Karlsbad (Karlovy Vary) / Czechia: Sprudel Thermal Spring & Girls (Vintage PC 1908)

vintage printed postcard showing a fascinating historical scene from the famous spa town of karlsbad in bohemia (now karlovy vary, czech republic). the front depicts the powerful steaming sprudel thermal spring inside the historic colonnade hall. surrounding the ornate fountain basin are spa visitors and traditional young women workers in uniform capes holding long ladle sticks used to serve the thermal mineral water.
the back of the postcard is formatted with a divided back and notes the vertical print series title karlsbad sprudel. it features a green 5-heller kaiserliche königliche österreichische post stamp with the profile of emperor franz joseph i. the card is cancelled with a karlsbad postmark dated 2 july 1908.
it is addressed to lina engelhardt in hildesheim, germany, with a later forward note to erfurt, and contains a full handwritten message in german. published by hermann poy in dresden (serial number 1657, dated 1908).

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

postally used in 1908

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

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