Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Vintage Superluxe Set of 25 French Postcards

Published by Superluxe of Paris, circa 1945, this set of 25 postcards tells the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, interesting enough, without ever showing the Evil Queen or her alter ego. Each numbered card measures approximately 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm) and is printed on deckled edged high quality paper. All cards contain the copyright statement "Par autorisation: WALT DISNEY MICKEY MOUSE, S.A."

From the late 1930s until 1945, these same Superluxe cards were actually printed by E. Sepheriades of Paris. Some of these earlier sets were smaller in number. The E. Sepheriades card below is labeled as No.9 (from a 12 card set) rather than the Superluxe No.15.

No. 9 E. Sepheriades Edition. Image via this*in*that.


An Amsterdam edition was published with captions in Dutch rather than French. Note this card is labeled No.3 (also from a set of 12) as opposed to the Superluxe No.6.

No.3 Image via sandymillns.















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The Superluxe Set (1-25):

No.1 Superluxe Edition. Image courtesy of www.stamps-auction.com.

No.2 Superluxe Edition. Image courtesy of www.stamps-auction.com.

No.3 Superluxe Edition. Image courtesy of www.stamps-auction.com.

No.4 Superluxe Edition. Image courtesy of www.stamps-auction.com.

No.5 Superluxe Edition. Image courtesy of www.stamps-auction.com.

No.6 Superluxe Edition. Image courtesy of Victorian Parlour Postcards.

No.7 Superluxe Edition. Image courtesy of www.stamps-auction.com.

No.8 Superluxe Edition. Image courtesy of www.stamps-auction.com.

No.9 Superluxe Edition. Image courtesy of www.stamps-auction.com.

No.10 Superluxe Edition. Image courtesy of www.stamps-auction.com.

No.11 Superluxe Edition. Image courtesy of www.stamps-auction.com.

No.12 Superluxe Edition. Image courtesy of www.stamps-auction.com.

No.13 Superluxe Edition. Image courtesy of www.stamps-auction.com.

No.14 Superluxe Edition. Image courtesy of www.stamps-auction.com.

No.15 Superluxe Edition. Image courtesy of www.stamps-auction.com.

No.16 Superluxe Edition. Image courtesy of www.stamps-auction.com.

No.17 Superluxe Edition. Image courtesy of Victorian Parlour Postcards.

No.18 Superluxe Edition. Image courtesy of www.stamps-auction.com.

No.19 Superluxe Edition. Image courtesy of www.stamps-auction.com.

No.20 Superluxe Edition. Image courtesy of www.stamps-auction.com.

No.21 Superluxe Edition. Image courtesy of www.stamps-auction.com.

No.22 Superluxe Edition. Image courtesy of www.stamps-auction.com.

No.23 Superluxe Edition. Image courtesy of www.stamps-auction.com.

No.24 Superluxe Edition. Image courtesy of www.stamps-auction.com.

No.25 Superluxe Edition. Image courtesy of www.stamps-auction.com.

All images used with permission.
Special acknowledgment to stamps-auction.com for the generous use of their postcard collection.

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