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1958 TOUR DE FRANCE CYCLING RACE - An exceptional, complete …
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1958 TOUR DE FRANCE CYCLING RACE - An exceptional, complete …
See original version (French)
Estimate €150
Voluntary lot
Description
1958 TOUR DE FRANCE CYCLING RACE - An exceptional, complete collection of 25 ‘maxima’ postcards, franked and cancelled with the special postmark of each stage town on the Tour de France, from 27 June to 19 July 1958, including the rare postcard of the start in Brussels - 24 postcards featuring original illustrations by the Bordeaux artist Frédéric Delanglade (1907–1970); the 25th postcard, depicting the finish in Paris, features a depiction of the champion Jacques ANQUETIL by the talented painter Bernard BUFFET (1928–1999) –
postcards in a very limited edition published by the art publisher Joseph FORET, himself a former great French cycling champion
STAGE TOWNS: starting in BRUSSELS, then GHENT / DUNKIRK / LE TREPORT / VERSAILLES / CAEN / St BRIEUC / BREST / CHATEAULIN / St NAZAIRE / ROYAN / BORDEAUX / DAX / PAU / LUCHON / TOULOUSE / BÉZIERS / NÎMES / MONT VENTOUX / GAP / BRIANÇON / AIX-LES-BAINS / BESANÇON / DIJON / PARIS.
See original version (French)
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Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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