Here we have a fun little vintage postcard featuring a woman dressed in an asian inspired costume! There’s also a fun red stamp on this one marked “Indochine Francaise“.
I’ve added some wonderful things to my Etsy shop today including several Godey’s Ladies Fashion prints from the 1860s-1870s and some fabulous 1940s brightly colored bird prints! Be sure and check it out if you get a chance.
XXXOOO
thescrappywife says
May 6, 2009 at 6:14 amI’ve just discovered you blog. It’s utterly gorgeous, fabulous, superb!!! I have enjoyed all the beautiful things you shared. Thank you so much!
Karen- The Graphics Fairy says
May 6, 2009 at 11:34 amHi Scrappywife,
Thank you so much! I’m so glad you like my blog. Please stop by anytime!
Karen
xashee's corner says
May 6, 2009 at 3:01 pmThank you so much for sharing! and your store looks really GREAT!! Have a WONDERFUL day! 🙂
lisa says
May 6, 2009 at 5:39 pmKaren
I want to take a moment to thank you for all the fabulous graphics that you offer. I can’t wait to use them. I will also be putting your widget on my blog so that others can find you too. Thanks again.
Lisa
http://www.palepinkandroses.com
silkcrocs says
August 22, 2010 at 9:20 pmI just found your site (a friend linked to it) and wanted to give you a little trivia about the postmark. Indochine Francaise is now known as Vietnam. It used to be a French colony.
Karen- The Graphics Fairy says
August 22, 2010 at 10:19 pmThank you Silkcrocs! I had no idea!!
That’s very interesting. 🙂
Jo says
July 17, 2017 at 6:43 pmKaren,
I was just about to comment similarly, (although clearly some years too late), about French Indochina including Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos at various times during conflict. Then I noticed the hand-written inscription on the postcard starts “Saigon C.” (Saigon City a.k.a. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s capital city) – silkcrocs was right, it was written from Vietnam. I really wish I could read the rest of the lady’s handwriting, but my brain is struggling between French, English & some characters look German too. If I were a Graphics Fairy, I would spend my whole life with originals up to my nose & magnifying glass in hand, attempting to decipher the history of these pics & never actually getting any work done. LOL
graphicsfairy says
July 18, 2017 at 10:49 amLOL, thanks Jo, I love the mental image you just painted in my mind 🙂 Thank you also for your history knowledge and for sharing!