# CPAPHIL — Vintage Postcards (Cartes Postales Anciennes)

> CPAPHIL (www.cpaphil.com) is one of the world's largest online shops for original vintage postcards, with about 1.2 million cards for sale, each one individually scanned and described. Based in France, ships worldwide. The catalog can be browsed in 9 languages: French (default), English, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese and Hindi.

Key facts:

- Every listing is a unique physical postcard: the buyer receives the exact copy shown in the front/back scans.
- The stock covers mainly French and European topographical cards from the golden age (1900-1920) and the semi-modern era (1920-1960), plus worldwide views and thematic cards (trades, transport, illustrators, fantasy, military, etc.) organized in around 19,000 categories.
- All pages are locale-prefixed: /fr/ (canonical, x-default), /en/, /de/, /it/, /es/, /nl/, /pl/, /pt/, /hi/.
- Product page pattern: /{locale}/{localized slug}/{card handle}, e.g. /fr/carte-postale/... or /en/vintage-postcard/...
- Prices are in euros (EUR); secure online payment; simple, tracked or registered shipping to France, Europe and worldwide.
- To sell a collection of old postcards, contact francois@cpaphil.com.

## Browse the catalog

- [Vintage postcards hub (FR)](https://www.cpaphil.com/fr/cartes-postales-anciennes): Main editorial landing page — what old postcards (CPA) are, how they are valued, and entry points to the most popular countries and themes.
- [Vintage postcards hub (EN)](https://www.cpaphil.com/en/vintage-postcards): English version of the hub.
- [All countries](https://www.cpaphil.com/fr/pays): Geographic index of the whole catalog — every country, and for France every department and town.
- [France](https://www.cpaphil.com/fr/cartes-postales-anciennes/france-6): The heart of the stock — French towns, villages and animated street scenes, browsable by department.
- [Transport](https://www.cpaphil.com/fr/cartes-postales-anciennes/transports-9): Trains, stations, trams, ships and early aviation.
- [Illustrators & photographers](https://www.cpaphil.com/fr/cartes-postales-anciennes/illustrateurs-photographes): Artist-signed and photographer cards.
- [Fantasy cards](https://www.cpaphil.com/fr/cartes-postales-anciennes/fantaisies): Greetings, embossed and novelty cards.

## Blog — La Gazette

- [La Gazette](https://www.cpaphil.com/fr/blog): CPAPHIL's magazine on postcard collecting (deltiology): collecting guides, history of the postcard, notable pieces from the catalog.

## Customer service & legal

- [FAQ](https://www.cpaphil.com/fr/faq): Ordering, payment, shipping, returns — and how to sell your collection to CPAPHIL.
- [Terms of sale](https://www.cpaphil.com/fr/cgv): Conditions of sale (CGV).
- [Terms of use](https://www.cpaphil.com/fr/cgu): Website terms of use (CGU).
- [Legal notice](https://www.cpaphil.com/fr/mentions-legales): Company and publisher information.
- [Privacy & GDPR](https://www.cpaphil.com/fr/rgpd): Personal data policy.

## Languages

Same catalog in every language; entry points per locale:

- [French (canonical)](https://www.cpaphil.com/fr/cartes-postales-anciennes)
- [English](https://www.cpaphil.com/en/vintage-postcards)
- [German](https://www.cpaphil.com/de/alte-ansichtskarten)
- [Italian](https://www.cpaphil.com/it/cartoline-antiche)
- [Spanish](https://www.cpaphil.com/es/tarjetas-postales-antiguas)
- [Dutch](https://www.cpaphil.com/nl/oude-ansichtkaarten)
- [Polish](https://www.cpaphil.com/pl/stare-pocztowki)
- [Portuguese](https://www.cpaphil.com/pt/bilhetes-postais-antigos)
- [Hindi](https://www.cpaphil.com/hi/purane-postcard)

## Optional

- [Home](https://www.cpaphil.com/fr): Homepage — new arrivals, exceptional pieces and category showcase.
- [Sitemap](https://www.cpaphil.com/sitemap.xml): XML sitemap index (static pages, categories, products).