Cycling / Tour de France / Companionship - Lot 55

Cycling / Tour de France / Companionship Two illustrated sheet music scores: - “Le Tour de France,” lyrics by Arthur Lamy, music by Charles Pourny. Paris, Alfred Ikelmer & Co. Lithographed cover: a Breton man wearing a wide-brimmed hat, walking stick in hand, and a young woman in a traditional headdress, in a farewell scene. Stamp - Illustrated sheet music depicting four journeymen shaking hands Before referring to the Tour de France cycling race, which began in 1903, the term “Tour de France” referred to the apprenticeship journey of journeymen craftsmen, who traveled from town to town Circa 1850–1870 (32 x 25 cm)

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