Opava Troppau / Czechia: Republikplatz Schulring Masaryk Stamp (Vintage PC 1937)

historical czechoslovakian postcard from the interwar period, dated december 1937.
the front shows a panoramic view of opava (troppau), specifically the republikplatz with schulring (republic square and the school ring). prominent buildings include the local theater, church towers, and historic streetscapes. a storefront banner for koruna corona is visible on the right.
the reverse side features a printed caption in both czech and german: opava. náměstí republiky se školským okruhem / troppau — republikplatz mit schulring.
it contains a handwritten christmas and new year greeting in german, dated december 22, 1937. the card is franked with two czechoslovakian stamps (20 haleru coat of arms and 1 kč featuring president tomáš garrigue masaryk) and bears an opava postmark from december 1937.
sent to erwin dziekan, an oberrechnungsrat (senior accounting official) in vienna, austria (wien ii, rechte wienzeile 13 ii/5). signed by alois schedy, emma runz, elsa kurz, reiner schedy, and ida schedy.

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

postally used in 1937

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

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