THE ITEM:

collectible card:

EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE DE PARIS 

1878

"ANGLETERRE"

The third Paris World's Fair, called an Exposition Universelle in French, was held from 1 May to 10 November 1878. It celebrated the recovery of France after the 1870–71 Franco-Prussian War.

The United Kingdom, British India, Canada, Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Cape Colony and some of the British crown colonies occupied nearly one-third of the space set aside for nations outside France. The United Kingdom's expenditure was defrayed out of the consolidated revenue; each British colony defrayed its own expenses. The UK display was under the control of a royal commission, of which the Prince of Wales was president.

(WIKIPEDIA)

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FRONT-SIDE

ILLUSTRATION, SHOWING:

"ANGLETERRE"

A DRAWING, ANIMATED, SHOWING ONE OF THE BUILDINGS REPRESENTING GREAT BRITAIN WITH THE "RED ENSIGN" ON TOP

The Red Ensign or "Red Duster" is the civil ensign of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It is one of the British ensigns, and it is used either plain or defaced with a badge or other emblem, mostly in the right half.

It is the flag flown by British merchant or passenger ships since 1707. Prior to 1707, an English red ensign and a Scottish red ensign were flown by the English and Scottish Royal navies, respectively. The precise date of the first appearance of these earlier red ensigns is not known, but surviving payment receipts indicate that the English navy was paying to have such flags sewn in the 1620s.

(WIKIPEDIA)

BACK-SIDE

PROMO

WITH THE FOLLOWING (FOR US ENIGMATIC) TEXT: 

"AU GRAND SAINT-BERNARD"

158 & 160, RUE DU SAINT-FAUBOURG-ANTOINE

PARIS

"NOUVEAUTÉS"

MAISON N'AYANT PAS DE FRAIS - CONNUE POUR VENDRE

(HOUSE WITH NO FEES - KNOWN TO SELL)

EXTRÊMEMENT BON MARCHÉ ET ENTIÈREMENT DE CONFIANCE

(EXTREMELY CHEAP AND FULLY TRUSTED)

PRIX FIXE MARQUÉ EN CHIFFRES CONNUS

(FIXED PRICE MARKED IN KNOWN FIGURES)

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THE PRINTER

IMP. H. LAAS

PARIS

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SIZED :

11,7 X 7,8 CM

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C O N D I T I O N

 reasonable to good, bit  rubbed, dirty and discoloured, some light bumps and bends, some small writing in pencil and a very light paper-damage on back-side

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