Authentic 1905 Austro-Hungarian Era Bosnia Postcard - Turkish Wedding Procession in Mostar
Product Details:
  • Title / Description (German): „Türkischer Hochzeitszug” (Turkish / Muslim Wedding Procession).
  • Front Illustration: A rare and captivating photographic color lithograph showing a traditional local Muslim wedding procession crossing a stone bridge in Mostar. It depicts men on horseback, a covered wedding canopy, and local figures in traditional Ottoman-Balkan garments and fezzes, with the landmark Moorish-style Gymnasium building standing prominently in the background.
  • Date of Circulation: Handwritten date „Mostar 30./12. 1905” on the left foreground, containing New Year's greetings for 1906 („Die herzlichsten Glückwünsche zum neuen Jahre 1906”).
  • Publisher: Verlags-Buchhandlung J. Studnicka & Co., Mostar (Card Reference: Nr. 12101 / 17355).
  • Reverse Side: Early undivided back style with decorative border print, featuring bilingual headings („Dopisnica. / Correspondenz-Karte.”). It is addressed to „Sr. Hochwohlgeboren Herrn K.u.K. Militärverpflegs-Verwalter Adolf Gaspari, Vorstand des K.u.K. Militärverpflegsmagazins in Stryj, Galicien” (To the Highborn Mr. Adolf Gaspari, Imperial and Royal Military Provisions Manager, Head of the Military Provisions Magazine in Stryi, Galicia).
  • Postal & Philatelic History: Franked with a genuine green 5 Novčića / Kreuzer Austro-Hungarian Military Post stamp for Bosnia and Herzegovina (1901 coat of arms issue). Cancelled by a period circular postmark. The reverse features an exceptionally crisp and bold circular military arrival postmark reading „STRYJ 2” dated January 2, 1906 (2.1.06).