• Type: Topographical & Travel Greeting Postcard Lot (9 Cards Total)

• Category: Collectibles > Postcards & Supplies > Postcards > Topographical Postcards

• Eras: Undivided Back (1901–1907) to Early Chrome / Real Photo (1900s–1950s)

• Locations & Featured Subjects:

  • Mexico: Jardín Borda, Cuernavaca (1904 postmark / green stamp to Howard, Kansas)

  • Switzerland / French Alps (Eby Benton Correspondence):

    • Montreux: Avenue du Kursaal street scene with horse carriage, tram, and Cacao Suchard delivery truck

    • Évian-les-Bains: Terrace of the historic Buvette Cachat thermal spa gardens and clock pavilion

    • Mannheim & Montreux postmarks on Swiss Helvetia / German Reich franked cards sent to Interlaken

  • Lebanon: Aley – The Swimming Pool (La Piscine) Real Photo Postcard (RPPC) sent 1950s to Denver, CO

  • France: Nîmes – Le Pont du Gard Roman aqueduct bridge (Avignon 1927 postmark, 90c Pasteur stamp)

  • Czech Republic: Praha (Prague) Old Town Astronomical Clock (Staroměstský orloj), 1949 postmark

  • United States & Classic Interiors: Lakeside park and historic indoor plunge bathhouse

• Postal Status: Mostly Postally Used with authentic vintage/antique cancel stamps, postal markings, and legible personal handwritten travel notes

• Condition: Pre-owned antique/vintage condition; expected postal handling, clean image fronts, and corner edge wear consistent with age

Item Description

A compelling 9-piece estate lot of original antique and vintage postcards (1904–1950s), combining early international postal history, European spa towns, and collectible real photo ephemera.

• Collection Highlights:

  • 1904 Cuernavaca, Mexico Undivided Back: Beautiful reflecting pool at Jardín Borda with crisp Cuernavaca Morelos cancels and 2c green stamp addressed to Howard, Kansas.

  • 1911 Swiss Alps & French Spa Series: Group of cards written to traveler Eby Benton at Hotel Giesbourger in Interlaken/Unterseen, including a lively street scene of Avenue du Kursaal in Montreux featuring a vintage Cacao Suchard truck, and the grand terrace of Buvette Cachat in Évian-les-Bains.

  • 1950s Mount Lebanon RPPC: Real photo postcard of La Piscine pool resort in Aley, mailed to Denver, CO, detailing the sender\'s upcoming route to Baghdad, Iraq.

  • 1927 Pont du Gard Aqueduct: Classic view of the Roman masonry span near Nîmes, canceled at Avignon with 90c Pasteur stamp.

  • 1949 Prague Astronomical Clock: Crisp view of the historic medieval tower with Czechoslovakian stamp and 1949 travel letter.

• Condition: Sound antique/vintage condition throughout. Clean fronts, rich contrast, intact margins, and clear, collectible postal markings on reverse.

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