{"product_id":"paris-vecu-modern-style-early-automobile-paris-antique-postcard","title":"Paris Vécu – Modern Style, Early Automobile in Paris – Antique French Postcard","description":"\u003cp dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal early twentieth-century French postcard from the “Paris Vécu” series, published by L. J. \u0026amp; Cie, Angoulême-Paris.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThis striking photographic postcard is titled \u003cstrong\u003e“Modern Style”\u003c\/strong\u003e and depicts an early motorcar in a busy Parisian street scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eA woman and a man are seated in the open automobile, while another horse-drawn vehicle can be seen nearby. Shopfronts, pedestrians and urban activity in the background create a vivid glimpse of \u003cstrong\u003eParis at the beginning of the motor age\u003c\/strong\u003e, when automobiles were still an unusual and modern sight on the city’s streets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe image is particularly appealing for collectors interested in \u003cstrong\u003eearly motoring, transport history, Parisian street life and Belle Époque photography\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003ePrinted at the lower edge:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“22. Paris Vécu. — « Modern Style »”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eand\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“L. J. \u0026amp; Cie, édit., Angoulême-Paris”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThis example is \u003cstrong\u003ecirculated and posted\u003c\/strong\u003e, with a \u003cstrong\u003edivided back\u003c\/strong\u003e, handwritten correspondence and addressing, an original \u003cstrong\u003egreen French 5-centime postage stamp\u003c\/strong\u003e, and postal cancellation marks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eHandwritten period inscriptions are also visible on the front of the postcard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eA particularly interesting piece combining \u003cstrong\u003eold Paris, early automobile history, social history and postal history\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e France\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paris Vécu\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeries checklist no.:\u003c\/strong\u003e 74\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinted card no.:\u003c\/strong\u003e 22\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Modern Style\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e L. 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Period handwritten inscriptions are visible on the front. The photographic image, automobile and printed caption remain clear and well defined.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe reverse bears handwritten correspondence and addressing, along with light age-related staining and handling marks. 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