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Vintage 1920s France Travel Letter & Envelope Postage Due Brittany Travel Tips

4 pages approximately 10” by 8” plus envelope.

Item Specifics

• Type: Handwritten Letter & Cover (Envelope)

• Era: Pre-1930 / 1920s

• Recipient: Miss Dorothy George, Union Street, Middletown, Penna.

• Origin / Return Address: Philadelphia, Pa.

• Postal Markings: Stamped "Postage due 3 cents." in purple ink

• Format: 4-page handwritten letter on yellow lined paper with original envelope

• Subject: European Travel, Brittany (France), Road Trip Advice, Car Rental & Driving Tips

DescriptionUp for sale is a charming and detailed 4-page handwritten vintage letter accompanied by its original cover (envelope), addressed to Miss Dorothy George of Middletown, Pennsylvania, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The letter offers an engaging look at early 20th-century American tourism in France, specifically an eight-day driving tour through Brittany.

Letter Excerpts & Highlights:

• Postage Due Marking: The original envelope features a bold purple handstamp reading "Postage due 3 cents."

• European Driving & Car Rental: The writer recounts renting a car in Southampton, England ($5/day) and taking a car ferry/boat company over to Brittany for an 8-day tour, warning about worn retread tires ("deceitful little pinchers") after suffering five flat tires on winding, narrow, cobbly roads.

• Travel Sights & Observations: Descriptions of antique towns, fishing villages with colored sails and silken nets, lobster and seafood menus, local wallpaper, provincial life, and recommended stops in Mont Saint-Michel, Saint-Malo, Dinard, and Morlaix.

• Literary References: Mentions travel guidebooks including A Little Book of Brittany by Robert Medill McBride and works by Cornelia Stratton Parker.

Condition

• Letter: Complete 4 pages written in ink on yellow lined paper. Folds as originally mailed, light handling wear, clean and fully legible throughout.

• Envelope: Shows expected edge wear, tearing along the left margin/back flap where opened, and light toning consistent with age. Stamped clearly with the purple postage due marking. Please review all photos for exact condition details.