Wednesday, July 04, 2012

Incoming mail to Arsdorf in 1891 & 1893

 

From Germany in 1891 

 

001

Leipzig, Germany, 12 Jun 1891

Luxembourg-Gare B, 13 Jun 1891

Rambrouch, 13 Jun 1891

Common postal cards, such as this Michel P21, sometimes contain hidden treasures for the postal historian!  Here we see a message to Arsdorf from a bookstore in Leipzig long before the days of instantaneous electronic communication.  The lovely printed back is a bonus.

002

F. A. Brockhaus, Leipzig

Buchhandlung für deutsche und ausländ

From Belgium in 1893

003

 

Estinnes, Belgium, 16 Aug 1893

Luxembourg-Gare B, 17 Aug 1893

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