Mozart portrait with Salzburg and Hohensalzburg, Austria, 1907
- Card type
- Government postal card
About this postcard
An oval portrait bust of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart sits at right within an ornate frame, facing a vignette of Salzburg and the Hohensalzburg fortress at left. Above them, winged cherubs play a cello, violin, tambourine, and triangle beneath a rising sun, while another cherub crowns the frame with flowers. The printed caption names the Mozart-Gemeinde Salzburg, a Mozart society in the composer's birthplace. Mozart was born in Salzburg in 1756, and the Hohensalzburg citadel still overlooks the old town shown in the vignette. The 150th anniversary of his birth fell in 1906, when Salzburg's Mozart societies and souvenir publishers were producing commemorative imagery of the composer.
Postcard Details
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Postcard record
| Postmarked | , Salzburg |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Mozart-Gemeinde |
| Condition | Good |
| Place addressed | Miss Bessie Pitte, 603 Blue Island Ave, Chicago, IL |
| Place depicted | Salzburg, Austria |
| Stamp | 5 Heller Franz Joseph, green |
| Notes | Monochrome print with a narrow white border; handwritten message 'Best regards from Eugene Kaspar, aug. 14, 1907' on the front below the caption; small artist's monogram 'F.K.' in the artwork at lower right of the frame. Postmark: SALZBURG 2 14.VIII.07-10 / 3a (second strike at left: LBURG / 07-10 / 3a). Austrian government postal card (Weltpost-Verein / Correspondenz-Karte), undivided back, matte lithographic stock, light edge and corner wear. |
Cite this card
Mozart portrait with Salzburg and Hohensalzburg, Austria, 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/mozart-portrait-with-salzburg-and-hohensalzburg-austria-1907. Accessed November 2, 2026.