Boys (and Men) with Bikes on Beach, Antique French RPPC (with Old Corner Mend) unusual sewing box Sound and with no structural

Sound and with no structural issues that I can see

here it looks to me with angle measures carved in along the far edge

4 5/8" x 4 5/8" x 3/8" and in very good antique condition

with a canary swallowing aspect

but it is no longer stuck to the paper below it

Boys (and Men) with Bikes on Beach, Antique French RPPC (with Old Corner Mend) unusual sewing box Sound and with no structuralHow much more romantic a vision this group of cyclists in black suits and hats than a bunch in fluorescent spandex and helmets, I'd say, and all the more so lined up on the beach forming a wall between sand and sea. Very cinematic. (And making me think of Reservoir Dogs!) A close look reveals numbers attached to the spokes of their bikes they don't look like Tour de France contenders to me (launched in 1903) but perhaps aspiring! 5 5 16 x 3 7 16. Nice