Antique & Vintage Postcards

Postmarked Wien (Vienna), 28 September 1969, this vibrant red-bordered multiview chrome card bursts with the grandeur of imperial Austria — Stephansdom's soaring Gothic spire, the State Opera's Ringstrasse façade buzzing with period automobiles, the spinning red gondolas of the Prater Riesenrad (giant Ferris wheel), the Burgtheater, the turreted Rathaus, and the domed Karlskirche all jostling for space on a single card. Dorothy and her companion "Doctor" were wrapping up what sounds like a magnificent grand European tour, penning a cheerful note to their friend to say they'd be leaving for home on October 2nd. Sent airmail from Vienna to St. Joseph, Missouri, this card carries a 3.50-schilling Austrian Republic definitive stamp and a lively Wien machine cancel — a genuine piece of postwar tourist correspondence that captures the golden age of American travel to Europe.