Vintage 50 unit phone card Call Home smart card France

AFW - Antique France Worldwide

Detailed Visual Description

This listing is for a French chip telephone card, known as a "télécarte". The visible side features a colorful and evocative image: a young girl in profile, with a blue ribbon in her hair, holding a beige puppy also adorned with a blue bow. The background shows pastel shades with a slightly blurred interior decor, revealing a flower vase. In the top right corner, the words "Call home" are printed in elegant letters. In the bottom right corner, the "Télécarte 50" cartouche indicates the card's capacity (50 units).

The gold chip, located on the left, is characteristic of telephone cards from the 1990s to 2000s, typical of the era when this type of medium was used to make calls from public phone booths. The entire visible surface has a smooth finish, with rounded corners and quality offset printing. The dominant colors are blue, pastel pink, and beige, with a touch of white provided by the young girl's striped top.

The design evokes a family-friendly and endearing aesthetic, centered on the theme of home and calling home, reinforced by the English slogan. No other text, serial number, or specific mark is legible on the presented side. The overall condition appears good: no chips or major scratches visible in the photo, the chip seems intact and not oxidized.

These chip cards were used in public telephones before the era of widespread mobile telephony and are now valued for their retro appeal and graphic design. This "Call home" model is emblematic of family communication and French advertising campaigns of the time.

Condition

Used item, sold as is, as shown in the photo. Very satisfactory visual appearance, with no major apparent defects on the visible side. The edges and chip are clean.

Did you know? Chip télécartes were introduced in France in the early 1980s, gradually replacing tokens and coins in phone booths. They became very popular in the 1990s, with many thematic and advertising visuals becoming genuine collector's items. The 50-unit format was one of the most common, corresponding to about fifteen minutes of calls at the time.

AFW Reassurance

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