Paris - Arc de Triomphe with Tricolour Flag, Greff 373 - Vintage Postcard - 1972 For Sale
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Paris - Arc de Triomphe with Tricolour Flag, Greff 373 - Vintage Postcard - 1972: $4.90
A portrait-format colour photographic view of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris seen from an elevated position, with a large French tricolour flag hanging under the central arch. Visitors cross the paved plaza, the roof terrace is lined with sightseers, and the roundabout below holds a red and white Volkswagen van, a Citroen DS and other cars of the period, with treetops and a scaffolded kiosk in the foreground. The Greff signature appears in the lower right corner.The back carries the caption Paris, 373 - L\'Arc de Triomphe, the Editions Greff imprint, a Diplome Prestige de la France shield and the Mexichrome mark. It was mailed within France to Angouleme with a red 0.50 franc Marianne de Bequet stamp, a Paris circular date stamp of 13 December 1972 and an O.R.T.F. slogan cancel announcing the third television channel.Period: circa 1970 (posted 1972).Publisher / series: Editions Greff, Paris - no. 373, MexichromePostally used: Yes, mailed from Paris to Angouleme, France; postmarked 13 December 1972Condition: Good; light corner and edge wear, faint offset of the postmark on the sky of the front, no creases; ink message and address on the back.Manuscript text (summary): A short note in French from the sender, who has just arrived in Paris, sending love and saying he may come down for the first of January.Reference : 20261008-2-10710-42/100
