Barrel of 200,000 Bottles — the Largest Barrel in the World — Caves Champagne Mercier, Épernay — Éditions d'Art Yvart, Paris

Description

Postcard showing an enormous carved wooden barrel with two female figures and the inscription 'COMMERCE MERCIER 1889'. A man in an apron points toward the barrel. On the reverse, printed text: 'IN CHAMPAGNE Barrel of 200,000 bottles, the largest barrel in the world, in the Caves Champagne Mercier, ÉPERNAY'. French 80-centime postage stamp, cancellation 'NEMOURS 8-12-77'. Handwritten correspondence to Joanny Richard, Paris, dated 14.10.1959.