Postcards

Philadelphia, PA

City Hall Philadelphia Pennsylvania

Location

Philadelphia, PA

Scanned

May 29, 2026

Colorscale

color

Publisher

J. Koehler (New York / Berlin)

Front

Description: Color illustrated postcard depicting Philadelphia City Hall from a street-level angle, showing the ornate Second Empire style building with central tower flying American flags. Buildings visible on either side, street scene below.

Printed Text: CITY HALL PHILADELPHIA, PA

Back

Description: Undivided back with green printed 'POST CARD' and message/address rules. Green printed notices: 'TWO CENT STAMP FOR FOREIGN COUNTRIES', 'ADDRESS TO BE WRITTEN HERE', 'THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR COMMUNICATION'. Publisher at bottom (inverted): 'J. KOEHLER - NEW YORK - BERLIN'. Red stamp affixed (partially obscured). Postmark present but heavily worn/illegible. Handwritten message in cursive on message side.

Printed Text: POST CARD TWO CENT STAMP FOR FOREIGN COUNTRIES ADDRESS TO BE WRITTEN HERE THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR COMMUNICATION J. KOEHLER - NEW YORK - BERLIN

Publisher Location: New York / Berlin

Postmark & Message

Postmark: Postmark present but heavily worn and largely illegible

Message: [Partially legible cursive handwriting, text largely illegible due to condition and overlap with postmark]

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