Alfons Mucha, "Lefèvre-Utile" (1896)

And after several weeks without a post in my blog, I am back!

This Alfons Mucha postcard was sent to me from Germany, by Antonia, a lovely lady that mentioned that she loves to learn different languages and to travel (she even wrote the postcard in SPanish!)

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This Mucha postcard represents the "Lefèvre-Utile" a manufacturer brand of French biscuits, emblematic of the city of Nantes.

Lefèvre-Utile was founded in Nantes, France, in 1846 by Jean-Romain Lefèvre. Originally he sold biscuits from the English factory Huntley & Palmers and then he began his own production.

The name LU comes from Lefèvre and his business partner and wife, Pauline-Isabelle Utile.

Their initials were first utilized by Alfons Mucha for an 1897 calendar ad for the Lefèvre-Utile Biscuit Co.

My 1st Inge Löök.

Today I received my very first Inge Löök posctcard!!
This postcards are highly collectible in the postcrossing world! Inge Löök (real name Ingeborg Lievonen) is a Finnish artist who was born in Helsinki (Finland) in 1951.

The interesting fact is that she actually was a professional gardener! and nowadays she is most famous for her Granny postcards.

When Inge was a child, she used to live in building in Helsinki, and in that building she had two older women as her neighbors, Alli and Fifi, who later became her inspiration for the characters in her postcards.

The postcards designed by Inge are super fun and optimistic!! The motto of this images is: “Time is not money and spending it isn’t a sin”.

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This postcard is really special because I won it in a lottery in the FB group of postcrossing! It was sent to me by the lovely and really kind Helena , who said that she loves Spain and the sea, and also shared a saying “sea calms women”.

Scotland - red deer.

This postcard is from Scotland and it was sent by Alan, who said that they call the lakes “lochs” from the Gaelic word for lake.

The picture shows a red deer, and it was taken by the photographer Duncan Shaw. Via Postcrossing.

Australian flag.

This Australian flag postcard was sent to me by the lovely Jan, a 72 years old lady who lives in Bunbury and who likes to knit and to travel. ———————————————————————————————

Australia’s national flag incorporates the Union Jack, Southern Cross and federation Star.

This design was chosen from a national flag competition held in 1901. From 32,000 entries, five people submitted near-identical designs and were declared joint winners. They shared the £ 200 prize money. The winning design had no legal status until the “Flags act 1953” was passed.

Ukraine traditional clothes.

This wonderful postcard comes from Ukraine, and it shows the “Forset-steppe” Dnieper’s middle reaches. A woman in a daily dress and a girl in a festive dress.

It was sent by Nastye, from Kiev, via Postcrossing.

The coronation.

Gosia is a Polish woman who lives in the UK, she send me this postcard that portrays the Coronation (2.June.1953), the royal carriage.

This postcard is a reproduction from a stamp which was designed by Kate Stephens. Via Postcrossing.

Canadian first nations.

This Canadian postcard was sent to by Jana, a lady who lives in Edmonton (Alberta).

She said that she likes to travel, and that she lives in a cattle farm. In the postcard you can see a picture of a native from the Canadian “First Nations” paople, the true founders of the country.