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1908 Antique French Postcard - Contes, Vallée du Paillon - Alpes-Maritimes - Giletta No. 1214
Original early 20th-century French postcard featuring a panoramic view of the historic hillside village of Contes, located in the Vallée du Paillon near Nice, in the Alpes-Maritimes department of southeastern France.
The image shows the village’s densely clustered stone buildings rising along the hillside, dominated by its church and bell tower, with the surrounding Mediterranean landscape in the foreground.
Published by Édition Giletta of Nice, an established photographic postcard publisher of the French Riviera.
Postcard Details
* Location: Contes, Alpes-Maritimes, France
* Region: Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
* Caption: 1214 - Contes - Environs de Nice - Vallée du Paillon
* Publisher: Édition Giletta, Nice
* Period: Early 1900s
* Postal Use: Postmarked 1908
* Cancellation: Nice, Alpes-Maritimes
* Destination: Lille, Nord, France
* Format: Antique undivided-back postcard
* Subject: Historic French village, church, hillside architecture, landscape
Postal History
The postcard retains its original French postage stamp and circular postal cancellations on the illustrated side, together with a handwritten personal inscription.
The reverse bears the recipient’s handwritten address in Lille, France.
Its undivided-back format and picture-side postal markings are characteristic of early postcard usage.
Condition
Good to fair antique condition, with visible age-related wear.
Noticeable creasing and wrinkles are present at the upper-left corner, extending into the printed image. Additional wear includes toning, scattered surface marks, minor soiling, and some edge and corner wear.
A small white spot or possible pinhole is visible in the lower-right portion of the image.
The original stamp, postal markings, and handwritten inscriptions remain intact.
Please examine all photographs carefully, as they form an integral part of the condition description.
An interesting collectible for enthusiasts of early French postcards, Riviera villages, historic architecture, Alpes-Maritimes local history, and French postal history.
Shipping
Carefully packaged in a protective sleeve with rigid cardboard reinforcement to help prevent bending during transit.
