unknown - Tattooed Man From Buffalo Bills 1905 circus - 1900-talet






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Extremt sällsynt vykort som visar den tatuerade artisten Frank Marwood. Han turnerade som den utvalda "Tattooed Man" med Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show under dess 1905 års turné i Frankrike, och sålde reklamkort av detta exakta porträtt som souvenirer.
English Translation & Transcription of the Postcard Back
• French Transcription: Je viens de voir le cirque Buffalo Bill à Chalon-sur-Saône et de voir un monsieur tatoué un peu de la tête aux pieds, un beau travail de mains.
• English Translation: "I have just seen Buffalo Bill's circus in Chalon-sur-Saône and saw a gentleman who is tattooed almost from head to toe—a beautiful work by hand.
• An extraordinary and rare original 1905 photographic pitch postcard depicting Frank Marwood, the famous "Tattooed Man" who toured with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show during its iconic 1905 European tour across France.
• Subject: Frank Marwood showing full-body, late Victorian/early Edwardian ink work.
• Postmark / Date: 1905 (Franchised with two 5c French Republic postage stamps).
• Condition: Excellent antique condition with crisp photographic contrast, visible 1905 postmarks, and light natural age patina. (See photos for visual detail).
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Extremt sällsynt vykort som visar den tatuerade artisten Frank Marwood. Han turnerade som den utvalda "Tattooed Man" med Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show under dess 1905 års turné i Frankrike, och sålde reklamkort av detta exakta porträtt som souvenirer.
English Translation & Transcription of the Postcard Back
• French Transcription: Je viens de voir le cirque Buffalo Bill à Chalon-sur-Saône et de voir un monsieur tatoué un peu de la tête aux pieds, un beau travail de mains.
• English Translation: "I have just seen Buffalo Bill's circus in Chalon-sur-Saône and saw a gentleman who is tattooed almost from head to toe—a beautiful work by hand.
• An extraordinary and rare original 1905 photographic pitch postcard depicting Frank Marwood, the famous "Tattooed Man" who toured with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show during its iconic 1905 European tour across France.
• Subject: Frank Marwood showing full-body, late Victorian/early Edwardian ink work.
• Postmark / Date: 1905 (Franchised with two 5c French Republic postage stamps).
• Condition: Excellent antique condition with crisp photographic contrast, visible 1905 postmarks, and light natural age patina. (See photos for visual detail).
