29.00 USD
In almost perfect condition, an uncommon card out of a much beloved series of German postcards by Rotophot of Berlin.
Rotophot (Rotophot Gesellschaft fuer photographischen Rotationsdruck m.b.H.) was one of the top competitors in the production of high quality picture postcards during the first decade of the 20th century, surpassed in production only by NPG (Neue Photographische Gesellschaft).
Heinrich Ross, who would later become the largest publisher of "film star" postcards in the world (Ross Verlag), joined Rotophot in around 1908, and this card was published after he became a moving force within that company. We know this by the horse positioned atop the Rotophot logo. Ross, in German, means horse, and this was Heinrich Ross's personal logo.
On the card's obverse, we see the triangle mark of NBC (Neue Bromsilber Convention), a cost and quality control organization of postcard printers and publishers (said to be a price fixing cartel) that came into being in the last half of 1909. This mark lets us date this card to sometime between 1909 and about 1914, when WWI began and the production of German postcards for export ground to a halt.
So our card was printed just a few years before the end of the picture postcard's golden era and typifies the sort of fanciful imagery so popular at the time.
Beautiful, beautiful condition! Please examine our high res scans for detail.
The item you are considering for purchase is, unless otherwise noted, a vintage postcard of approximately 5 and 1/2, by 3 and 1/2 inches. Postage is for fully-insured, first class shipping in a secure photo mailer (to avoid any damage to your purchase in the mails), and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will not charge for postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more. We do not charge for insurance or shipping materials, and as of the date of this listing are still charging below our overall cost on shipping.
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