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vintage color tinted printed multi-view postcard from the rotstein mountain, historically spelled rothstein, located near reichenbach in the upper lusatia region (oberlausitz), saxony, germany. the decorative front features a main scenic view of the rural landscape and village houses of rothstein, a circular inset showing the wooden observation watchtower (aussichtsturm), and a lower inset depicting the mountain restaurant inn (restaurant) with several handwritten signatures of visitors underneath. the front contains a brief greeting in german noting beautiful weather.
the back of the postcard is an early undivided back design formatted as a german postkarte. it features a green 5-pfennig deutsches reich postage stamp with the germania motif. the card is cancelled with a circular reichenbach (oberlausitz) postmark dated 5 may 1905. it also features a very clear circular arrival postmark from obercunnersdorf dated 5 may 1905.
it is addressed in traditional german handwriting to herrn hermann engelmann, schneider-meister in ober-cunnersdorf i./sa. (saxony). published by g. gaehde, reichenbach o.-l. under the series mark a. a. g.
postally used in 1905
conditon: very good...please also refer to scans which show complete front and back of postcard
postkarte, postcard, carte postale, tarjeta postale, 葉書, sachsen
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