Antique & Vintage Postcards

Perched on its dramatic hillside in the silver-mining state of Guerrero, the colonial town of Taxco de Alarcón spills across the frame in glorious silver-gelatin detail — the twin baroque towers and rose-stone dome of the Church of Santa Prisca (completed 1758 and considered one of Mexico's finest churrigueresque monuments) dominating the right side while white-washed buildings cascade down the slope, all captured by photographer Yañez in a crisp real-photo postcard (RPPC) numbered 934 in his Taxco series. A mother writing to her daughter — "Mum" to "Marjorie" at 612 Monticello Court, San Antonio, Texas — dashes off a breathless note: "A beautiful cathedral with about 15 altars. Spent the night at Taxco." The card is franked with a Mexican commemorative 4-centavo stamp from the 1910–1934 Revolution anniversary issue, a visually striking red stamp tied with a circular date stamp. The "Kodak Mexicana, Ltd." backing confirms this is a genuine gelatin silver RPPC printed on Kodak paper stock, likely mid-1930s.