33.00 USD
Superb postcard by ELD. The coloration is magnificent. The detail work of tiny paisley patterning in gold ink does not even come close to scanning well. Just a doozey of a vintage French postcard.
Ernest Louis Désiré le Deley (1859 - 1917), called himself the "Grand Comptoir de la Cartes Postales Illustrée" (The great dealer in illustrated postcards) His offices were at 127 Boulevard Sebastopol in Paris. ELD was known for producing beautiful postcards and here we have a lovely one!
Following Monsieur le Deley's death in 1917, the company was taken over by his son, but after the First World War, the postcard industry never quite regained its importance to people, the world had just sped up, changed a little too much. ELD was one of many postcard producers that didn't last beyond the twenties. In our listing images though, we have a couple of postcard images of his business as it was during the golden age of the postcard. These are not for sale (they are not even our cards!) but they give us a wonderful idea of the time and place :)
A fine French postcard in fine condition too. 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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