Vintage Postcard 1956 Snowy Alps Journey Red Cross Slogan Bern Switzerland RPPC
Original price
$28.00
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Original price
$28.00
Original price
$28.00
$28.00
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$28.00
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$28.00
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Social History: Traveler's note from "Julia" describing her journey through the Alps:
"It’s very beautiful. Am on a train now going from Bern to Lucerne. We go to Rapallo, Italy tomorrow and then to Rome. We fly... for Boston on Sunday 9/11..the train jiggles"
Postal History: Postally used from Luzern on September 3, 1956. Features a collectible Red Cross charity machine cancellation. The machine slogan "Helft dem Internationalen Komitee vom Roten Kreuz" ("Help the International Committee of the Red Cross") documents a major humanitarian drive from the mid-1950s. Franked with a 25-cent red Helvetia mountain-landscape definitive stamp.
Scene: A historic topographical view of Bern, Switzerland, featuring the Bern Minster and the snow-capped Bernese Alps.
Type: Real Photo Postcard with scalloped edges.
Publisher: Verlag A. boss & Co
Condition: Good vintage condition. The 1956 Red Cross cancellation is exceptionally clear and provides strong historical provenance.
Standard Size: 3.5 x 5.5"
Postal History: Postally used from Luzern on September 3, 1956. Features a collectible Red Cross charity machine cancellation. The machine slogan "Helft dem Internationalen Komitee vom Roten Kreuz" ("Help the International Committee of the Red Cross") documents a major humanitarian drive from the mid-1950s. Franked with a 25-cent red Helvetia mountain-landscape definitive stamp.
Scene: A historic topographical view of Bern, Switzerland, featuring the Bern Minster and the snow-capped Bernese Alps.
Type: Real Photo Postcard with scalloped edges.
Publisher: Verlag A. boss & Co
Condition: Good vintage condition. The 1956 Red Cross cancellation is exceptionally clear and provides strong historical provenance.
Standard Size: 3.5 x 5.5"
This is an authentic vintage item. Use the zoom tool to inspect the photos for a detailed view of the condition.