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1898: Canton Postcard. Paquebot Ligne N. to Wien

December 8th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in Chinese postcard, postal history, vintage postcard
Imperial China 1898: „Greetings from Canton“. b/w postcard, depicting the wheel-steamer Han-Kow, boats and junks. Sent as postcard per Ligne N Paquebot Fr. No. 7 to Wien. Thge stamp most probably has been replaced, otherwise fine condition.

Cajetan Felder CdV with authentic Signature from ca. 1880.

May 11th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Austria. CdV., Autograph, postal history
Dr. Cajetan von Felder Carte de Visite by the Imperial Photographer J. Löwy in Wien. Authentic signature at the back of the photo. The autograph comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. Cajetan Freiherr von Felder (1814 -1894) was an Austrian jurist and entomologist (specializing in Lepidoptera). He was elected to the first district council of Vienna in 1848 and served as mayor of the

Constantinople: Antique Litho Postcard 1899

September 9th, 2007 | Comments Off | Posted in constantinople, postal history, postcard, turkey
Old Turkey, Constantinople: Decorative, lithographed postcard with bird’s eye view of the town with the habour, the famous bridge and it’s mosques. Published b y Emil Pinkau in Leipzig, Germany. Sent as mail from Constantinople to Temesvar in Hungary. Attached is a surcharged 10 Para on 3 Heller – stamp, tied by a “Constantinople 27. 3. 99 Austrian Post “ – cancellation. Fine condition.