Date of use : 1892, Italy
Camera Offer from Pallavicino to Berlin
This card was sent in 1892 by Pietro Pallavicino, an optical and photographic equipment dealer from Turin, to the G. Goliasch & Cia company in Berlin. While there is no concrete information about the company, the seal on the card indicates that it was a business dealing in "Ottico" (Optician), "Apparecchi Fotografici e Timbri" (Photographic Equipment and Stamps).
The text on the reverse side of the card, in Italian, reads as follows:
✉️ COMMERCIAL OFFER ✉️
"Dear Sirs, Goliasch & Company, Berlin, It is my honor to inform you that the latest batch of portable cameras, of excellent quality and at very reasonable prices, has arrived in my hands. I am pleased to send you my illustrated catalog and I hope to be honored with your orders. Sincerely, P. Pallavicino"
Record Information
Title: Camera Offer from Pallavicino to Berlin
Category: Photographic Trade History / Commercial Correspondence
Subcategory: International Camera Trade / Optical Equipment
Country: Italy (Origin) → Germany (Destination)
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City: Turin → Berlin
Date of use: 1892 (based on postmark and card design)
Sender: Pietro Pallavicino, Turin, Italy (Ottico – Apparecchi Fotografici e Timbri)
Recipient: G. Goliasch & Cia, Berlin, Germany
Object Type: International commercial postcard / business promotion
Postal Administration: Italian postal service (UPU member)
Postal Route 🚂: Turin → Berlin (1892 Alpine Railway Route)
Estimated Travel Time: Approximately 2-3 days (by rail)
Postal Features: Italian postage stamps, international postal markings, UPU standard postcard
Product: Portable cameras of excellent quality at reasonable prices
Business Range: Optical goods, photographic equipment, stamps (timbri)
Language: Italian
Material: Printed card stock with handwritten message
Dimensions: Standard UPU postcard format
Collection Theme: Italian-German photographic trade, 19th century camera distribution, international business networks
Archival Significance: This 1892 postcard documents a commercial offer from Pietro Pallavicino, an Italian optical dealer, to G. Goliasch & Cia in Berlin. The diversified business scope (optician, photographic equipment, stamps) reflects 19th-century photographic trade patterns. The offer of portable cameras with illustrated catalog demonstrates sophisticated marketing. A primary source for understanding Italian-German photographic commercial networks and the promotion of amateur camera technology.
Research Note:
This article is based on historical research and independent analysis of the material in the author's collection. The text has been prepared as an original interpretative study and does not reproduce copyrighted material.
This item is documented as part of the Photography in Postal History research project.
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