Austria: Erfurter Hütte am Achensee Alpine Hut Edelweiss (Vintage PC Litho 1897)

vintage lithograph gruss von postcard showing the erfurter hütte alpine hut near the achensee lake in tyrol, austria, at an altitude of 1834 meters. the front features a beautiful illustration of alpine edelweiss flowers and a hiking pouch, as well as an original violet oval cachet stamp reading erfurter hütte am achensee 25 sep. 1897 and a signature by fridolin.
printed by friedr. kirchner, kunst-anstalt, erfurt, based on a photograph by hugo büchner, erfurt.
the reverse side is undivided (deutsche reichspost postkarte formular) and addressed to herrn hofhafnermeister jos. lehle in sigmaringen, hohenzollern. it features a 2 kreuzer kaiser franz joseph austrian stamp postmarked at jenbach on september 25, 1897, and a clear circular arrival postmark from sigmaringen dated september 27, 1897.

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

postally used in 1897

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

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