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Antibes
Contemporary, unused card with this old illustration. And blue beach umbrellas! Unused. Two cards are available. Grades: 1
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Antibes, Trains Extra-Rapides
Contemporary, unused card showing 1910 artwork. Two are available. Grades: 1
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Environs d’Arbois – Les Planches – La Petite Source
Mailed in 1910, multiple postmarks front and back; heavily aged and with messages everywhere. Grade: 3
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Corse – Bastia. – Vue generale du Vieux Port
Mailed in 1909 with wraparound stamp, and three postmarks (including sending and receiving offices). Grade: 2
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Beaulieu – La Petite Afrique
Honestly we do not know whether there ever was a stamp on this old railroad postcard. It was mailed in 1916 and has what appears to be part of a German “chop” mark on the reverse. If you’re interested, we can scan and show you what we mean. Look hard, you’ll see the train on the front. Grade: 4
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Belfort – La Place de la Republic et le Monument des Trois Sieges
Mailed in 1919 with those three stamps, and message and various other notations on the reverse. Grade: 3
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Beuil – Vue generale
As a side note from us, this is the kind of card we can sit quietly and stare at for a good long time. It looks like a scene out of an ancient storybook. But back to here and now, the card was mailed in 1908 and has another postmark on the reverse. Grade: 2
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Biarritz – Le Jardin Public et La Gare du Midi
No stamp, and no sign there ever was one, despite multiple postmarks on the reverse. The card was mailed in 1912. Grade: 3
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Biarritz – Au Rond Point de la Vierge, pendant la tempete
Mailed in 1912, with wraparound stamp and multiple postmarks. Grade: 1
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Biarritz Artistique – Vague au Rocher de la Vierge
Mailed in 1912 with wraparound stamp and postmark on both sides. Like others in this series, well-aged. Grade: 2
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La Bollene Vesubie
No stamp or postmark, nor do we think there had ever been either one — but there’s an October 1939 date and the reverse is completely filled with a message, and yes, that message mentions the war. A true artefact. Grade: 4
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Bonson, La Vallee du Var
Unused card, aged but still in good condition. Grade: 2
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Boulogne-sur-Mer, La Descente la Plage
Stamp and postmark are there, but we can’t determine the exact early-20th-century year of mailing. Grade: 3
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Bourges, Les Beaux-Arts
Undivided back postcard. Stamp and partial postmark are there, but we can’t make out the year. Grade: 2
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Cabourg – La Plage
Mailed in 1933, with stamp and a postmark on each side. Aged appropriately. Grade: 1
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Souvenir de Cagnes
Scenes include sailing boats, the beach, and the old village. Not postally used, this card unusually has a long typewritten message (in French) covering the entire reverse. So … how nice to be able to read all of it clearly. Some staining. Grade: 4
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Cambrai – Jardin Public
The postmarks on both sides are clear but not designed to tell us when the card was mailed. Other than that, and noticeable aging, a good souvenir from Cambrai’s public garden. Grade: 3
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Chamonix – Ascension au Mont Blanc
Stamp and indistinct postmark are there, on this undivided back card mailed very early in the 20th century. Grade: 3
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Cherbourg – Quai Alexandre III et Bassin du Commerce
Mailed in 1906, with two stamps and three postmarks, representing sending and receiving offices. As a side note, the message is in some of the smallest handwriting we have ever seen. The writer had a lot to say and was determined to say it. No umbrellas in sight, though. Grade: 3
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Clans – Vallee de la Tinee, Station estivale
Not sure when this was mailed. Stamp and indistinct postmark are there. Grade: 3
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Compiegne – Fetes en l’Honneur de Jeanne d’Arc (1909)
Stamp and indistinct postmark on this heavily aged but distinctive card. Grade: 3
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Cote d’Azur, 1936 artwork
Two of these unused, contemporary cards are available. (The art is old, the cards are new.) Grades: 1
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Environs de Dijon – Beze
So Dijon is more than moutarde. Mailed in 1917, as clearly indicated in two postmarks on the reverse. Two stamps on the front. This postcard is highly aged. Grade: 2
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Entraunes – Vue d’ensemble
Written in 1932, with a message fully covering the reverse, there’s no sign this card was ever postally mailed. Grade: 4
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L’Escarene – Vue Generale
Unused card of this Commune/village/town, 19 km from Nice. Or it was then. Grade: 1
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Estissac – L’Eglise
Mailed in 1906, with stamp and postmark on the front. Grade: 2
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Etretat, La Plage a l’heure des Bains
Stamp and indistinct postmark on this early 20th-century postcard. Grade: 2
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Foire de Lyon – Place Tholozan et Pont Morand
Our estimate from the incomplete postmark is that this card was mailed in 1917. Otherwise, an ancient view on an ancient postcard. Grade: 1
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Frontiere Franco-Suisse
A lot going on here, basically an anti-smuggling effort. Nicely detailed caption along with the stamp and 1908 postmark on the front (another partial postmark on the reverse). The writer, Josephine, wanted to ensure an upcoming meeting and we hope and trust she was successful. Her card survived! Grade: 1
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General Gouraud
Henri Joseph Eugène Gouraud was a French general, best known for his leadership of the French Fourth Army at the end of the First World War. This old postcard, not postally used, was written in 1920 with a florid message more or less covering the reverse, with some foxing on both sides. We note the (relatively) unusual use of Arabic on the card, unless it was also meant for sale in Syria. We’re not certain about that. Grade: 4
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Gourdon
Unused, contemporary card of this feudal village near the Fench Riviera. Grade: 1
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Gourdon, multiple views
Unused. Grade: 1
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Gourdon, map
Unused. Grade: 1
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Gourdon, aerial view
Unused. Grade: 1
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Greolieres, Vue generale – Route de Thorenc
A commune in Alpes-Maritimes, and also–though not reflected in this postcard–a noted ski resort. Not postally used, the undated card has a message totally covering the reverse. Unlike so many other cards, the handwriting here is so clear and easy to read. Grade: 4
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Grasse. – La Maison de Fragonard
In Grasse, and beyond, Fragonard is symbolic for perfume. Unused, clean old postcard. Grade: 1
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Grasse – Boulevard Thiers
Despite two stamps and three postmarks, we can’t verify the exact date of mailing — it looks like it might have been 1913. The card is heavily aged. Not so long ago, Grasse announced a “requalification” of Blvd. Thiers, to restore it to prominence. We would enjoy visiting, but it’s not likely that will happen. Grade: 3
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Grasse – La Place du Grand Puy prise rue de la Traverse
Mailed in 1904 with stamp and postmarks on front and back. Grade: 2
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Grasse – Vue des Casernes
Not postally used, but with a 1918 message and address on the reverse. Grade: 4
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Guillaumes – Vue d’ensemble et le Chateau
The front of this card, for its age (mailed, with stamp, in 1948) is in great condition. It’s not that the reverse is bad, just that it’s a bit messy. Two postmarks, and extra notations by the recipient about when the card arrived. Grade: 3