French West Africa

French West Africa Dear Doctor Card

Cher Docteur pharmaceutical promotional post card sent by Laboritoires La Biomarine headquartered in Dieppe, France
as part of a marketing campaign launched in 1947 to sell marine-derived products such as Ionyl, Marinol, and Plasmarine.

The post card depicts a salt merchant in a west African market. It is franked with 80 centimes "Kouande Weaving, Dahomey, " 1.20 franc "Crocodile and Hippopotamus, Ivory Coast" and 3 franc "Peul Woman of Dienne" definitives of 1947 with a "13 in Circle" cancellation on two of the stamps.

Sources

Martorelli, Richard. "Advertising cards of La Laboratories Biomarine." Post Card History. 15 Mar. 2024. Web. 16 May 2026.
postcardhistory.net/2024/10/advertising-cards-of-la-laboratories-biomarine/.

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