French illustrated comic postcard showing a young girl and boy on a beach examining an octopus at their feet, with ocean waves behind them. Additional octopuses decorate the upper corners, while large seashells frame the humorous French caption below the scene.

The caption reads:

“Avec tous leurs bras, quand deux bêtes comme ça s’embrassent, elles ne doivent plus s’y retrouver !”

Loosely translated, the joke refers to how confusing an embrace between two creatures with so many arms must become.

The reverse identifies the publisher as Editions Herald, Paris and gives the card number No. 7086. It is part of Series 7081–7090, “PRÈS DES GRANDS FLOTS BLEUS” (“Near the Great Blue Waves”). The center divider is marked “Made in France.”

The colorful illustration was produced using commercial color printing with visible screened/halftone elements. The exact printing process is not stated on the postcard, so no more specific method is attributed.

The card has a divided back with separate correspondence and address areas. It is unused and unmailed, with no stamp or postal cancellation.

Postcard Details:

• Subject: Children on beach with octopus 
• Theme: French comic humor / seaside / marine life 
• Front Caption: “Avec tous leurs bras, quand deux bêtes comme ça s’embrassent, elles ne doivent plus s’y retrouver !” 
• Publisher: Editions Herald, Paris 
• Card Number: 7086 
• Series: 7081–7090, “Près des Grands Flots Bleus” 
• Country of Manufacture: France 
• Marking: “Made in France” 
• Back: Divided back 
• Printing: Commercial color printing with screened/halftone elements 
• Postal Use: Unused / unmailed 
• Stamp: None 
• Postmark: None 
• Writing: Small pencil notation near the stamp-box area 
• Embossing: None observed 
• Exact Date: Not stated on the postcard

Collector Interest:
This card has crossover appeal for collectors of French postcards, comic and humorous postcards, beach and seaside scenes, octopus and marine-life imagery, children’s illustrations, seashell themes, and French graphic art. The identified numbered series is also useful to collectors assembling publisher or thematic sets.

The unusual octopus subject and period seaside humor make it a distinctive example of illustrated French novelty postcards.

Condition:
Previously owned postcard with age-related wear consistent with handling and storage. Visible characteristics include light edge and corner wear, toning, scattered surface marks, and a pencil notation on the reverse. A faint circular storage or album-related mark is also visible on the back.

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