Rome Italy - Villa Borghese Aesculapius Fountain - Antique Postcard - circa 1908 For Sale

A black and white printed postcard captioned ROMA. Villa Borghese: Fontana d'Esculapio, No. 2257. The view shows the arched fountain monument with its statue in the niche and sculpture on top, set among tall bare trees in the Villa Borghese park in Rome, with a path and lawn in the foreground.The back is a Carte postale / Union postale universelle back printed in red. It carries a pair of green Italian 5 centesimi King Victor Emmanuel III stamps cancelled ROMA (FERROVIA), and is filled with a handwritten letter in French dated Rome, 17 November 1908, addressed to a doctor in Quebec, Canada.Period: circa 1908.Publisher / series: Italian publisher, No. 2257Postally used: Yes, posted at Roma Ferrovia in November 1908 to Quebec, Canada, with two Italian 5 centesimi stampsCondition: Light corner wear and slight toning; the front cannot be fully judged from the high-contrast scan; no creases or tears visible on the back.Manuscript text (summary): Letter in French dated Rome, 17 November 1908, from a niece to her uncle in Quebec: she thanks him warmly for his long-awaited letter, says she is making a magnificent trip in the best possible conditions, and adds a note along the edge that the date of her return is not yet fixed.Reference : 20261006-2-10010-52/100

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