{"product_id":"c-1930s-1940s-el-cobre-cuba-photo-postcard-virgen-de-la-caridad-sanctuary-santiago","title":"c.1930s–1940s El Cobre Cuba Photo Postcard – Virgen de la Caridad Sanctuary – Santiago","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVintage Cuban Real Photo-Style Postcard – El Cobre, Santiago de Cuba\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAtmospheric vintage photographic postcard showing the \u003cstrong\u003eSantuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del Cobre\u003c\/strong\u003e, dramatically situated among the hills and royal palms of El Cobre near Santiago de Cuba.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sanctuary is one of Cuba's most important religious and cultural landmarks and is associated with \u003cstrong\u003eNuestra Señora de la Caridad del Cobre (Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre), Patroness of Cuba\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe present sanctuary was inaugurated in 1927, establishing the earliest possible date for this view. Comparable archival postcards document the sanctuary and surrounding El Cobre landscape during the 1930s and later decades. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse has a simple divided postcard format marked \u003cstrong\u003e“PHOTO POST CARD”\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e“PLACE STAMP HERE.”\u003c\/strong\u003e It is unused, with no correspondence or postage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApproximate date:\u003c\/strong\u003e c. 1930s–1940s\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c\/strong\u003e El Cobre, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del Cobre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vintage photographic postcard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePostally used:\u003c\/strong\u003e No\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vintage condition with age toning, surface marks\/soiling, light edge and corner wear, and some creasing, particularly near the corners. The reverse shows noticeable age-related discoloration and handling marks. Please examine all photographs carefully, as they form an important part of the condition description.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA particularly evocative piece of \u003cstrong\u003epre-Revolution Cuban religious, photographic and Santiago de Cuba history\u003c\/strong\u003e, with strong appeal to collectors of Cuban postcards, Cubaniana and historical ephemera.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":".","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50393168249075,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0847\/0675\/4803\/files\/Santuarioentredospalmas.jpg?v=1786999958","url":"https:\/\/collexcion.com\/products\/c-1930s-1940s-el-cobre-cuba-photo-postcard-virgen-de-la-caridad-sanctuary-santiago","provider":"Collexcion ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}