I am in possesion of 4 unused postcards from the golden era, they were left to me after the death of a family member. I was able to identify one card of 3 related to the beer capital Milwaukee, WI; 1909, I'm trying to ID THE 4th card, I don"t have any pics at this time, so I"ll give a brief description; it is in black and white, a white border, non divided back, a pic of a slain white lion lying on a stone ledge among spear and shield, battle axe. The text on bottom front is printed in latin, I can barely read it but I'll try to covey the text: DIE X AUGUSTI II ET. III SEPTEMBRIS MDCCXCII. HAEO SUNT NOMINA EORUM QUI. SACRAMENTI FIDEM FALLERENT, some smaller text I have trouble reading, also some red numbers on lower left 2534, and centered on bottom in red, Luzern- Lowendenkmal. On the back top center Carte Postale, below that, across length of card is printed: Union postale universelle.--- Weltpostverein.--- Unione postale universale, centered under that is printed Nur fur die Adresse. I hope thats not too confusing. I am in process of converting postcards to view on internet. Any info to ID this card would be appreciated thanks RAYZAP
I am in possesion of 4 unused postcards from the golden era, they were left to me after the death of a family member. I was able to identify one card of 3 related to the beer capital Milwaukee, WI; 1909, I'm trying to ID THE 4th card, I don"t have any pics at this time, so I"ll give a brief description; it is in black and white, a white border, non divided back, a pic of a slain white lion lying on a stone ledge among spear and shield, battle axe. The text on bottom front is printed in latin, I can barely read it but I'll try to covey the text: DIE X AUGUSTI II ET. III SEPTEMBRIS MDCCXCII. HAEO SUNT NOMINA EORUM QUI. SACRAMENTI FIDEM FALLERENT, some smaller text I have trouble reading, also some red numbers on lower left 2534, and centered on bottom in red, Luzern- Lowendenkmal. On the back top center Carte Postale, below that, across length of card is printed: Union postale universelle.--- Weltpostverein.--- Unione postale universale, centered under that is printed Nur fur die Adresse. I hope thats not too confusing. I am in process of converting postcards to view on internet. Any info to ID this card would be appreciated thanks RAYZAP
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This would be the Lion Monument in Luzern (Engish Lucerne), Switzerland. According to my Lonely Planet guidebook, it commemorates Swiss soldiers who died defending King Lous XVI and family during the French Revolution.
This would be the Lion Monument in Luzern (Engish Lucerne), Switzerland. According to my Lonely Planet guidebook, it commemorates Swiss soldiers who died defending King Lous XVI and family during the French Revolution.
Thank you for your info and diligence in answering my query. I'm wondering how rare a postcard this could be, as I am still looking to view it elsewhere on the internet. Thanks again
Thank you for your info and diligence in answering my query. I'm wondering how rare a postcard this could be, as I am still looking to view it elsewhere on the internet. Thanks again
Postcards with popular tourist attractions like this are quite common.
Postcards with popular tourist attractions like this are quite common.
Thank you again Bjornmu, I did research the lion monument at Lucerne, Switzerland, and was able to view this card on net and get an idea of its value. I must say I'm surprised that these old cards are not worth more! I guess I'll hang on to it indefinitely.Thanks again for your comments, they really helped. RAYZAP