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Oversized 1950s business card Ana Maria (Mallorca) Lingerie, Fantasy, Embroidery
Oversized 1950s business card Ana Maria (Mallorca) Lingerie, Fantasy, Embroidery

Oversized 1950s business card Ana Maria (Mallorca) Lingerie, Fantasy, Embroidery

$ 2.64

Availability: 100 in stock
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Spain
  • Condition: Fair condition. The major flaw is that it was once folded in half, with the fold running vertically. The card does lay flat now. It has slight soiling of the front. There is slight wear along the edges. On the back of the card, a prior owner has written the proprietor's name and address in pencil. (See Item Description.) Please see photos. Sold as is. (Please note that the sale does NOT include the ruler that appears in the photos.)

    Description

    Up for sale is an interesting, vintage oversized business card issued by a seamstress on the Spanish island of Mallorca (Majorca) who specialized in "lencieria, fantasia y bordado a mano"  ["lingerie, fantasy and hand embroidery"].  I don't know if Mallorca is famous for lingerie or fantasy, but it definitely has had a reputation for embroidery.  I believe that this card dates from the 1950s.  At that time, the island was relatively unknown attracting less than 500,000 visitors per year.  Currently (at least before the pandemic), tourists number about 10,000,000 annually!
    The card is from Ana Maria (printed in script across the front).  Her business was located in Palma de Mallorca (now called simply "Palma"), the largest city on the island.  The address was 14 Conquistador (Street).  In small print, we learn that Ana Maria was "sucesora" (successor) to Dolores Ribera, presumably the seamstress who previously owned the business.  Ana Maria must have done well since she had one representative for ("representante para") Barcelona, Tarrasa and Sobadell and another for Valencia.
    This business card is oversized, measuring 13 cms (slightly over 5 inches) wide and 8.5 cms (just under 3.5 inches) tall.  The front of the card has a ribbon decoration and the back of the card has the following written in pencil:
    Ana Maria Campins
    Conquistador 14
    Palma de Mallorca
    Baleares Espana
    NOTE:  The term Baleares Espana refers to the Spanish Balearic Islands, which consist of Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera, along with many other smaller islands that are part of the archipelago located in the Mediterranean sea (east of Spain).
    Please see above for full description of condition and for photos.  Sold as is.
    Attention US Buyers:  I will ship this using USPS First Class
    letter (not a parcel), or by USPS Priority Mail Flat Rate Envelope, your choice.