RPPC c1960s Thessaloniki Greece White Tower View Streetcars Postcard For Sale

RPPC c1960s Thessaloniki Greece White Tower View Streetcars PostcardSmall bit of edge and corner wear from storage.Subject: A premium antique Real Photo Postcard (RPPC) featuring a panoramic view of Thessaloniki (Salonique) from the White Tower, complete with a rare 1936 travelogue sent to New York City.Front Details:This crisp black-and-white photograph captures the urban heart of Thessaloniki during the interwar period. The View: A wide-angle perspective from the top of the White Tower, looking over the city\'s neoclassical apartments and bustling thoroughfares. Street Life: Features early electric streetcars (trams) and horse-drawn carriages alongside early motor vehicles, documenting the city\'s transit evolution. Caption: Professionally captioned in Greek and French: \"VUE DE LA TOUR BLANCHE - SALONIQUE\".Reverse Side Details (The History):This card serves as an exceptional personal \"time-capsule\" from a German traveler in pre-WWII Greece. The Message: Dated \"Saloniki, 6. Juni \'36\" (June 6, 1936), the sender writes a detailed greeting in German Sütterlin script: \"To my dear ones... thank you for your sign of life... I am here in the land of olives... I hope everything is fine with you.\" Postmark: Clearly stamped June 1936 from THESSALONIKI. Stamps: Two original Greek definitive stamps: a green 2 Drachmai (Mount Lycabettus) and a red 3 Drachmai (Cruiser Georgios Averof). Publisher: Editions \"Photo Lykides\", Salonique (Reproduction interdite). Lykides was a premier photographer of early 20th-century Greek life. Recipient: Addressed to Fr. Kellenberger at 225 East 83rd Street, New York City, U.S.A.Condition Report:This postcard is in Excellent (EX) antique condition. Front: The photographic image is sharp with high contrast. Back: The paper is bright; the stamps and postmarks are exceptionally well-preserved. The dense, fluid handwriting is perfectly legible.Era & Significance:Interwar Period (1936). This card documents Thessaloniki just prior to the Metaxas regime and the subsequent upheavals of WWII. It is a highly desirable artifact for collectors of Greek history, Thessaloniki topography, and International/NYC postal history.A premier piece for collectors of: Greek (Thessaloniki) Local History Photo Lykides Publisher Series Interwar European Travel Memorabilia German-American Diaspora Genealogy