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Vintage C1900s Four Women Red Costumes Walery Paris RPPC Glamour Postcard France
Brand/Publisher: Walery studio, Paris credit printed at the lower right front, photographic paper credit "Papier Guilleminot" along the left back edge, and small "* Serie no 595" series mark at the lower left back.
Item: Vintage Undivided Back standard-size real photo postcard on cardboard stock featuring a hand-colored glamour portrait of four women in matching red costumes, produced in France for international mailing under the Union Postale Universelle.
Front image: Group portrait showing four young women posed in a row behind a patterned draped railing, each wearing a red bodice with pale bands, long light skirts, and large white hair bows accented with blue detailing, with "Walery Paris" imprint and a small "W" initial near the lower right corner.
Back details: Reverse side printed UNION POSTALE UNIVERSELLE and Carte Postale at top in French, undivided back layout with preprinted lines for address and correspondence, vertical Papier Guilleminot credit along the left margin, and small star symbol with Serie no 595 at the lower left.
Era/Type/Subject: Authentic early 20th century Undivided Back era original French real photo postcard, type hand-colored gelatin silver print on standard-size undivided-back cardboard stock, subject glamour group portrait of four women in theatrical or bathing-style costumes; Actual Measurements: 3.5" x 5.5" (inches) and unit of sale is one single postcard as shown.
Condition: Front image side shows four women glamour portrait with overall age toning, dense scattered foxing or soil specks across background and figures, light surface rubbing, and small spots of print wear near costumes and hats. Corners and edges display mild rounding, slight edge nicks, and small thumb soil along borders, while the postcard cardstock remains flat and structurally intact without creases, tears, or missing pieces. Reverse undivided-back side has overall age toning, clusters of brown stain or foxing spots especially near the upper right corner, a faint pencil price mark, and clearly printed UNION POSTALE UNIVERSELLE / Carte Postale heading with Papier Guilleminot and * Serie no 595 credits, and is unused with no message, address, stamp, or postal cancellations.
- Size: Standard (5.5 x 3.5 in)
- Material: Cardboard
