Italy: Napoli Polena Traditional Costume / Arturo Mondovi Mantova - Posted To Palma (Vintage PC 1915)

original antique italian picture postcard showing a woman in traditional costume from the naples region.

the front is captioned "napoli - popolena" and features an attractive early 20th-century colourised photographic portrait.

the reverse bears the printed address of arturo mondovi, corso umberto i, 34, mantova, together with the postal and correspondence markings.

the card was mailed from mantova to miguel vila, 9 rue fiel, palma de mallorca, baleares, spain, in april 1915 and bears a palma de mallorca arrival cancellation dated 7 may 1915.

arturo mondovi was associated with the book and printing trade in mantova, making the sender information an interesting additional feature of this postcard.

the card is particularly attractive for collectors of italian regional costumes, naples, italian folklore, early postcards, postal history and deltiology.

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

postally used in 1915

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

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