Rorschach / Switzerland: Steamboat - Harbor (Vintage PC Litho 1900)

original vintage postcard - no reprint! 

embossed

vintage chromolithograph postcard from 1900, titled "Gruss aus Rorschach" (Greetings from Rorschach, Switzerland).

The artwork is signed by the artist J. Zuber in the lower right corner.

This antique postcard features a detailed view of the harbor area at Lake Constance (Bodensee) with train tracks, the station building, and a historic steamboat. The foreground is ornately decorated with alpine motifs, including a chamois (Gemse), an ice axe, climbing rope, edelweiss, alpine roses, and the Swiss coat of arms. The card features an elegant relief embossing (Prägekarte), which can be seen reflecting on the back.

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

postally used in 1900

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

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