The Gazette

History, great publishers, dating and collecting tips — the postcard magazine by CPAPHIL, 1.2 million antique postcards from around the world.

June 5, 2026

The Semeuse: the adventure of an icon stamp in cartophily

From Oscar Roty's design (1897) to the 1903 stamp: the story of the Semeuse, an icon of French postal history, and the art of collecting it in philately and cartophily.

June 3, 2026

Unusual Paris in Postcards: The Ratodrome of Aubervilliers

Aubervilliers, around 1900: the ratodrome, arenas where dogs hunted rats. The unusual history of old Paris told through its vintage postcards.