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vintage 1891 british queen victoria 1d (one penny) brown postal stationery postcard (union postale universelle - post card - great britain & ireland) bearing a commercial coffee market report from "edward johnston & co." (forwarded by e. johnston, son & co., london).
the address side is printed for "herrn chr. heinr. schmidt, jr., heilbronn, würtemburg, germany", cancelled with a london duplex postmark "oc 24 91 / xc" (october 24, 1891) and a German arrival datestamp "heilbronn am neckar 26 okt 91 12-1v".
the reverse features a printed price list titled "coffee quotations from edward johnston & co." with columns for "rio de janeiro" and "santos", handwritten in ink for santos coffee on "23 oct 1891" with prices per cwt by steamer to trieste in single bags (types 0 prime 62/9, 1 superior 60/3, 2 good 59/-, 3 regular 57/3, 4 ordinary 55/3, good average 59/3) and a market note dated "24 oct 1891": "firm. stocks in first hands very small."
size: ~ 9 x 14 cm (1 cm ~ 0.39 inch)
postally used in 1891
condition: very good....please also refer to scans which show complete front and back of postcard
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