See also: Liebig Card Series: Storial del Circo; various touring circus companies in Germany, Italy, France a.o.

Picture: street podium with a tightrope walker (a painting formerly attributed to Louis-Léopold Boilly, now attributed to an anonymous German or Austrian painter due to the depicted costumes) Front Text: "Boilly, L'Estrade, Ville de Paris - Musée Cognacq-Jay" Publisher: J.-E. Bulloz, Editeur Type: 20th-century postcard reproduction of a ca. 1800-1805 painting (see Commons) Size: Classic Sent: from Marseille (France) to Nimy (Belgium), 1957

Reverse Text: "Johann Geyer (1807-1875), Das Innere einer Tierbude, Interior of a small menagerie, L'Intérieur d'une ménagerie, Öl auf Leinwand, 55 x 68 cm, Leipzig, Museum der bildenden Künste" Publisher: VEB A. Seemann, Leipzig; 1103 Type: 20th-century postcard reproduction of a 19th century painting Size: Modern Not sent.

Collectible Card Reverse Text: "Zirkusreiterin (Die Zeit von 1815-1850)" Publisher: Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, Series: Deutsche Kulturbilder, 1936; Nr. 241 Size: 8.5 x 7.0 cm

Paris, France, 1868

Reverse Text: "Frederick Arthur Bridgman (1847-1928), Un Cirque En Province (The American Circus in France). Olieverf Op Doek" Publisher: Art Unlimited, Amsterdam; A 14987 Type: 21st-century postcard reproduction of a 1869/1870 painting Size: Modern Not sent.

Paris, France, 1891

Collectible Card Text: "10h soir Cirque" Type: Blank Back Size: 6.4 x 4.7 cm

Collectible Card Text: "Redescendez!" Publisher: Au Bon Marché, Paris; Lithographie artistique J. Minot Editeur, Paris Size: 8.0 x 11.8 cm

Foldable Collectible Pop-up Card Publisher: Au Bon Marché, Paris; J. E. Goosens, Lille/Paris Size: 14.5 x 12.8 cm (opened)

Collectible Card Front Text: "Au Cirque" Publisher: Au Bon Marché, Paris Size: 11.0 x 8.2 cm

Collectible Card Publisher: Chicorée-Extra A la Belle Jardinière, C. Beriot, Lille Size: 6.9 x 10.0 cm

Collectible Card Publisher: Chocolat Guérin-Boutron; No. 6 Type: Hold-to-light Card (holding to light reveals silhouettes of birds) Size: 7.0 x 10.8 cm

Collectible Card Publisher: Chocolat Guérin-Boutron; No. 69 Type: Hold-to-light Card (holding to light reveals a boot and a face) Size: 7.0 x 10.7 cm

Collectible Card Front Text: "C'est dans le nez que ça me chatouille" Publisher: À la Ville de Saint-Denis, Grands Magasins, Paris Size: 6.3 x 9.5 cm

Collectible Card Front Text: "Jeux de Cirque. Exercices sur le trapèze" Publisher: Liebig; Series S 577 "Jeux de Cirque"; 1898 Size: 10.5 x 7.1 cm

Collectible Card Front Text: "Jeux de Cirque. Tir sur une corde tendue." Publisher: Liebig; Series S 577 "Jeux de Cirque"; 1898 Size: 10.5 x 7.1 cm

Collectible Card Front Text: "Dubbele sprong." Publisher: Liebig Size: 10.5 x 7.1 cm

Collectible Card Front Text: "Oefeningen te paard." Publisher: Liebig Size: 10.5 x 7.1 cm

Collectible Card Publisher: Liebig Size: 10.5 x 7.1 cm

Foldable Collectible Card Publisher: Au Bon Marché, Paris; D. E. Goossens, Lille Size: 13.3 x 15.0 cm (open)

Front Text: on sign: "Jeden Sonntag 4 Uhr Circusspiele Klub Wedding" Reverse Text: "Heinrich Zille, Zirkus auf einem Berliner Hof" Publisher: Fackelträger-Verlag, Hannover; 1966 Type: 1966 reproduction of a c. 1900 drawing Size: Modern Sent: within Berlin, 1960s

Collectible Card Front Text: "Chahut" Publisher:Phosphatine Falières, Asnières Size: 7.6 x 9.2 cm

Collectible Card Publisher: Cordonnerie Générale, Saint-Etienne Size: 7.0 x 11.0 cm

First Day Cover (USA, 1988) Front Text: "1902 Popcorn Wagon", on banner: "Circus Today" Publisher: Artmaster, Louisville KY Size: 16.6 x 9.1 cm

Front Text: "Herr Nachbar teans ihre Finger weg, mei Caro hälts für Bratwürstl und arbeit nimmer" Publisher: MAE (?); S17 Type: Divided Back Size: Classic Not sent.

Prater, Wien, Austria

Reverse Text: "Marianne von Werefkin, 1860-1938. Zirkus. Vor der Vorstellung, 1910. (Circus. Before the performance). Tempera auf Papier, 50 x 90 cm. Düren, Leopold-Hösch-Museum." Publisher: Emil Fink Verlag, Stuttgart; Nr. 1190 Type: modern reproduction of a 1910 painting Size: Modern Not sent.

Reverse Text: "George Bellows (1882-1925), The Circus, 1912" Publisher: Art Unlimited, Amsterdam; A 23946 Type: 21st-century postcard reproduction of a 1912 painting Size: Modern Not sent.

Front Text: "He: 'Wonderful what tricks that pig can do, I couldn't do them.' She: 'But you have not been trained.'"; inscription: "Bunkum's Circus" Publisher: ?; No. 353 Type: Divided Back Size: Classic Sent: from Southend-on-Sea to Dalston, 1928

Reverse Text: "Jean de Brunhoff, Babar au Cirque (extrait de Le Voyage de Babar, 1931)" Publisher: Editions du Désastre, Paris; JB 12 Type: 21st-century postcard of an 1931 illustration Size: Modern Not sent.

Front Text: "The Circus, Olympia {...}, Crystal Palace [...], Agricultural Hall [...]" Reverse Text: "LTM 253. The Circus. 1933 poster. C. Alkinson" [sic!] Publisher: London Transport Museum, London Type: modern reproduction of a 1933 London Underground poster by Charles Atkinson Size: Modern Not sent.

Front Text: signed: Margret Boriss Publisher: Amag; 0387 Type: Divided Back Size: Classic Sent: from Alkmaar (Netherlands) to Winkel (Netherlands), 1933

Front Text: signed: Margret Boriss Reverse Text: "Hohe Schule" Publisher: Amag; 0387 Type: Divided Back Size: Classic Sent: to Kohlscheid (Germany), 1940

Reverse Text: "Sarrasani" Publisher: Kunstverlag Gustav Mandt, Lauterbach, Hessen Type: Divided Back Size: Classic Sent: from Posen to Horn (Austria), 1942

Front Text: "Arthur, couldn't you persuade him to come and fix our aerial"; signed: McNee Publisher: Raphael Tuck & Sons; Humorous Postcard No. 5048 (dated 1943 at TuckDB) Type: Divided Back Size: Classic Not sent.

"> Picture: animals and anthropomorphic animals at a circus Publisher: Edition Max Künzli, Zürich; No. 4702 Type: Divided Back Size: Classic Sent: from Lugano (Switzerland) to London (England), 1954

Picture: anthropomorphic animals at a circus Publisher: Conrad Jacobi, Kunstverlag, Leipzig; 33 Type: Divided Back Size: Classic Not sent.

Picture: anthropomorphic cats at a circus Publisher: FAKH, Printed in Germany Type: Divided Back Size: Classic Not sent.

Reverse Text: " Jerzy Fedkowicz (1891-1959), Cyrk; olej, plótno, 54 x 63 cm, 1956 r., Muzeum Narodowe w Poznaniu, depozyt" Publisher: Biuro Wydawnicze Ruch; 1332 R/I/69 Druk DW 336, A-61 (5903) Size: Modern Not sent.

Reverse Text: "A. Tolstoi 'Solotoi klyachik', khudoshnik L. Vladimirsky. 'The Golden Key' by A. Tolstoi. Drwaing by L. Vladimirsky" Publisher: Sovietsky khudoshnik, Moskva; 1967 Size: Modern Sent: from the USSR to Debrecen (Hungary), 1968

Sarasota, USA

Reverse Text: "Tantsuyot dressirovannye medvedi. Dressirovshik - artist Rustam Kaseev" Publisher: Planeta, Moskva; 1975; Zveri v Tsirke, 13; 24/8a-2232 Size: Classic Not sent.

Reverse Text: "Na arene cirka", "Narodny atist SSSR Yury Nikulin i zaslushenny artist RSFSR Mikhail Shuidin v stsenke 'Brevno'; Clwon Yury Nikulin, People's Artiste of the USSR, with his partner Mikhail Shuidin, Merited Artiste of the RSFSR, in their 'Log' sketch." Publisher: Planeta, Moskva; 1979 Size: Modern Not sent.

Reverse Text: "Na arene cirka", "'Ikaryskie igry' [...] Human-juggling, Icarian Games. Directed by Alexander Kuzyakov" Publisher: Planeta, Moskva; 1979 Size: Modern Not sent.

Front Text: "1974", "Monaco" Reverse Text: "Festival International du Cirque, Dressage d'éléphants" Postmark: "1er Festival International du Cirque, Monaco, 26-30 Decembre 1974" Publisher: Editions CEF, Nice Type: Maximum Card Size: Modern Not sent.

Paris, France

Reverse Text: "Festival d'été, Québec. Summer festival, Quebec." Publisher: Messageries de Presse Benjamin ENR, Lasalle, Québec, Canada; KS-8463 Size: Modern Not sent.

Toulouse, France, ca. 1982

Front Text: "Cirque" ,signed: GBelhomme 88 Reverse Text: "illustrateur Gilles Belhomme, La revanche des clowns" Handwritten Reverse Text: autograph by Gilles Belhomme Publisher: Edition des Escargophiles; Collection 1988 No. 107 Size: Modern Not sent.

Front Text: "Expo Vall' Le Cirque en Fête [...] Vallet du 14 au 17 mars 2003" Publisher: Expo-Vall' Size: Modern Not sent.

Reverse Text: "Arts Go beyond National Boundary. During Shanghai Tourism Festival, troupes form Monaco, France, Finland, etc, went into communities and campuses to carry out friendly and happy art exchange with residents and students. In Sinan Road Kindergarten, the international clown actors amused the children much." Publisher: Eight Years - A Fleeing Moment Size: Modern Not sent.

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