A. Bartholdi

Autograph signed postcard from sculptor Auguste Bartholdi addressed to Emile Straus: "All my compliments to Papyrus [one of Straus's pseudonyms] for the highly original work he sent me, with my thanks for the friendly sentiment that inspired his sending it". The front shows a reproduction of a black and white drawing depicting the citadel of Belfort and its famous lion, as well as the statue of the three sieges.
A great enthusiast of epistolary art, Emile Straus founded in 1899 La Carte postale illustrée, the newsletter of the association he had just launched, the International Poste-Carte Club.

Autograph postcard signed by sculptor Auguste Bartholdi addressed to Emile Straus: "Avec mes remerciements pour vos bons souhaits." ["With my thanks for your good wishes."] The recto features a reproduction of a black and white drawing showing the citadel of Belfort and its famous lion, as well as the statue of the three sieges.
A great enthusiast of epistolary art, Emile Straus founded in 1899 La Carte postale illustrée, newsletter of the association he had just launched, the International Poste-Carte Club.