German Paquebot Postcard from Colombo Ceylon to Sternberg Seepost cancel pos...

Item Specifics

Country

Ceylon

Condition

Cover (Postal History)

Stamp Format

Single

Item Description

Carefully selected from a vast collection, this original early 20th-century postcard is an exceptional piece for collectors, historians, and philatelists. Each postcard uniquely combines three key aspects that make it highly attractive:

1️ Philatelic: Posted from Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka) aboard a German paquebot, this postcard bears a 10 Pfennig stamp from the German Empire, cancelled with both a Seepost maritime postmark and a Colombo circular datestamp. These dual markings confirm it was processed onboard and at port, a rare and desirable feature for collectors of maritime mail.

2️ Aesthetic: The front image depicts a vibrant street scene in Colombo, lined with colonial-style buildings and palm trees, local residents walking under the tropical sun. The caption "Colombo" appears printed at the bottom, and a handwritten note blends into the lower edge of the image.

3️ Social: The message, written in German Kurrent script, is addressed to Anna Borkowetz in Sternberg, Mähren (Moravia, Austria). The sender describes travel plans and recommends disembarking in Ostend rather than Marseille for better ticket prices ("Bubiken") and smoother transfer. They mention personal updates, including “the big Olga” and “Bubi”, evoking a warm family tone, typical of emigrant or traveler correspondence of the era.

This rare combination of postal heritage, artistic appeal, and personal insight makes it an outstanding choice for Open Class philately exhibits and thematic collections involving German maritime mail, Ceylon colonial history, or German-speaking diaspora.

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04/08/2016

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Montevideo, Uruguay

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