Vintage Easter Greeting, American Postcard, Lithograph, printed in Germany,...
22.00 USDDelightful lithograph card, printed in Germany for distribution in the USA. Divided back was adopted by U.S. in 1907, which dates the card to somewhere between 1907 and 1916 when we joined the...
View ArticleGirl in Jester's Costume, Rare Vintage RPPC, Chicago circa 1930 by...
24.00 USDWeird and wonderful RPPC circa 1930. Though this is an American photo, the effect is very much of a European Carnival (the pre-Lent festival) image. Just a bit creepy, no?RPPC (REAL PHOTO...
View ArticleAZO RPPC of Young Girl with Wonderful Expression. Vintage Postcard circa 1907...
19.00 USDAbsolutely gorgeous! This card was not produced by a major publisher, but by a local studio or even by dear old dad in his workshop out back. The skill required to create an image like this...
View ArticleAstarté, Ancient Goddess of the Passions, Vintage French Postcard circa 1905...
19.00 USDBeautifully hand-colored postcard depicting the goddess Astarté, the Greek version of the ancient Babylonian goddess of love and war, Ishtar. Our goddess is so cute and approachable in this...
View ArticleLittle Otero, Spanish Dancer. Hand-Colored German Postcard by N.P.G. of...
14.00 USDLa Belle Oterita, (we've only recently discovered) used to be billed as La Belle Otero's younger sister. She has been one of our favorites for quite some time. Though we don't personally see...
View ArticleFair Maiden 5, Hand-Tinted German Postcard, Heinrich Traut? NPG ed. circa...
9.00 USDGorgeously hand-colored vintage postcard published by NPG, the Neue Photographische Gesellschaft of Berlin, circa 1906. This is one of five cards in a series we recently acquired. We've read...
View ArticleFair Maiden 4, Hand-Tinted German Postcard, Heinrich Traut? NPG ed. circa...
9.00 USDGorgeously hand-colored vintage postcard published by NPG, the Neue Photographische Gesellschaft of Berlin, circa 1906. This is one of five cards in a series we recently acquired. We've read...
View ArticleFair Maiden 2, Hand-Tinted German Postcard, Heinrich Traut? NPG ed. circa...
9.00 USDGorgeously hand-colored vintage postcard published by NPG, the Neue Photographische Gesellschaft of Berlin, circa 1906. This is one of five cards in a series we recently acquired. We've read...
View ArticleFair Maiden 3, Hand-Tinted German Postcard, Heinrich Traut? NPG ed. circa...
9.00 USDGorgeously hand-colored vintage postcard published by NPG, the Neue Photographische Gesellschaft of Berlin, circa 1906. This is one of five cards in a series we recently acquired. We've read...
View ArticleNue En Collant 1, Vintage French Postcard by Walery of Paris, circa 1900-1904...
16.00 USDNue en collant is a French phrase meaning nude, in (what was essentially) a body stocking. These cards can't exactly be called nudes, since all the "naughty bits" are covered up, but as naive...
View ArticleNue En Collant 2, Vintage French Postcard by Reutlinger of Paris, circa...
11.00 USDNue en collant is a French phrase meaning nude, in (what was essentially) a body stocking. These cards can't exactly be called nudes, since all the "naughty bits" are covered up, but as quaint...
View ArticleMarthe Derminy, Belle Epoque Artiste. Vintage French Postcard, posted 1905 by...
6.00 USDBeautiful image of Belle Epoque music hall artiste Marthe Derminy probably taken by Leopold Reutlinger circa 1905, but unsigned. No publisher mark either and it almost looks like an offset...
View ArticleGreta Garbo as Mata Hari, German Postcard by Ross Verlag, circa 1931 by...
19.00 USDFrom Ross Verlag of Germany, though printed in Italy it seems by Ballerini and Fratini (we've seen this team-up before), a great postcard featuring the Great Garbo! This image is from her 1931...
View ArticleFlitterwochen! Sexy German Couples Romance Card by Paul Fink of Berlin circa...
16.00 USDLovely condition on this 1910s vintage postcard by Paul Fink of Berlin. "Flitterwochen," (maybe the week that flies by?) is the German word for honeymoon, or "Bridal Days," and apparently...
View ArticleFraulein Hero en Collant, Vintage German Postcard circa 1910 by Georg Gerlach...
22.00 USDGeorg Gerlach produced this lovely image of "Hero" wearing a skin tight body stocking with an artfully draped veil. The term for this costume in French, in those days, was "en collant" which...
View ArticleLilian Harvey Visiting with Friends, Ross Verlag Vintage German Postcard...
22.00 USDWelcome to "Idols of the 1920s," where we hope to provide a special, cozy place for those of you who long to linger among the stars of the early silver screen, the hoofers and songbirds of...
View ArticleDance Duo, German Promotional Rppc circa 1920s by redpoulaine
16.00 USDWhat a pose! Wonderful "promotional RPPC" (denotes a relatively small printing of a real photo postcard created to promote an act). The photo studio's name, lower left, is a bit fuzzy, so no...
View ArticleBilen Woman with Hand-Mirror, Vintage Italian Postcard circa 1935 by...
36.00 USDGorgeous photo of a Bilen woman of Eritrea by photographer Aldo Baratti of Asmara, Eritrea. In the 1890s, Aldo Baratti arrived with his family in Eritrea, a country that borders Ethiopia and...
View ArticleBilen Woman in thoughtful pose, Vintage Italian Postcard circa 1935 by...
36.00 USDGorgeous photo of a Bilen woman of Eritrea by photographer Aldo Baratti of Asmara, Eritrea. In the 1890s, Aldo Baratti arrived with his family in Eritrea, a country that borders Ethiopia and...
View ArticleSemi-Nude Photo of Smiling Bilen Woman, Vintage Italian Postcard by...
36.00 USDGorgeous photo of a Bilen woman of Eritrea by photographer Aldo Baratti of Asmara, Eritrea.In the 1890s, Aldo Baratti arrived with his family in Eritrea, a country that borders Ethiopia and...
View Article