Date of use : 1907, Hungary

Royal Hungarian Postal Card to Christian Tauber, Photographic Depot, Wiesbaden

This postcard was issued by the Royal Hungarian Postal Administration and represents a standard example of official postal stationery used within the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The heading "Magyar Királyi Posta – Levelező-lap" printed at the top identifies it as an official correspondence card. Such postal cards included an imprinted postage value and were commonly used for both domestic and international communication. The postal cancellation indicates that the card was sent toward Wiesbaden in Germany, demonstrating the functioning of international postal routes within Europe.

The address panel identifies the recipient as "Tauber photographisches Lager" located in Wiesbaden. The German term can be translated as a photographic supply depot or photographic equipment dealer. Businesses of this type operated as distributors of photographic materials such as cameras, glass plates, chemicals, and studio accessories. During the late nineteenth century Wiesbaden was not only a well-known spa town but also an active regional commercial center, which made it a favorable location for specialized suppliers serving professional photographers and amateur practitioners.

Record Information

Title: Royal Hungarian Postal Card to Christian Tauber Photographic Depot (Wiesbaden)

Category: Photographic Industry History / International Correspondence

Subcategory: Austro-Hungarian Postal Stationery / Cross-Border Trade

Country: Hungary (Sender) → Germany (Recipient: Wiesbaden)

City: [Hungarian Origin] → Wiesbaden, Germany (Recipient: Christian Tauber)

Date of use: 1907

Company (Recipient): Christian Tauber, Photographisches Lager (Photographic Supply Depot), Wiesbaden, Germany. A photographic equipment dealer distributing cameras, glass plates, chemicals, and studio accessories.

Object Type: Postal stationery postcard (Magyar Királyi Posta – Levelező-lap)

Postal Features: Royal Hungarian Postal Administration imprinted postage; Hungarian postal cancellation (1907).

Language: Hungarian / German (recipient address)

Material: Paper (postcard stock)

Dimensions: Standard postcard format

Collection Theme: Christian Tauber, Wiesbaden photographic trade, Photographisches Lager, Royal Hungarian Post, Magyar Királyi Posta, Austro-Hungarian Empire postal history, German photographic distributors, cross-border trade, 1900s postal stationery, international photographic supply networks.

Archival Significance: This 1907 Royal Hungarian postal card documents international correspondence to Christian Tauber's photographic supply depot in Wiesbaden, illustrating the cross-border commercial networks that connected the Austro-Hungarian Empire with the German photographic trade in the early twentieth century.

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