if some glue used for attaching the card to an album page was spilled onto the image surface. There are a few other nicks and bumps, so please examine the scans closely. We would like you to be happy with your purchase.
André Dirler of St.-Dizier was the photographer, and from the hairstyles of the little girls, we are placing this image in the late teens or early 20s.
We visited his shop address at 12 Avenue de Verdun via the magic of Google, and the business is no longer there, although Dirler Photo Video does business in St. Dizier at another location...no idea if the Dirler who operates it is related to Monsieur André.
The unique thing about this card? It is quite possibly the only one of its kind in existence! Unlike most of our postcards that were commercially published by large companies, this was a studio portrait image printed on postcard stock in a very limited run, probably just for friends and family.
Please examine our high res scans for detail.
The item you are considering for purchase is, unless otherwise noted, a vintage postcard of approximately 5 and 1/2, by 3 and 1/2 inches. Postage is for fully insured, first class, shipping in a secure photo mailer (to avoid any damage to your purchase in the mails), 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 increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more. We do not charge for insurance or shipping materials, and as of the date of this listing are still charging below our overall cost on shipping.
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