Today in Postal History
Iceland to Germany
March 23, 1899
This Icelandic postal reply* card was postmarked at Reykjavik on its way to Georgenthal bei Gotha.
(You'll be a bit surprised by this Reykjavik link, I was.)
The 10A. indicia received a clear strike of the CDS.
This is the proper postal card rate abroad.
One of the surprising things about this item is that normally
one expects postal reply cards to be sent back to the sender.
Had this one come with a two part card from Germany, it would have been a German card.
However, it would be expected to be from Iceland originally.
It is, of course possible that the sender just bought such cards
to provide a supply of postal cards or had a leftover and used both sides himself.
This appears to be another of life's little mysteries which has no answer.
Only the matching card could answer the question.
The card arrived at its destination as shown by the receiving mark on April 1.
(You'll be a bit surprised by this Reykjavik link, I was.)
The 10A. indicia received a clear strike of the CDS.
This is the proper postal card rate abroad.
One of the surprising things about this item is that normally
one expects postal reply cards to be sent back to the sender.
Had this one come with a two part card from Germany, it would have been a German card.
However, it would be expected to be from Iceland originally.
It is, of course possible that the sender just bought such cards
to provide a supply of postal cards or had a leftover and used both sides himself.
This appears to be another of life's little mysteries which has no answer.
Only the matching card could answer the question.
The card arrived at its destination as shown by the receiving mark on April 1.
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