Vintage Telephone Card Télécarte 120 France Telecom 3619 SIRIEL retro Minitel

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Detailed Visual Description

This phone card, known as Télécarte 120, has a visible front side predominantly blue, adorned with a repetitive motif of multilingual greetings ("Hello", "Buenos días", "Guten Tag", "Bonjour", etc.) printed in dark blue and red. The main inscription "3619 SIRIEL" appears in large font, accompanied by the slogan "l’annuaire international sur Minitel, c’est simple comme bonjour !" (the international directory on Minitel, it's as easy as saying hello!) in white letters. In the upper left, the "Télécarte 120" cartridge indicates the card's capacity. A gold electronic chip slot is visible on the left, typical of French phone cards from the 1990s. The "France Telecom" logo is in the bottom right, highlighting the object's official origin.

The card displays a neat layout, with typography modern for its time, and a design clearly inspired by the world of French telecommunications. The background, dynamic with its various fonts and colors, evokes international openness and linguistic diversity. The card's surface is smooth, with a slightly glossy effect perceptible under light in the photo, characteristic of laminated phone cards of this period.

The visual highlights the historical functionality of the "3619 SIRIEL" service, which allowed access to an international directory via the Minitel network, a flagship service of France Telecom in the 80s and 90s. The object is placed on an old wooden table, which emphasizes its retro and heritage aspect.

No major defects, chips, or visible alterations on the photographed front side. The overall condition appears very satisfactory for an object of this nature, with clean edges and well-preserved printing.

Condition

Used item, sold as is. The visible surface shows no apparent defects; the chip and inscriptions are clearly legible.

Did you know? The "3619 SIRIEL" service from France Telecom allowed access to an international telephone directory via Minitel, a major innovation in France before the rise of the Internet. Chip-based Télécartes, introduced in 1983, became true icons of French telephone communication and a common advertising medium in the 1990s.

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