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Stift Gottweig Benedictine Abbey Austria Aerial RPPC Postcard 1931
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Real Photo (RPPC) · 1931

Stift Gottweig Benedictine Abbey Austria Aerial RPPC Postcard 1931

Stift Göttweig, Wachau, Lower Austria1931Real Photo (RPPC)Used
Real photo postcard (RPPC) showing a dramatic aerial view of Stift Göttweig (Göttweig Abbey), the imposing Benedictine monastery perched atop a steep hill above the Wachau Valley in Lower Austria. The vast Baroque complex with its twin towers, domed church, and sprawling wings is clearly visible against the misty valley below. Photo by Josef Zipperle. Posted 27 July 1931 from Furth/NÖ with an Austrian 10 Groschen brown landscape stamp. A large violet circular monastery promotional stamp (STIFT GÖTTWEIG) is applied alongside the postal cancel. Message from niece Emmy to her aunt and uncle: visited Resi Tante, took a stroll to Göttweig, very pleased, warmly thanks them for beautiful gloves. Addressed to family in Klosterneusdorf a/d. Nordbahn, Kaiserstrasse.
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PC-01848 · Foto Josef Zipperle
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