30/10/2020

UNTITLED

(ALLEGORICAL STUDY)

about 1857

OSCAR GUSTAV REJANDER

Published by

THE NATIONAL GALLERY

30/10/2020

ARTISTS STUDY  FROM AN ALBUM MADE FOR

EUGENE DELACOIX

about 1853

Published by

THE NATIONAL GALLERY

I am always worried about anything related to children or the young, especially where nudity is concerned. An image may well be historically important, or connected with an important artist, as is the case here. But, is this really an image appropriate for a postcard release? Clearly the National Gallery once thought so. I wonder if this postcard would get a release today... I think not, and probably correctly so.   

30/10/2020

MAN WITH OCTOPUS TATTOO II

2011

RICHARD LEAROYD

Published by 

THE NATIONAL GALLERY

14/10/2020

BUSSI – BUSSI!

Published by

COMBIER MACON

‘FEELING’ Series

Ref: 38402

REVERSE SIDE OF ABOVE POSTCARD

AUSTRIA – SO BEAUTYFUL

Published by

ALPINE LUFTBILD INNSBRUCK

Ref: 3325

REVERSE SIDE OF ABOVE POSTCARD

14/10/2020

CAP D’AGDE

PARADIS NATURISTE

Photo – SIJA

Published by

EDITION CIPAS Bar-Le-Duc

Printed in France

I recently ordered a Magic Roundabout postcard from the Delcampe auction site and the seller packaged the magic roundabout card up in an envelope with this postcard inserted as an extra bit of board for protection. Not a card I would have chosen to go with a magic roundabout card, but I was pleased to get this card as an extra free addition.

REVERSE SIDE OF ABOVE POSTCARD

14/10/2020

FLORENCE

NU D’ ASLAN (gouache)

Published by

EDITIONS KRISARTS (Paris)

1968

Ref: 4

Aslan postcards have been very collectible for many years in France and other European countries. In the 1980’s and 1990’s they sold for very-high prices, and the early ones, like this one here, still do. This is also one of the nice early ones so would probably go for somewhere between £6 and £10. So, it was with some delight that I found this one single example on an ephemera stall at Saturday’s Canterbury postcard fair. I was also pleased with the price, which was just £2, which was a very reasonable, nay cheap, price.

REVERSE SIDE OF ABOVE POSTCARD

This is the reverse side set up you need to look out for with Aslan postcards. This is the publisher and series which rates the highest value.