Pandur / India: Lutheran Mission Church Ährenkirche (Vintage PC 1912)

antique colorized postcard showing the "aehren-kirche" (church of the ears of wheat) in pandur near chennai (madras), south india.
the front features a colorful view of the neo-gothic mission church surrounded by exotic palm trees, lush paths, and local villagers.
the card is posted using a 5 pfennig germania stamp (deutsches reich), canceled with a circular postmark from wiesenburg (sachsen) dated january 4, 1912 (4.1.12). addressed to fraeulein marte bueger in hartmannsdorf bei kirchberg.
printed caption at the bottom left 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 1912

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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