Carnaval de Chalon 1924 / France: Le Bécard Festival Parade Float Ship Crowd (Vintage PC)

vintage french postcard capturing the historic carnaval de chalon in nineteen twenty-four. the front shows an impressive festival parade float shaped like a large ship or vessel titled le becard passing through a vast crowd of spectators in hats. the float is manned by numerous participants in light-colored sailor or carnival costumes, featuring a central mast and decorative elements.
the top right of the front is printed with the caption carnaval de chalon 1924 - le becard. the top left has a small printer credit b f chalon.
the back is formatted as a french carte postale with a divider and an informational note regarding the zero point ten franc postal rate. the bottom right corner features the printer credit imp. bourgeois freres, chalon-s.-s.

size: ~ 9 x 14 cm (1 cm ~ 0.39 inch)

postally unused

condition: very good...please also refer to scans which show complete front and back of postcard

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