MIGNON : CUTE SWEET YOUNG WOMAN : PICKING FLOWERS : VINTAGE POSTCARD : (1910’s)

This vintage postcard features a pretty young woman picking flowers. She is also carrying a basket of flowers. The caption on the bottom of the card states “Mignon”. The translation of this word is “cute” and “nice”. This postcard has an Italian stamp and was postmarked in Dumenza, Italy. The card dates back to the 1910’s. (S0LD)

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TWO YOUNG SISTERS : ADORABLE : IDENTICALLY DRESSED : RPPC

This vintage real photo postcard features two young and adorable sisters. They are cutely and identically dressed. They are even wearing identical necklaces. (SOLD)

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DRINA VERCHESI : BRITISH BEAUTY & ACTRESS : ROTARY PHOTO : RPPC

This vintage real photo postcard features British beauty and actress, Drina Verchesi. This postcard captures Miss Verchesi in, what was meant to be, a “provocative” pose.  Information about Verchesi is not readily available. A deeper dive into theater sources, will uncover some details of her life. It is a safe  bet that she was not a major player on the British stage, but established enough to be featured on this postcard. This card was published by Rotary Photo as part of the “British Beauty” series (no.A1106-2). The firm operated in London, England. This postcard is in good condition (see scans). 

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YOUNG WOMAN WEARING BUCKSKIN COAT : TASSELS : UNIQUE HAT : RPPC : (1918-1936)

This vintage real photo postcard features a fashionable young woman sitting on a small table. She is either wearing a costume, or she dresses in a unique style. Her tasselled buckskin coat is most remarkable. Note the pattern on her pants. Also noteworthy is her hat. It too, has tassels. The woman was photographed by an unidentified photography studio in an unidentified location. The card was published by K. Ltd. sometime between 1918 and 1936). A previous owner trimmed the card to fit it in a frame. The postcard measures 4 7/8″ x 3″ and is in overall good condition (see scans).

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ADORABLE LITTLE BOY POSES FOR HIS PORTRAIT IN SYRACUSE, NEW YORK (VINTAGE RPPC)

This vintage real photo postcard features a well dressed adorable little boy posing for his portrait at the Hunter, Tuppen Company Studio in Syracuse, New York. The boy is well groomed and wearing a striped shirt and a bow. The lad is identified on the reverse of the postcard and the inscription states that he was five years old at the time of this photograph. The postcard was manufactured by AZO between 1904 and 1918. The postcard is in good condition (note the crease on the bottom left hand corner of the card). (SOLD)

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MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMEN OF FRANCE : L’YONNE PROVINCE : PHOTO BY JEAN AGELOU

This vintage real photo postcard is part of a series named “Les Plus Belles Femmes de France” (The Most Beautiful Women of France). This series is about the Provinces of France, and the model for this image represents L’ Yonne. Note that the woman in this photograph is wearing a pretty smile. This postcard is no. 34 in the series. There were a number of different series published. The Province series was one of the more popular series. The models in this series represent different French Provinces and wear traditional clothing from that particular area of the country. This postcard was published by well known photographer Alfred Noyer. The celebrated photographer supervised a large photo studio in Paris. The Noyer Studio operated from 1910 until the 1940’s.  Many of the postcards he produced of women were nudes or risque images.The photographer of this postcard portrait is Jean Agelou (1878-1921). Agelou was a French photographer of the 1910’s and 1920’s who is best known for his erotic and nude photographs. He was born in Egypt and not much is known about his private life. Agelou generally used models between the age of 20 and 24 years-old. He had a favorite model. Her name was “Fernande” and in addition to modeling, she was Agelou’s lover. Although the 1900’s was the “golden age” of erotic photograph, photographers who took such risque photos had to use discretion. As a result, Agelou signed his work “JA”. In 1908, nudity in photographs was banned in France and photographers had to cover nude women images with strategically placed undergarments or other materials. Nude images had to circulate on the down low. They were sent in the mail inside of envelopes. Fernande remained popular and her erotic photographs were enjoyed by soldiers on both sides during World War I. Jean Agelou died in 1921; the result of a car accident. His brother George, who managed Jean’s business, also was killed in the crash. This vintage postcard is in very good condition (see scans). 

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SWEET LITTLE GIRL AND HER PIERROT CLOWN DOLL : TOY : NOVI SAD, SERBIA : RPPC

This vintage divided back real photo postcard features a sweet little girl and her fancy Pierrot doll. The girl’s photo was taken at the Boulevard Studio located in Novi Sad, Serbia. This photo postcard is in very good condition (see scans).

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VIVIAN GIBSON : PRETTY SILENT FILM ACTRESS : BRITISH BORN / AUSTRIAN : RPPC

This vintage real photo postcard features British born Austrian film actress, Vivian Gibson (1898-1981). Her early education included dance training. She is most associated with “Tense Moments From the Opera” (1922), “The Man Who Sold Himself” (1925), and “The Gypsy Baron” (1927). She began her film career in England, she also appeared regularly in German productions. Although she was a sucess in silent film, she was unable to make the transition into sound films. She retired and went to Vienna where she authored books. Little is known about her private life beyond that she never married. The IMDb gives Gibson 57 film credits between 1916 and 1932. This vintage postcard was published by Ross Verlag (Berlin, Germany) as part of a series (No.1827/1).Gibson’s portrait for this card was taken by the Lindner studio. He was probably a German photographer but I could not confirm his background. This postcard is in excellent condition (see scans). 

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PRETTY TEENAGER CELEBRATES HER RELIGIOUS CONFIRMATION : RPPC

This vintage real photo postcard features a pretty and mature looking young teenage woman posing for her confirmation photograph. The girl has long braided hair. She is wearing a cross and is posed behind a table holding items related to the confirmation. The scallop edged postcard has a German stamp and is in Very Good Condition (see scans).
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YOUNG WOMAN READING A BOOK IN A GARDEN

This vintage real photo postcard features a young woman sitting in a yard chair with an open book on her lap. She is well dressed in a striped shirt and a long dark dress. Her lace collar has a pretty bow. Her hair is relatively straight and combed to the sides. One observer of this photograph labelled it a Gibson hairstyle. Although the message on this postcard is not very clear, it appears that the writer is stating that she doesn’t like the way her hair looks because it makes her look “soft”. She cutely points out that in regard to her negative feelings about her hair, she needs to accept her hair as it is, because “I haven’t any other”. (SOLD)

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