11.00 USD
Such fun! We really had to bring this strange little card into the shop, especially with the love poem, written in a fine hand, on the back side.
We couldn't find any reference to a poem, "Beau char d'amour," so perhaps the sender composed it themselves, rather than borrowing it. Are love poems written on the backs of postcards a little silly? Well, even if reading them second-hand sometimes gives us a chuckle, I think we all appreciate the sender's attempt at expressing that very special inexpressible :)
"Beau char d'amour
Apporte la ma toute belle
Pour que le lui dise un jour
Le que j'attends d'Elle"
this can "sort of" be translated as:
Oh beautiful chariot of love
Bring to me my pretty one
And on that day, I'll share with her
My treasured expectation.
What if this card, and its message, was a signal to mark the timing of a prearranged meeting, a tryst, or a running off together..."sigh" :) Both sender and recipient are probably dust now, but such a treasure of life these scraps of paper, pigment and ink, share with us today!
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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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