22.00 USD
Large, or unusual, "Imprimé" postcard format. At approximately 6 and 5/8ths by 2 and 3/4s inches in size, this Image was by Leopold Reutlinger of Paris, this was one of an experimental variety of card, created in response to various bureaucratic roadblocks having to do with government tariffs on posted materials, their size, the number of lines, or written words, etc. Thank goodness our postal service has that sort of thing all squared away these days, huh? Hahahaha...er....sorry, :)
So, what makes these cards special apart from making absolutely fantastic bookmarks? Well, apart from the fact that they are, in and of themselves, a highly sought after sub-category of collectible postcard,because they were produced as photographic prints, and therefore are images of a chemical, rather than digital, resolution, the full-length portrait details can be of a higher resolution than those on a full-length portrait postcard of ordinary size. This might not matter so much to many postcard collectors, but we mention this because many of our customers make use of these images in various graphic arts projects, and so working from a higher resolution print can be very helpful, particularly if some kind of image enlargement is on the menu. In any case, a really beautifully dramatic Belle Epoque image. Enjoy!
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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