🇦🇹🇧🇪 AUSTRIA & BELGIUM – Archduchess Elisabeth Marie "The Red Archduchess" | 1911 Stamped RPPC
Thème : Famille Royale Belge / Dynastie Habsbourg-Lorraine / Élisabeth-Marie d'Autriche (Fille de Rodolphe de Habsbourg et Stéphanie de Belgique)
Année : Carte voyagée d'époque avec cachet et timbre belges (1911)
Photographe / Éditeur : Portrait Officiel de la Cour Impériale d'Autriche / "S.A.I. & R. l'archiduesse Elisabeth"
Lieu de l'Action : Bruxelles / Louvain (Belgique)
Selection: "THE COLLECTOR POP - History & Postcards"
📝 Product Description
Premium vintage Real Photo Postcard (RPPC) featuring the famous granddaughter of Emperor Franz Joseph I and King Leopold II: "S.A.I. & R. l'archiduchesse Elisabeth" (Elisabeth Marie of Austria, later known as "The Red Archduchess"). This spectacular monochrome studio portrait captures the young princess wearing her formal lace dress and multi-strand pearl necklace. This rare piece features a superb original green 5c postage stamp (Belgique - België) with a clean historic cancellation mark from Leuwen (Louvain), dated 1911. An absolute centerpiece for European royalty curators, Habsburg archives, and premium philatelic collections.
• Rare Dynastic Link: Represents the unique historical bond between the Austrian Imperial Palace and the Belgian Royal Family.
• Famous Historical Figure: Features the tragic and independent princess who later shocked society by joining the Austrian Social Democratic Party.
• Authentic 1911 Postal History: Genuine early 20th-century Belgian green stamp and crisp regional Louvain postmark on the front margin.
🔍 Postcard Condition
• Condition: Excellent (EX) – Beautiful high-contrast portrait clarity. Sharp corners, authentic postmark stamps cleanly integrated without obscuring the face, standard vintage divided reverse backing.
🛒 How to Order
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Image data: • Front: Real Photo portrait of Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria with pearls, green 5c Belgian stamp and Leuwen Louvain 1910-1911 postmark on top right corner — THE COLLECTOR. • Back: Standard clean divided vintage postcard backing layout — THE COLLECTOR.
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