Lot 2 RPPC Real Photo Postcards Street Scenes Dutch East Indies Palembang
A lot of 2 vintage real photo postcards (RPPC) showing bustling street scenes in Southeast Asia.
Item Details:
- Location Details: The photographs capture colonial-era commercial streets, highly likely in the Dutch East Indies (modern-day Indonesia) during the 1920s or 1930s.
1. The first photo features traditional shophouses, a Chinese merchant sign reading "Hap Lie Chan," and a banner for a "Toko Obat" (Indonesian/Malay for medicine shop).
2. The second photo shows a street corner with pedestrians, bicycles, and a vintage automobile. The car's license plate begins with "BG," the historical and current vehicle registration code for the Palembang region in South Sumatra.
- Type: Real Photo Postcards (RPPC), unposted.
Condition:
- Very good vintage condition. Unused. Please examine the high-resolution scans carefully to verify the exact condition.
item-ID: col-17771
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