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Zowie! What is likely to be a one-of-a-kind RPPC (Real Photo Postcard) of a dancer engaged in some variety of "veil" dance, probably circa late 1910s, or into the 20s. The "As de Trefle" logo (text on reverse) was for a Parisian producer of photographic plates and papers, in business between the 1880s and the 1950s.
This is one of three cards from a group we acquired a couple of weeks ago. So much to appreciate here! This dancer wears the "racoon" eyes popularized in the mid-1910s by film stars of that era, a fashion that definitely persisted into the '20s.
Might this RPPC have been intended for the offices of a theatrical agent, or perhaps to be mailed off to a lover who could have been, circa 1918, posted on the Western Front of the "Great War?"
No matter its original purpose, as with so many RPPCs, we enjoy a window into that extraordinary (for us too!) moment as it was experienced by an "ordinary" person, in an "ordinary" way. Pure time travel :)
Please examine our high res scans for detail. Postage is for insured 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.