Mödling / Austria: Goldene Stiege Anninger Hiking Rail (Vintage PC 1905)

vintage collotype postcard titled modling goldene stiege - aufstieg zum anninger showing the famous hiking trail ascent to the anninger mountain in the vienna woods (wienerwald) near moedling, lower austria.
the front features a highly unique handwritten travel chronicle dated august 1, 1905, where the hiker drew small stick figures directly onto the trail path, labeling them tante anna and wlatta. the text describes a 2-hour march to the top and a planned descent via gaaden, moedling, and liechtenstein.
the back has an undivided layout used as a printed matter mail (postkarte - drucksache). it bears a blue 5 heller kaiser franz joseph stamp of the austro-hungarian empire, canceled with a clear moedling postmark dated august 1, 1905. it also features a beautiful purple cachet stamp from the mountain hut anninger-schutzhaus (anningerschutzhaus des vereines der naturfreunde in modling) and is addressed to fraulein anny bauer in hinterbruhl.
publisher: lichtdruck c. weingartshofer, modling.

size: ~ 9 x 14 cm (1 cm ~ 0.39 inch)

postally used in 1905

condition: very good...please also refer to scans which show complete front and back of postcard

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