Puzzle Postcards (1 results)

Three remarkable sets of early 20th-century French picture postcards, which form a large image of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) when laid side-by-side. This type of photographic collage is known as "instalment puzzle postcards". The three sets consist of 12, 10, and 12 postcards respectively and are partly coloured by hand. They show Napoleon Bonaparte in a classic pose (with bicorne hat and one hand in his waistcoat) surrounded by various scenes from his domestic and military life. Also included are nearly 40 postcards composed of scenes with actors and montaged reproductions of historical engravings relating to Napoleon.Two of the puzzle postcard sets are published in the series "Croissant", referring to the address "Rue du Croissant" in Paris where the publisher Charles Fontane was located at the beginning of the 20th century. Fontane is also known as director of the French magazine "Le Cartophile" and president of the "Cartophile-Club".Two sets with "carte postale" printed on the verso, the third set with "made in France" printed on the verso. A fourth set of Napoleon puzzle postcards is incomplete (missing one postcard). All postcards are unused, with only signs of minor wear. Overall in very good condition. In a 20th-century ring binder with the title ("Postzegelmapje van Nederland") lettered in gold on the spine and the front, underneath a gold embossed coat-of-arms of the Netherlands. The postcards are loosely inserted in 21 translucent plastic covers. With 81 (hand-)coloured or black-and-white (photographic) picture postcards, including 9 duplicates.