G. Lalo

Shown above is the information on the back of a box of vintage G. Lalo writing paper and envelopes. The front of the box (see below) is rather plain. The blue laid paper within has lightly scalloped edges. Twenty-eight of the fifty original sheets remain. The sheets are about 19cm x 24.2cm (approx 7½" x 9½"). Out of the full complement of envelopes – all lined with white tissue-paper – only eleven are missing.

Georges Lalo began selling stationery in Paris in 1919. Happily, it’s is still a current brand today. I’m working my way through a pad of G. Lalo Vélin de France paper at the moment.