Zürich / Switzerland: Generalansicht Hotel Union (Vintage PC Litho 1898)

beautiful and rare vintage lithoview postcard "gruss aus zuerich" from 1898.
the front shows a detailed panoramic general view (generalansicht) of the city of zuerich with the limmat river, grossmuenster, fraumuenster, and the distant alps. it also features a separate vignette illustration in the lower left corner showing the "hotel union restaurant beim hauptbahnhof" (near the main station).
published by verlag h. guggenheim, artist. atelier, zuerich. card number 591.
written and sent in june 1898. the front contains a handwritten message dated june 3, 1898.
the back features an undivided back (carte postale - weltpostverein) with a red 10-centimes helvetia stamp. it bears a circular "zuerich 5 (fil. bahnhof)" departure postmark dated june 3, 1898, and a "ravensburg" arrival postmark dated june 4, 1898, along with a secondary "feuersee" cancellation stamp.

postally used in 1898

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

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

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