Thursday Postcard Hunt - Cathedrals
Cathedrals
Cologne Cathedral in Germany.
This postcard, and one next week, is from a postcard book, Astudin-Karten vom Rhein: 20 farbige Karten nach Ölgemalden (Astudin maps of the Rhine: 20 colored cards based on oil paintings), which I bought at an estate sale.
Cathedral of Learning, University of Pittsburg, PA
Next week brings Towers.
Such a beautiful image of the Cathedral!
ReplyDeleteThe book as a lot of beautiful ones. I was lucky to find it. Around here estate sales just put a price on a pile of stuff, so it cost very little.
DeleteI like the name "cathedral of learning"! And also those vintage postcards you don't need to really write anything on. You can fill the back with stamps ;)
ReplyDeleteThey are amusing!
DeleteThe first one has such a moody atmosphere to it! And the second one is fun - I have a couple of these and wonder if anyone actually checked off any of those options?!
ReplyDeleteI'll bet they did, if only as a joke. I guess that's the point.
DeleteThat first one is gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteThe book it's from has come nice ones. I like next week's, although not as impressive as the cathedral.
DeleteI love postcards, especially vintage postcards. I belong to postcrossing and have all sorts of postcards from all over. I like the cards for the messages. The photos in them are not as interesting as old postcards.
ReplyDeleteI only discovered Postcrossing a few months ago! I agree, old postcards are best. I just got a bunch in today's mail (bought not sent to me), old. I find it amazing a postcard from 1902 or so can be so cheap to buy. I like dogs and linen, and world's fair ones best. Oh... any!
DeleteCologne Cathedral is an iconic image, but seeing it as an oil painting reproduced on a postcard is a unique perspective. I love the idea of discovering postcard books like that at estate sales – it's like finding hidden treasures! The Cathedral of Learning is a surprising choice for the theme. I hadn't heard of it before! It's definitely a striking building. I love the unexpected discoveries this challenge brings every week!
ReplyDeleteThe painting is a beauty, an artist capturing something a photo cannot. A nice collection to acquire.
ReplyDeleteLove that Dizzy Correspondence card, so funny.