France Versailles Latona Fountain Paris 1967 Airmail Postcard Sao Paulo Brazil

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France

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Cover (Postal History)

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Item: Postally Used Color Printed Postcard Image: Front: Color photograph of the Latona Fountain (Bassin de Latone) in the Park of Versailles, with the Grand Canal in the background, during autumn. Printed Identification on Reverse: "306 – VERSAILLES Le Parc, Bassin de Latone / Der Park Latona Bassin / The Park Latone's Basin". Location depicted: Park of Versailles, Yvelines department, France. (Note: Card mailed from Nice, depicting Versailles). Publisher: "ÉDITIONS D'ART LYS", 2 bis, Passage Toulouse, Versailles (S.-et-O.). "Reproduction Interdite. Printed in France". "Production FIDELCOLOR" also noted. Postmark: Dispatch Postmark: Location: NICE R.F. (Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France) Date: MAY 22, 1967 (22-5 1967). Address: From: Nice, France (per postmark). Senders signed "Abraços, Carvalho e Amelinha". To: Illmo. Sr. Dr. Walfrido Carvalho, Avenida Higienopolis 996 - Sec. Rotary S.P. Noite, S. Paulo, Brasil. (Illmo. Sr. Dr. = Illustrious Mr. Doctor) (Sec. Rotary S.P. Noite = Secretary, Rotary Club Sao Paulo Night) Message (handwritten in Portuguese): Sender's Dateline: "Paris 19-5-67" (May 19, 1967). English Translation: "Paris 19-5-67 My dear Walfrido Dr. Alcides and children send our hugs, we hope you are well. We, fortunately, are well in this great Paris we never thought would be like this. Hugs, Carvalho and Amelinha" (Note: The message was dated in Paris on May 19, 1967, and the card was postmarked from Nice on May 22, 1967, suggesting travel between the two cities before mailing). Travel: From: Nice, France. To: São Paulo, Brazil. Dispatch Date: May 22, 1967. Mode of Transport: Air Mail (indicated by stamp). Approximate Travel Distance: Nice to São Paulo is roughly 9,200 km (approx. 5,700 miles). Historical Context for Postmark Date (May 22, 1967): Expo 67: The World's Fair had just opened in Montreal, Canada (April 27, 1967). France: Under President Charles de Gaulle. The events of May 1968 were still a year away. Nice: A major resort city on the French Riviera. Brazil: Under a military dictatorship that had begun in 1964. Rotary International: A global service organization. This postcard, depicting Versailles, was written in Paris and mailed a few days later from Nice on the French Riviera to a prominent individual in São Paulo, Brazil, during the spring of 1967.

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