36.00 USD
Very interesting card! Nice quality print in sepia of a cabaret showgirl. The photo is very reminiscent of work by J. Mandel, or maybe Walery. The card itself is just a touch narrower than your average in size and the stamp box on the obverse, K ltd, was the logo of Kodak Ltd., the UK branch of Eastman Kodak. Not the publisher of this card, but the maker of the photo paper used.
Note that there is no photographer, artiste, or publisher attribution on this one. Not so terribly strange with a nude card, but our suspicion is that this is a very high quality bootleg card, its image probably originating in France, and then being reprinted by an enterprising photo studio in England.
The K Ltd. logo in the stamp box appears to have been used between 1918 and 1936. Since the image itself looks like something produced in the 1910s, what would make sense would be that with the popularity of the "french" French postcard coming back in the kit bags of young veterans of the war in Europe, these were produced for sale to these young men between 1918 and into the early 20s.
An interesting little bit of history!
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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 not charge for 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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