Trencin (Trencsen) / Slovakia: Medieval Castle Ruins (Vintage PC 1916)

vintage tinted printed postcard showing a close-up historical view of the medieval castle in trencin, slovakia (then known as trencsen under the kingdom of hungary). the front depicts the prominent stone towers, ramparts, and defensive walls of the trencin castle (trenciansky hrad) perched on the rocky hilltop with trees and a small stone outbuilding in the foreground. it features the printed red caption trencsen in the upper left corner.
the back of the postcard is formatted as a hungarian mailing card (levelezo-lap) with a divided back layout. it features a green 5-filler hungarian war charity / aid postage stamp (hadi segely / özvegyeknek es árvaknak) overprinted for the war effort. the card is cancelled with a postmark dated 18 august 1916.
it is addressed to hochwohlg. freiläulein verica bugarsky at petöfi gasse 9 in sombor, bacska (now serbia). the card contains a handwritten personal message written vertically in serbian (latin script) dated 18 august 1916. 

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

postally used in 1916

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

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