17.00USD
This is a particularly interesting risque postcard using the ubiquitous hand mirror prop, and although the card itself has seen better days and shows its age, the quality of light and contrast in the image is quite beautiful. Jean Agelou was a renowned master of the "French Postcard," and some of his images have become quite rare. This particular card is an American bootleg on an old Kodak AZO RPPC photo sheet. The AZO stamp box in the upper right corner of the backside has four triangles pointing up, which dates this early card to sometime between 1904 and 1918. This is obviously a bootleg version of the original Agelou card, produced in the studio of some enterprising American, and Agelou's J.A. logo is partially visible in the bottom right of the image, beneath the table. Because this bootleg was produced in Agelou's era, it is of particular historical interest to collectors. There is considerable wear to edges, corners, and surface. 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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