A marble bust of the great French Romantic composer Hector Berlioz gazes serenely from atop an elaborate sculptural plinth, surrounded by a circular flower bed and a lush canopy of palm trees — a remarkably intimate monument tucked into the sun-drenched gardens of Monte Carlo. This early hand-colored card, published under the L.V. & C. imprint and numbered 38 in its series, dates to the golden Edwardian era of postcard collecting, when "deltiology" was a global craze. The card was sent by someone — signing only initials — to a woman named (Mrs.) M. at 29 Edgar St., Rochester, New York, U.S.A., with a personal note scrawled diagonally in blue ink across the correspondence side. The reverse bears the classic French Carte Postale header with the charming admonition that foreign countries may not accept correspondence on the address side. Marked "Soldier Mail" in pencil at top right, hinting at a wartime or military context that adds a poignant human dimension.