Antique French “Bonne Fête” Postcard – Hand-Tinted Girl with Roses | Dated 1912
A beautiful authentic French postcard featuring a young girl surrounded by baskets and sprays of roses. Selective hand coloring brings the pink flowers to life against the softly toned photographic image, creating a wonderfully romantic example of early French ephemera.
“Bonne Fête,” a traditional French greeting offering best wishes for a birthday, name day, or special celebration, appears in ornate script along the bottom.
This postcard was written and mailed in France on February 29, 1912—an especially charming and uncommon leap-day date. The reverse retains its handwritten message, recipient’s address, original green 5-centime French postage stamp, and circular postal cancellation.
The brief handwritten greeting appears to read:
“Bonne fête
Georgette
29 Février 1912”
A lovely piece for collectors of antique French postcards, floral imagery, childhood photography, postal history, or authentic European ephemera. It would also be beautiful framed or incorporated into a carefully curated vignette.
DETAILS
• Authentic antique French postcard
• Dated February 29, 1912
• Hand-tinted photographic image
• Young girl with baskets of pink roses
• Traditional “Bonne Fête” greeting
• Card number 475
• Black spade publisher’s symbol
• Original handwritten message and address
• Original green 5-centime French stamp
• Postmarked and postally used
• One original postcard—the exact card shown
• Presented in a protective archival sleeve
CONDITION
Good antique condition with light foxing, age-related discoloration, and minor wear along the edges and corners. The handwriting, stamp, postmark, and decorative front remain attractive and legible. Please review all photographs carefully, as they form part of the description.
Authentic antique and vintage items naturally display evidence of their age and previous use. These characteristics are part of their history and are not considered defects.
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