French Picture Postcards Thickness Question.

Hello Everyone,

I recently bought a box with about 200/300 French picture postcards, most from around 1910.

I noticed that the majority were very thin.

Most were made up from: a thin piece of paper for the adres, then 1 or 2 thin pieces of paper in between and 1 thin piece of paper with the postcard picture.
My question: Is this a normal thing for the postcards of France from that era.?

Thank you for your reaction.

Johan.

Yes that is normal.The postcards were made up of 3 sheets, the paper most often used for collotype was grain or half-grain laminated paper.
Between 1910-1914 the production of post cards increased from 100 million to 800 million. After the 1st world war the number of cards produced dropped.

In the years before WWI, many of the cards sold in other countries were produced in Germany, so a "French" or "British" postcard will be a changeable thing.

Thank you perf12 and GeoffHa for your reactions and information on the cards.
Johan