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Monday, December 24, 2012

Sighisoara



The city in the XVIIIth century.
New postcard. For swap.


Sighisoara is one of the 7 fortified Saxon cities in Transylvania, known as "Siebenburgen", together withBrasov (Kronstadt), Cluj (Klausenburg), Sibiu (Hermannstadt), Bistrita (Bistritz) Medias (Mediasch), Sebes (Mühlbach). According to the legend the lost children of Hamelin emerged from the ‘Almasch’ (Varghis) cave into Transylvania - just to the north of Baraolt in 1284, lured there by the magical tune of the Pied Piper, a 'Romany' who had been cheated by the burghers after ridding them of their plague of rats. This is the 'romantic' explanation for the presence in Transylvania of Germans following ancient customs, yet isolated by hundreds of kilometers from Germany. The reality is that the fortified towns and villages of Transylvania were established in the 12th Century by settlers from the Moselle region, referred to locally as 'Saxons'( Romanian-'sashi'). They were attracted to Transylvania by favorable market rights by the Hungarian rulers who wanted them there to guard the mountain passes against Tatar and Ottoman raiders. They created the 'Siebenbürgen', the seven fortified cities, while in villages they constructed fortified churches in which they could shelter during times of siege. UNESCO has designated several of these villages and the mediaeval citadel of Sighisoara as Heritage Sites

Bezidu Nou- multiview

"The flood is coming".
New postcard. For swap

London- night view



New postcard. For swap

Hunedoara castle(2)


Mattia Corvin's returning from hunting. On the background- the Corvin's castle.
New card. Available for swap

Corvin family castle in Hunedoara



Reprint after a Rohbock lito "The castle after the 1854 fire".
New card. Available for swap.

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Timisoara-multiview


Written and stamped. Posted on 30.03.1960. The stamp is damaged.
For swap

Jassy


Central Library. Sent in 1962 to Targu Mures. Airmail stamp intact.
For swap

Ovidius statue in Constanta


Sent from Vama Veche to Targu Mures on 28.07.1965
Stamp in perfect condition.
For swap

Cluj Napoca


Continental Hotel. Postcard written and stamped- september 1964 from Cluj to Targu Mures. The stamp is intact.
For swap.

Brasov(2)



"Dirste way" in Brasov. 1962. Written but not posted, nor stamped.
For swap

Brasov(The City Stalin)



View from Brasov- written but not posted. August 1953.
At that time the city was called "The City Stalin".

Black Sea view



Constantza(Romania). Written, but not stamped, nor posted. Date on the card: July 6th, 1956
For swap.

Bucharest


Sent from Bucharest to Reghin in January 1958. The stamp is still intact.
For swap.

Slanic Moldova


Slanic Moldova is a small mountain resort from Romania.
Postcard  written and sent to Reghin on 25.07.1958. Arrived 2 days later. The stamp is a damaged.
For swap.

Laxemburg


Sent to Vienna on 28.08.1927. Arrived 2 days later.
Written and stamped

Vienna- panorama


Unwritten postcard. For swap.

Insbruck


Sent on 29.10.1934 to Timisoara(Romania). Arrived 2 days later.
Stamp and cancel in perfect condition.
For swap.

Bad Teplitz-Schonau





TepliceTeplice-Šanov until 1948 ( German: Teplitz-Schönau, archaically Töplitz) is a town in the Czech Republic, the capital of the Teplice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region. It is the state's second largest spa town (after Karlovy Vary). Teplitz was the primary seat of the Clary-und-Aldringen Austro-Hungarian princes.


Posted on 28.02.1933 to Lupeni(Romania). Arrived on 3.03.1933. Missing stamp.
For swap.


Wittenberge Pdm



Wittenberge is situated at the right (north-eastern) bank of the middle Elbe at its confluence with the Stepenitz and Karthane in the German district of Prignitz. Within the same district, the town borders the Ämter Lenzen-Elbtalaue and Bad Wilsnack/Weisen as well as the district capital Perleberg. TheVerbandsgemeinde Seehausen (Altmark) in the district of StendalSaxony-Anhalt, lies on the opposite side of the Elbe.
(wikipedia)

Unused postcard. There is a thorn stamp on the back from the Reich period.
for swap.

Bruges


Unwritten card for swap.

Galleria degli Uffizi



Unwritten card.