Highlights from my collection of nineteenth and early twentieth century photographs (cabinet photographs, cartes de visite (cdvs), albumen prints, real photographic postcards) of men with moustaches (or mustaches, depending on which side of the pond you hail from). We travel the world gleaning bits of information whilst admiring the expertly twirled moustaches on display.

Fri 11th: Bucharest

Not only do I collect cartes de visite, cabinet cards and albumen prints of men with moustaches, I also collect real photographic postcards or RPPCs, as they are known in the trade.

Here is one of my favourites - from the time of the First Balkan War during which Romania remained neutral.

Two soldiers. Bucharest, Romania. Photograph posted 23rd July 1912. Real photographic postcard.




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  1. Kevin31 May 2012 at 20:41

    now that is a real photographic postcard. I think it's time to inform us of the distinguishing formal and functional features of your CDVs CCs APs and RPPCs..xx

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