Bidspirit auction | Exposition Universelle de Paris 1900:


Exposition Universelle de Paris 1900: lot of 6 colour postcards printed by Léopold Verger, including the Ottoman and the Hungarian pavilions, the Grand Palais, the Petit Palais and the monumental entrance on the Place de la Concorde; all sent from Paris to Brussels in June and July 1900 - Lot of 6 colour postcards of the Paris World Exhibition of 1900 (EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE DE PARIS 1900), printed by Léopold Verger & Cie, Paris: (1) the Hungarian pavilion (PAVILLON DE LA HONGRIE); (2) a corner view of the Grand Palais from the Champs-Élysées (VUE D'ANGLE DU GRAND PALAIS); (3) a view of the Esplanade des Invalides (VUE DE L'ESPLANADE DES INVALIDES); (4) the Petit Palais des Beaux-Arts (PETIT PALAIS DES BEAUX-ARTS); (5) the Ottoman pavilion (PAVILLON OTTOMAN); (6) the monumental entrance on the Place de la Concorde (ENTRÉE MONUMENTALE DE LA PLACE DE LA CONCORDE). All the cards were sent from Paris to the Steffens family, 75 Avenue Louise, Brussels, in June and July 1900, franked with French Sage type stamps, including pairs, two of them with sheet margin; Paris postmarks including PARIS 96 GD HOTEL, and Brussels arrival postmarks; handwritten greetings in German on the picture side. Condition: used, wear to the corners and edges, some creased, exactly as photographed. Units in lot: 6