This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/7aB.2ACEAE/844.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Heather, I think that has something to do with placement of a stamp. In the old days, people sent photos of this kind, of family members, to one another like we would send postcards today. The word "le timbre" means postage stamp in French. I'm pretty sure this would be the case, and where to situate it for successful mail delivery. Dennis