Hundwil / Switzerland: Regierungsrat Appenzell Postmarked Cape Colony South Africa (Vintage PC 1903)

vintage swiss litho multi-view greeting postcard from 1903 showing the regierungsrat state council of the canton of appenzell ausserrhoden ar with oval portraits of politicians zellweger herisau schiess herisau lutz lutzenberg eugster speicher bruderer trogen and zwicky herisau along with the cantonal coat of arms bear. the lower half features a large crowd gathered for the traditional democratic appenzeller landsgemeinde outdoor voting assembly in the village of hundwil.

the reverse side features a handwritten message in german sent from teufen via st gallen to mr r j mccallum in polo via dohne cape colony south africa. it bears a green 10 centime helvetia stamp cancelled with a clear teufen postmark dated may 13 1903 along with a st gallen transit stamp and a cape colony arrow town arrival stamp on the bottom left dated may 31 1903.

published by kunstanstalt j lichtenstein st gallen card number 10308.

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

postally used in 1903

condition: very good..bottom left corner damaged with 0.5 cm tear...please also refer to scans which show complete front and back of postcard

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