Bird illustrations, postcard set (12 cards), Perrier and Salmon, French vintage

A gorgeous collection of realistic looking yet fantastical and colourful postcards reprinted from the 1903 French publication, La Vie des Animaux Illustrée – Les Oiseux (The Illustrated Life of Animals – Birds) by Edmond Perrier and Julien Salmon. Most of the illustrations were drawn and painted by German artist W. Kuhnert.

There are 12 postcards in the collection.

The 12 birds represented are: Eagle Faure, Cockatoo, Sengalese Parrot, Toucan, Woodpecker, Ara, Pygargue and Heron, Kingfisher, Rollier, Helotarise, Merle de Roche, Sarcoramphe.

The postcards are 10 x 15 cm, or 4 x 6 inches.

These postcards are made from thick high-quality matte paper.
• 300 GSM
• Paper thickness: 0.013″ (0.34 mm)
• Laminated feel
• White matte back with a small QR code or a bar code

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Bird illustrations, postcard set (12 cards), Perrier and Salmon, French vintage