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LOT 99:
Collection of Early Postcards - the Dreyfus Affair. 1897-1905
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Sold for: $240
Start price:
$
150
Estimated price:
$400 - $600
Auction house commission: 22%
VAT: 17% On commission only
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Collection of Early Postcards - the Dreyfus Affair. 1897-1905
20 early postcards [undivided] from 1897-1905. Depicting the Dreyfus Affair and prominent figures in the affair. Published by various publishers across Europe during the course of the affair.
Highlights: Postcard published by A. M. Amiot, published in The Hague [Holland] with the portraits of Picquart, Dreyfus and Zola [photographed. Refer to The Dreyfus Affair: Art, Truth and Justice edited by Norman Kleeblatt, page 190, for more about this rare postcard]; postcard with Dreyfus' portrait next to an illustration of Devil's Island to which he was expelled - published by Max Marcus - Berlin; postcard with the images of the heroes of the affair - Zola, Esterhazy, Dreyfus and Labori [published by Max Marcus Berlin]; postcard depicting Dreyfus writing in prison; postcard depicting Dreyfus and Zola next to a woman holding scales in her hand - published by Fritz Schardt - Berlin [sent in the mail in 1898]; postcard with Jules Guérin's image [with a dedication from 1897] and others.
All the postcards are undivided except for two. Six were sent in the mail. Overall very fine condition.
