Bonne Fête greeting postcard of a couple with flowers – Historic Reproduction
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Step back in time with Bonne Fête greeting postcard of a couple with flowers, a vintage postcard rich in period detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Bonne Fête greeting postcard of a couple with flowers
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Cupid and a couple of flowers are the main visual hooks here, and the card's sentiment is the point: a "Bonne Fête" greeting, which is French for "happy saint's day" or "happy name day," suggests it was meant for someone celebrating a feast day rather than a generic holiday. Postcards like this were popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when printers produced affordable illustrated cards in large numbers for sending across Europe and America. Cupid, the Roman god of love, was a common motif on romantic cards of that era, and the pairing of him with blossoms reflects the sentimental style of the time.
| Original scan | 600 × 932 px |
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| Reference | Img69 |
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