(2) Baby in EGG humorous vintage French postcards

Postcards : Children

 

The postmarks on these two postcards are not legible. I'm not positive but I think the 10 centimes stamp was not used after 1917. I do feel confident in saying these cards are Pre-WWI. In fact, I wonder if they aren't closer to 1904 or so, when the French postal service began divided back cards and allowed senders to write a message on part of the back. As you can see here, the sender was a little mixed up about what side to write on-- putting the address on the left instead of the right! This series is entitled "Round the World in an Egg." The first card says: The World?? I don't know -- could be worse. I risk a look. The second card says: Rats! I'm going back. The last time I sold a set of cards like this, the customer said she made copies and used them for baby shower invitations! The corners on these cards are creased, but don't take away from the charm of the images.

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