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The remarkable early motor vehicle has tiered open-air bench seating, decorative circular arm rails, wood-spoked wheels, an external bulb-style horn, exposed steering controls and a large box-shaped front section. Its registration plate reads:
“II A 2116”
The II A prefix was used for vehicles registered in Munich during the Imperial German period.
More than a dozen formally dressed passengers fill the sightseeing coach, including men, women and a child. A formally dressed man standing in front of the vehicle may be a guide or conductor, while a woman beside the rear wheel gestures upward toward the passengers.
The scene was photographed by Jos. Poehlmann, who produced postcards of the Vereinigte Münchener Fremdenrundfahrten—United Munich Sightseeing Tours. The printed reverse reads:
“Jos. Poehlmann, Photograph, München
Residenz-Automat, Neuhauserstr. 3. T. 7512.”
The postcard was mailed from Munich on August 31, 1913, and retains its original red 10-pfennig Bavarian Prince Regent Luitpold stamp on the image side. The address is written in French, with Dijon appearing prominently as the destination.
An especially detailed pre-WWI transportation image with appeal for collectors of early buses, motor coaches, automobiles, Munich history, German tourism, license plates, postal history and real photo postcards.
Measures approximately 3.25 × 5.5 inches.
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