Vintage Postcard 1956 Cheese Country Alps Journey Red Cross Slogan Train Switzerland
Original price
¥3,200
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Original price
¥3,200
Original price
¥3,200
¥3,200
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¥3,200
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Social History: Traveler's note from "Julia" describing her journey through the Alps:
"On train from Berne to Lucerne. This is the famous cheese country and beautiful scenery. The best - the sunshine everywhere we've been..."
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: The Last Judgment (Das Jüngste Gericht) - Main Portal of Bern Minster
Era: Chrome Era
Publisher: Photoglob-Wehrli AG, Zürich (marked by "PZ" logo, card #d 88)
Type: Printed Monochromatic
Postmark Date: September 3, 1956 – Lucerne, Switzerland
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: The Last Judgment (Das Jüngste Gericht) - Main Portal of Bern Minster
Era: Chrome Era
Publisher: Photoglob-Wehrli AG, Zürich (marked by "PZ" logo, card #d 88)
Type: Printed Monochromatic
Postmark Date: September 3, 1956 – Lucerne, Switzerland
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.