Italy - Postcard (7) - 1906-1930
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Set of 7 antique Italian postcards dating from 1906 to 1930, in accessories condition (as new).
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Description from the seller
Detailed List of Pieces:
Double Fold-out Postcard "Milano Exhibition 1906"
Subject: Official two-color plan of the Piazza d’Armi and the Sempione Park, with indication of the elevated railway.
Historical Note: Contemporary internal text with chronology of the reconstruction of the Italian Decorative Arts pavilion after the fire on August 3, 1906.
Publisher: Officine Grafiche Pilade Rollo & C. - Milan.
Condition: Very Good/Excellent. Central fold perfectly intact.
Official Commemorative Postcard " laying of the First Stone of the New Central Station" (Milan, April 29, 1906)
Subject: Allegorical graphic in sepia tones issued by the State Railways on the occasion of the Simplon Tunnel and the 1906 Expo. Back with Liberty-era artwork.
Condition: Excellent. Sharp corners.
ENIT Promotional Postcard "Winter Sports in Italy" (1930s)
Subject: Deco/Futurist graphic depicting a skier descending, issued by the National Tourist Industries Authority.
Condition: Excellent. Bright surface and colors, no structural creases.
Official Postcard "R. Club Nautico di Palermo" (Early 1900s)
Subject: Liberty-style chromolithography published by Richter & C. (Naples), depicting a sailing vessel, rowing crew, and flags of the International Code of Signals topped by the Savoy crest.
Condition: Good on the front with slight marginal foxing; back with widespread and natural foxing from humidity over time, which does not compromise the cardboard's integrity.
Commemorative Postcard "Centenario de la República Argentina - Exposición de Ferrocarriles" (Buenos Aires, 1910)
Subject: Rare rail-themed chromolithograph showing a Native American as a locomotive passes. Official Argentine coat of arms.
Condition: Excellent/Good. Minimal signs of aging on the back (isolated light foxing).
Official Postcard "Partecipazione Italiana - Buenos Aires 1910"
Subject: Allegory of the Arts and Agriculture with Italian steamships in the port of Buenos Aires. Illustration signed by Alessandro Minardi.
Publisher: Stabilimento A. Marzi - Rome.
Condition: Excellent on the front; back with characteristic mirror-imaged print in light gray transparency, clean.
Vintage Photograph Postcard "Three Gentlemen at the Exhibition" (Circa 1906)
Type: Real Photo Postcard (genuine vintage photograph on postal cardboard). Oval portrait of three figures in period attire inside a Liberty-style exhibition complex.
Condition: Excellent. Sharp contrasts, handwritten initial "A" on the back.
General Terms of Sale and Shipping
Condition: From Good to Excellent (carefully examine the front and back images for details on the physiologic foxing of some pieces).
Detailed List of Pieces:
Double Fold-out Postcard "Milano Exhibition 1906"
Subject: Official two-color plan of the Piazza d’Armi and the Sempione Park, with indication of the elevated railway.
Historical Note: Contemporary internal text with chronology of the reconstruction of the Italian Decorative Arts pavilion after the fire on August 3, 1906.
Publisher: Officine Grafiche Pilade Rollo & C. - Milan.
Condition: Very Good/Excellent. Central fold perfectly intact.
Official Commemorative Postcard " laying of the First Stone of the New Central Station" (Milan, April 29, 1906)
Subject: Allegorical graphic in sepia tones issued by the State Railways on the occasion of the Simplon Tunnel and the 1906 Expo. Back with Liberty-era artwork.
Condition: Excellent. Sharp corners.
ENIT Promotional Postcard "Winter Sports in Italy" (1930s)
Subject: Deco/Futurist graphic depicting a skier descending, issued by the National Tourist Industries Authority.
Condition: Excellent. Bright surface and colors, no structural creases.
Official Postcard "R. Club Nautico di Palermo" (Early 1900s)
Subject: Liberty-style chromolithography published by Richter & C. (Naples), depicting a sailing vessel, rowing crew, and flags of the International Code of Signals topped by the Savoy crest.
Condition: Good on the front with slight marginal foxing; back with widespread and natural foxing from humidity over time, which does not compromise the cardboard's integrity.
Commemorative Postcard "Centenario de la República Argentina - Exposición de Ferrocarriles" (Buenos Aires, 1910)
Subject: Rare rail-themed chromolithograph showing a Native American as a locomotive passes. Official Argentine coat of arms.
Condition: Excellent/Good. Minimal signs of aging on the back (isolated light foxing).
Official Postcard "Partecipazione Italiana - Buenos Aires 1910"
Subject: Allegory of the Arts and Agriculture with Italian steamships in the port of Buenos Aires. Illustration signed by Alessandro Minardi.
Publisher: Stabilimento A. Marzi - Rome.
Condition: Excellent on the front; back with characteristic mirror-imaged print in light gray transparency, clean.
Vintage Photograph Postcard "Three Gentlemen at the Exhibition" (Circa 1906)
Type: Real Photo Postcard (genuine vintage photograph on postal cardboard). Oval portrait of three figures in period attire inside a Liberty-style exhibition complex.
Condition: Excellent. Sharp contrasts, handwritten initial "A" on the back.
General Terms of Sale and Shipping
Condition: From Good to Excellent (carefully examine the front and back images for details on the physiologic foxing of some pieces).
Details
Era
1900-2000
Number of objects
7
Country of origin
Italy
Year - youngest item
1930
Year - oldest item
1906
Condition
Accessories (As new)
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