Showing 1–40 of 374 postcards

  • Paris, Alexandra III Bridge, Eiffel Tower, Trocadero from Pont de Concorde

    Early 20th cent. unused B&W view provided by “Editions d’Art YVON,” brown with age but entirely undamaged and very nice for framing.  Grade: 1

    Code: 20519001

    Price: $9.50

    Paris, Alexandra III Bridge, Eiffel Tower, Trocadero from Pont de Concorde
  • Paris, moonlight on the Seine

    Two of these unmailed “Edition d’Art YVON” aging postcards are available. They are described as “Effet d’eclairage sur la Seine” and they are beautiful. Reverses are unmarked, mellow brown. Just great for framing, and dreaming.  Grades: 2

    Code: 20519002

    Price: $14.00

    Paris, moonlight on the Seine
  • I heart La Cote d’Azur

    Mais oui! Unmailed card from Nice in the late 1990s, as-new now. Nice!  Grade: 1

    Code: 20519003

    Price: $3.50

    I heart La Cote d’Azur
  • La Cote d’Azur c’est super

    Maybe La Cote c’est super, but la femme? Hmmm… Two unmailed cards are available, from late 1990s, but as-new. Grades: 1

    Code: 20519004

    Price: $3.50

    La Cote d’Azur c’est super
  • Cote d’Azur, hungry

    Unused, as-new card from late 1990s. Where is Gallic humour when we really need it? Grade: 1

    Code: 20519005

    Price: $4.00

    Cote d’Azur, hungry
  • Cote d’Azur, sunset

    Captioned as “sunset on the French Riviera,” it looks like nothing at all is setting. Unused card from late 1990s, Les Editions Gilletta 050.  Grade: 1

    Code: 20519006

    Price: $4.50

    Cote d’Azur, sunset
  • Nice, 1890-1990

    Et 2090? Unmailed card from 1990s, as-new condition but the date gives it away. Grade: 1

    Code: 20519007

    Price: $4.50

    Nice, 1890-1990
  • Le Pont du Gard

    Card was mailed (using a postage meter, not a stamp) in 1976. Very minor corner creasing. Grade: 2

    Code: 20519008

    Price: $3.50

    Le Pont du Gard
  • Paris, skyline view

    Mexichrome/Chantal card 537 mailed using a postage meter sticker in 1973. Wonder what the view would be like from the same vantage point today? Grade: 2

    Code: 20519009

    Price: $3.00

    Paris, skyline view
  • Reims, cathedral

    Judging from the appearance of the cars, the photo is considerably older than the card, which was mailed in 1990 using two stamps and with a nearly complete postmark. Grade: 2

    Code: 20519010

    Price: $4.00

    Reims, cathedral
  • Cannes, La Cote D’Azur

    Falling squarely into the category of places we never, ever thought we would see–somehow, we did, and it was exactly what we expected. The card was mailed in 1997, and has a stamp and full postmark. Grade: 1

    Code: 20519011

    Price: $4.50

    Cannes, La Cote D’Azur
  • Paris, Eiffel Tower

    Card Guy 5481 mailed in 1985 with two stamps but illegible postmark. Grade: 2

    Code: 20519012

    Price: $3.50

    Paris, Eiffel Tower
  • Paris, Forum des Halles

    In 1981 this card was mailed from Tokyo (not Paris!) with three Japanese stamps and full postmark. Grade: 3

    Code: 20519013

    Price: $4.00

    Paris, Forum des Halles
  • Paris, Champs-Elysees at night

    Showing the Champs-Elysees and the Arc de Triomphe, this is another card mailed from Japan, not France, in 1985, with stamp and full postmark. Grade: 3

    Code: 20519014

    Price: $3.50

    Paris, Champs-Elysees at night
  • Paris, Eiffel Tower

    Cards don’t get much more definitive than this. Unused 4-7/8″ x 6-3/4″ postcard, as-new. Grade: 1

    Code: 20519015

    Price: $2.50

    Paris, Eiffel Tower
  • Paris, Eiffel Tower at night

    In 1986 this Chantal card 493 was mailed from the Netherlands to Malaysia. The Dutch stamp is there but the postmark is not legible. Rounded corners. Grade: 3

    Code: 20519016

    Price: $3.00

    Paris, Eiffel Tower at night
  • Brenne, nature park

    This card was mailed in 1987 from Paris, has a stamp and full postmark. Grade: 2

    Code: 20519017

    Price: $3.00

    Brenne, nature park
  • Paris, Le Pere Lachaise

    We were not planning to create a category called “cemeteries” but with this card in hand we really had no choice. Mailed from Paris in 2003, with stamp and nearly full postmark.  Grade: 1

    Code: 20519018

    Price: $3.50

    Paris, Le Pere Lachaise
  • La Foret

    Artistic card mailed in France in 2003 (with stamp and postmark OK) but we just don’t know exactly where in France the forest is. Grade: 2

    Code: 20519019

    Price: $3.00

    La Foret
  • Pau

    In 1997 this card was mailed from Paris, with two large and colourful stamps and full postmark. Those are the Pyrenees in the background–along with postmark smudging. Grade: 3

    Code: 20519020

    Price: $3.00

    Pau
  • Le Cap Ferrat

    Nice card of the French Riviera, though not postally used and with an extensive but warmly written message on the reverse. Grade: 4

    Code: 20519021

    Price: $1.50

    Le Cap Ferrat
  • Albi, Berbie Palace

    This card of Berbie Castle and the river Tarn was mailed from Paris in 1997 and has two colourful stamps and full postmark; also some postmark smudging and a bit of edge abrasion on the front. Grade: 3

    Code: 20519022

    Price: $3.00

    Albi, Berbie Palace
  • Cannes

    Unused, as-new card from late 1990s. Grade: 1

    Code: 20519023

    Price: $3.00

    Cannes
  • la Cote d’Azur, multiple views

    Two unused, as-new cards from the 1990s are available. Grades: 1

    Code: 20519024

    Price: $2.50

    la Cote d’Azur, multiple views
  • Chateaux de la Loire

    And what magnificent houses they are, too. The card from 2004 is unusual for having a wavy die-cut edge along the top, but the card was not postally used despite being completely written on the reverse. It is also aging surprisingly quickly on the reverse. Grade: 4

    Code: 20519025

    Price: $2.00

    Chateaux de la Loire
  • Paris, aerial view

    This card is worth the price only for the front, which you could use to compare the rise and fall of buildings over time. It was mailed in 1971. But the reverse is a mess, with postage meter, tape, added rubber stamp, abrasions, etc. Grade: 5

    Code: 20519026

    Price: $1.50

    Paris, aerial view
  • Paris, L’Hotel des Invalides

    French card, but mailed from Japan in 1997 with three stamps and two full postmarks as well as affixed (personalized) airmail sticker and blue airmail rubber stamp.  Grade: 4

    Code: 20519027

    Price: $2.50

    Paris, L’Hotel des Invalides
  • Paris, La Tour Eiffel

    There are many nice cards of the Eiffel Tower.  Unfortunately, this isn’t one of them.  Grade: 5

    Code: 20519028

    Price: $0.50

    Paris, La Tour Eiffel
  • Paris, Fontainebleau, The Throne-Room

    Unused card but only if you are desperate, due to many different flaws.  Grade: 5

    Code: 20519029

    Price: $0.50

    Paris, Fontainebleau, The Throne-Room
  • Paris, Fontainebleau, The Emperor’s Bed-Room

    Unused card but only if you are desperate, due to many different flaws.  (We don’t have many cards as bad as these.)  Grade: 5

    Code: 20519030

    Price: $0.50

    Paris, Fontainebleau, The Emperor’s Bed-Room
  • Paris, Place de l’Opera

    Unused, aging card with tape and other tape abrasions on the reverse.  Grade: 4

    Code: 20519031

    Price: $0.50

    Paris, Place de l’Opera
  • Paris, Fontainebleau, Horseshoe Staircase

    Unused card in bad condition on reverse. Also has thumbtack holes.  Grade: 5

    Code: 20519032

    Price: $0.50

    Paris, Fontainebleau, Horseshoe Staircase
  • Berru, Total mit Rathaus

    Unused, heavily aged old postcard whose perforated left edge suggests it came from a set.  Grade: 3

    Code: 20519033

    Price: $1.00

    Berru, Total mit Rathaus
  • Rouen, The Wings of Freedom

    Les voiles de la Liberte.  Larger (4.75″ x 6.75″) card with two stamps and full postmark, also just a little bit of postal battering.  Grade: 2

    Code: 20519034

    Price: $2.00

    Rouen, The Wings of Freedom
  • Pirineu Catala

    Mailed in 2010 with three stamps, readable postmark, and orange postal barcoding on bottom reverse.  Grade: 2

    Code: 20519035

    Price: $1.00

    Pirineu Catala
  • Perigord Vert

    From 2010, four stamps, multiple postmarks, and the blue bilingual Prioritaire sticker.  Corner creasing.  Grade: 2

    Code: 20519036

    Price: $2.00

    Perigord Vert
  • Brest, harbour and town aerial view

    Mailed in 2010 with stamp and full postmark, along with orange postal barcoding on reverse.  Grade: 1

    Code: 20519037

    Price: $1.00

    Brest, harbour and town aerial view
  • Paris, multiple views

    Very nice that the stamp portrays the Eiffel Tower as well.  Full postmark, and address is on an affixed label.  Grade: 3

    Code: 20519038

    Price: $1.00

    Paris, multiple views
  • Anniversary of birth of Bernadette

    Unused card from 1994.  What you see in the scan is an actual stamp, and then the appropriate Nevers postmark.  The reverse is unwritten now, but had a notation that has been erased.  Grade: 2

    Code: 20519039

    Price: $12.00

    Anniversary of birth of Bernadette
  • Paris, La rue de Rivoli

    Sepia card, mailed in Paris in 1927 with stamp and full postmark.  Small amount of postmark transfer on the front.  Grade: 2

    Code: 20519040

    Price: $19.00

    Paris, La rue de Rivoli