Venezia Ponte dei Sospiri postcard 1902 to Navam del Rio Negro via Porongos U...

Item Specifics

Country

Uruguay

Condition

Cover (Postal History)

Stamp Format

Single

Certificate Grade

Not Graded

Item Description

Translated Message (From Front):
"From this bridge I send you a sigh — not of sorrow, like those exhaled by the prisoners who crossed it to hear their death sentence, but of admiration caused by the view of this city."

Philatelic Description:
This exceptional postcard, mailed from Venice in December 1902, features a finely colored lithograph of the _Ponte dei Sospiri_ and was sent to the small locality of _Navam del Río Negro_, Uruguay. The routing note _via Porongos_ refers to the old name of Trinidad, capital of the department of Flores — highlighting that the card traveled via Uruguay’s rural TRAVELLING POST OFFICE (TPO) system.
It bears a 10 centesimi King Umberto I stamp with Venezia postmark and a clear _Porongos_ CDS dated _23 DIC 02_.
A beautiful item showcasing INTERNATIONAL RURAL MAIL, RAILWAY TRANSPORT, and EARLY 20TH-CENTURY CULTURAL EXCHANGES, suitable for OPEN CLASS or POSTAL HISTORY collections centered on ITALY–URUGUAY CORRESPONDENCE.

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04/08/2016

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Item Location

Montevideo, Uruguay

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Worldwide

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