1906 Port des Pecheurs Biarritz France Postcard TVC

About This Vintage Postcard

This evocative early 20th-century postcard features the Port des Pecheurs (Fishermen's Port) in Biarritz, a stylish resort town on France's Atlantic coast. The scene captures the rugged harbor with small boats moored along the stone quays, while the Sainte-Eugenie Church and the grand Hotel d'Angleterre loom on the cliffs above. This card is a prime example of the Timbre Cote Vue (TVC) style, with a blue 10-centime Sower stamp affixed to the front, featuring a crisp 1906 Biarritz postmark. The card was mailed to a recipient in Correze, Central France, carrying a friendly greeting from the coast.

Details

Era: Divided Back (1906)
City: Biarritz State or Region: Pyrenees-Atlantiques (Basses-Pyrenees)
Country: France
Topic: Biarritz Harbor, Port des Pecheurs, Sainte-Eugenie Church, Hotel d'Angleterre, TVC Postcard, French Seaside Resort, Maritime History
Condition: Circulated
Postage: 10 centime blue Sower stamp affixed to front; back features an arrival postmark from Correze dated September 8, 1906
Address Side: Divided back
Orientation: Horizontal (Landscape)
Artist / Photographer: Levy Fils et Cie (LL)
Publisher: Levy Fils et Cie, Paris
Printer: Likely French phototypie studio
Print Type: Sepia-toned Collotype (Phototypie)

Additional Information

The back of this card is addressed to Monsieur Leon Hemme at 93 Rue Mouffetard in Paris. The sender included a brief, friendly note: Amitié, Henri (Friendship, Henri). Interestingly, the stamp was applied at the top center and folded over the edge, a common quirk of the TVC trend. Rue Mouffetard, where the recipient lived, is one of the oldest and most famous market streets in Paris. The purple eagle stamp on the front adds a unique secondary layer of historical interest, linking the card directly to the legacy of the Malmaison estate.

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