France humorous postcard April Fools circus, monkeys and pigs c.1910

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Humorous French postcard, a circus with audience made up of monkeys, and a monkey ring-man making 2 pigs dance.

In the upper right, an embossed fish, which refers to the French expression for April Fool’s day ‘Poisson d’Avril’ = April Fish.

Chers cochons qui faites des tours

Exquis jusqu’à charmer les belles

Pour ressembler à des amours

Il ne vous manque que …des ailes

1^er Avril

Dear pigs who do tricks

Exquisite to the point of charming the beautiful

To look like loves

All you need are…wings

1^st April

Publisher ‘K.F. EDITEURS, PARIS SERIE 438 bis’ (Kunzli Frères = Kunzil brothers)

Some toning on back and smudge.

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