Cliché Barenne, Woman on a Bicycle Card

$14.95

This lovely lady is part of the very early Cliché Barenne postal card series. This charming image is a colorized photo of an early woman cyclist dressed in the latest cycling costume, ready for a ride. This card was issued in both a vertical and horizontal format.

Cliche Barenne, Collection L.M. postal card

All of the postal cards on our site are original, with no reproductions.

As many of the cards are quite old and one-of-a-kind, please look carefully at the photos to determine the condition.

Size 9 x 14 cm  (3.5 x 5.5 inches)

Only 1 left in stock

Description

Cliché Barenne, Cyclist Post Cards – 1898

This set of early postcards may be the first series featuring cycling in France. The cards feature a black and white action photo of a racing cyclist or cycling scene on the left front and space for a message to the right of the photo. The backs are full address backs found prior to 1905, and some have ‘Republique Francaise’ at the top. The cards generally have ‘Cliché Barenne’ in the lower left front corner, but they can also be found with no publisher credit. Three I have purchased were mailed in 1898. Many of the top track cyclists of the late 1890s are pictured, including a young Edmund Jacquelin and the American ace, A. A. Zimmerman.

Source: Velo Images: THE HISTORY OF BIKE RACING IN COLLECTIBLE CARDS by Mark Holt, 2020 

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All of the postal cards on our site are original, with no reproductions.

As many of the cards are quite old and one-of-a-kind, please look carefully at the photos to determine the condition.

Size 9 x 14 cm