Pandur / India: Lutheran Mission Church Ährenkirche (Vintage PC 1910)

beautiful antique colorized postcard depicting the "aehren-kirche" (church of the ears of wheat) in pandur, near chennai (madras), south india.
the front shows a vibrant view of the neo-gothic mission church and its lush tropical gardens, with local villagers walking on the grounds.
the card is historically significant as it was posted using a 10 pfennig germania stamp (deutsches reich), canceled with a circular postmark from frohburg dated march 30, 1910 (30.3.10). addressed to pfarrer miller in taltitz near oelsnitz (vogtland).
printed caption at the bottom reads "aehren-kirche in pandur, ostindien - serie indien iii. nr. 8." published by verlag der evang.-luth. mission zu leipzig (numbered 84060).

postally used in 1910

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

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

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