Heavy handed. 02/17/2010
 
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Many real photo postcards were hand-tinted. However these were a bit over done.
 
 
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St Eloi or Saint Eligus was the patron saint of goldsmiths, blacksmiths, cattle & horses. There is an annual mass  around December 9th at Notre Dame de Paris, for members of the Confraternity of St. Eloi. 
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Two real photo postcards from France, representing Faith & Charity, one English illustrated card, all from the early 1900's.
 
 
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Two French real photo postcards from the early 1900's that were part of a set in which each card tells a little scene in a story.
 
 
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All French real photo postcards from the early 1900's.