Showing posts with label france. Show all posts
Showing posts with label france. Show all posts

Friday, November 21, 2008

Paris France Eglise St-Paul-St-Louis UDB Postcard 100 Years Old FREE SHIPPING


For sale is an undivided back pre-1907 early 20th century postcard "Paris, Eglise St-Paul".

Black and white beautifully detailed architecture on this postcard! Enjoy the costumes of 100 years ago on the many people walking below on the street.

Address:
99 Rue St-Antoine
Paris, Ils-de-France 75004

Description:
This Jesuit church has something of interest for all of the traditional visitors of Paris: the history buff, the architecture aficionado, and the art lover. From the time that Louis XIII laid the first stone in 1627, until 1762 when the Jesuits were expelled from France, this church was a prominent symbol of the Jesuit influence. In the period of the Revolution, most of the church's treasures were taken; however some remain, most notably Delacroix's "Christ in the Garden of Olives." If artwork is not what you are in search of, the church's 195-ft dome (forerunner to those of the Invalides and the Sorbonne) should provide a sense of awe, and the Roman-style nave will certainly provide a unique connection with times of old.

Rating: Very Good. Some light corner bending and aging.

Sunday, August 10, 2008

Antique German Westminster Hotel Koln Mailed France to Vermont 1905 Postmarked Postcard



The address side says "Westminster Hotel, Koln" (which is Cologne, Germany). The back is filled with writing. "Dear Lilla, I simply cannot get time to write letters ..." and then goes on to write more than I'd usually write in a letter on the back of this postcard!

He or she is coming back from vacation in Germany "... we were on top of the Eiger Heischen in a pouring rain ...". My kind of fun!

One of those quick tours "...we were in Brussels only one day".

There are four postmarks. The first is in France and the final one is Vermont on August 21, 1905. I hope Lilla could read this better than I could.

You'll just have to buy it and read it all and let me know what the rest of it says!