1er Avril, 1905

Series of 2 April Fool’s Day (“poisson d’avril”) postcards. Two women dressed in 18th-century aristocratic garb, one as a man, one as woman: In one card (untinted), both hold a basket filled with flowers and fish. Divided verso. Stamp and postmark on verso. A doggerel verse printed on the recto of each refers to the pair in the photo as “ces marquis gracieux.”