Exposition des Arts Décoratifs - Paris France Night View 1925 - RPPC Postcard SP24

Scene Details:

• Aerial night view of the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, Paris, 1925
• Title and subtitle "Vue de Nuit" (Night View) inscribed in decorative lettering at upper left
• Illuminated Art Deco pavilions and exhibition halls spread across a wide boulevard
• Prominent circular domed structure visible mid-ground, surrounded by ornate lit buildings
• Street lamps and electric lighting create a striking nighttime atmosphere
• Lower right foreground shows pavilion identified as "Au Grand Lutetia"
• Publisher: JN Paris, no. 103; "Made in France / Fabriqué en France" printed on reverse with publisher's logo

Postal Markings:

• Circular date stamp: PARIS 121 / R. DE LA BASTILLE / 29 VI 25 15 H (Paris, Rue de la Bastille, 29 June 1925, 3 PM)
• Second circular date stamp: 29 VI 25 15 H / R. DE LA BASTILLE (transit mark)
• Slogan cancellation: UTILISEZ LA POSTE AÉRIENNE / SE RENSEIGNER DANS LES BUREAUX DE POSTE ("Use Airmail / Inquire at Post Offices")
• Addressed to: Monsieur Gaston Rouif, 124e R.I., C.H.R., Laval, Mayenne (124th Infantry Regiment, Corps HQ)
• Handwritten message signed "Léones" — mentions attending the Exposition, a good day spent, a comment about being a "bad soldier," tennis scores, and awaiting permission leave; closes with "best kisses"

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