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several old black and white photographs of elephants and peopleseveral old postcards and envelopes are on a table
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821 - VIETNAM / INDOCHINA – French colony 1953 / 1954 – Collection…
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Estimate €75
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VIETNAM / INDOCHINA – French colony 1953 / 1954 – Collection of 15 (fifteen) postcards, most of them photographic bromides by talented local photographers (Phuc Yen / Vinh Yen / Nam Phat …) - Some bear correspondence on the reverse; postcards sent by a soldier serving in the Indochina War, ‘Papa Raoul’ to his young son, ‘my little François’..... SAIGON: the new market, houses on stilts, aerial view of the cathedral district, elephants in the botanical gardens, the Majestic Hotel, children fishing in a pond, the Cäu ONG Lang bridge. Views of LUANG PRABANG, the Plain of Tombs, COMPAGNIE des MESSAGERIES MARITIMES: the liner ‘Viet Nam’ in an aerial view at sea, a promotional postcard by the illustrator Haffner featuring a ‘jonk and river boat’.
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About the sale SALE OF COINS, BANKNOTES, MEDALS, CIVILIAN AND MILITARY HEADGEAR, INSIGNIA AND DECORATIONS – lots 300 to 598 Followed by OLD PAPERS, PHOTOGRAPHS, POSTCARDS, DOCUMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS – Lots 599 to 862
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Auction time 10/20/2026 at 2:00 PM
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