1908 Calvary of Alban Tarn France Postcard

About This Vintage Postcard

This vintage postcard features the monumental Calvary (Le Calvaire) in the village of Alban, located in the Tarn department of France. The central crucifix is flanked by traditional religious statues, set against a backdrop of a classic stone gabled building with multiple dormer windows. This scene reflects the rural religious architecture found throughout the Occitanie region at the turn of the century.

Details

Era: Undivided Back (Circa 1900–1905)
City: Alban
State or Region: Tarn, Occitanie
Country: France
Topic: religious monument, French village architecture, catholic statues, cemetery view
Condition: Uncirculated
Postage: Unused
Address Side: Undivided back
Orientation: Horizontal (Landscape)
Artist / Photographer: Not listed
Publisher: Part of a numbered series for the Tarn region (No. 264)
Printer: Not listed
Print Type: Collotype

Additional Information

The message on the back is addressed to Mademoiselle Marie Bernadou at 35 Rue de Passy, Paris. The sender, Jeanne, congratulates Marie on her "recent success" at the Salle Gaveau, which had just opened a year prior in 1907. This establishes a direct historical link to one of Paris’s premier chamber music venues during its inaugural period. The 10c Semeuse stamp used here was designed by Louis Oscar Roty and is one of the most iconic and longest-running stamp types in French philatelic history.

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