Here is the second of the two postcards of the Touraine that I recently purchased. This is of four “Pretty Young Girls of Vouvray”. The message on the reverse, from a father on a summer holiday to his daughter who lives in Derby, is really sweet….or am I just getting sentimental in my old(er) age.
It is postmarked 1908 but, if you look closely you will see a sign for 1906 just above their heads. I wonder what the rural occasion was? For a previous blog of women’s costume in the Touraine click here.
Hello, an interesting blog, I am doing something similar for the region just south of you, Poitou Charentes and will shortly be posting a blog on old postcards. I have copied a few (4) from a site which sells them and have contacted the site to get permission. No reply yet, I do not think they will care too much. I have linked my blog to them so it is publicity for them.
Anyway I shall keep my eye on your blog, very interesting.
Hi
I’ve just visited your blob by return – lovely images.
Re postcards of Poitou Charentes ~ have you tried purchasing them via ebay? I’ve found this a useful, and inexpensive, way of building up a collection of old images of the Touraine and sharing them via my blog. I look forward to your future posts.
Kind regards,
Jim
Hello,
I have bought a few postcards from ebay but I am not a collector, it is only if the postcard is of a place I have connections with.
The company which I coppied some cards fom is called Bidstart you may know of them but if not have a look as they have a very large selection.
I will wait a few more days to see if they get back to me and then i will post my blog.
I have put bidstart on my blogroll so if you have problems finding them you can get to them using that approach.
All the best
Alan
Hi Alan
Thanks for the lead – I’ll follow it up.
Jim
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