MF4: Flower Bouquet Postcard

The postcard shows another flower bouquet. I can only name one of the flowers, or I might be wrong. The two white flowers are Bellis annua or the Annual Daisy. However, I do not know the name of the violet (or is it lavender) and the red flowers.

MF4: Flower Bouquet Postcard

MF1: Flower Bouquet Postcard

The postcard shows a flower bouquet; however, the postcard does not mention for what occasion the bouquet is or the names of the flowers included in the bouquet.

MF1: Flower Bouquet Postcard

"Madonna postcards"

One of the most treasured postcard set in my collection are the postcards printed by JMC Press, Inc. of Quezon City and distributed through Goodwill Bookstores. The company does not have its own website so I cannot give detailed history about their postcard production.

The postcards are chrome types. They have a glossy surface and are made from color photos. "Madonna postcards" also include some 3D postcards. Quite unique I must say. Most of the images on the postcards were taken in the 60's. This is the reason why I treasure the set. You can see the changes the capital and some parts of the country underwent in the past 40 years.

Back of a "Madonna postcard"

At the back of a "Madonna postcard," one can see the stamp box at the upper right portion of the card; however, not all postcards have this. At the bottom right portion are the year of the copyright, which is 1967, and the name of the printing company, JMC Press, Inc., Quezon City, Philippines.

Typical with modern divided postcards is the line down the middle that separates the message portion from the address portion. You can also see the word "Madonna" at the middle. This is the reason why I named them Madonna postcards. At the bottom left portion of the card is some text (information and/or location) about the image.

Below the line is the publisher code, I call it. The code is used to uniquely identify their postcards, and for me to easily sort out the postcards. I have so far seen three different codes in my set of postcards. They are:

(1) Fx (x is a number)
-- I believe F stands for flower since all postcards with this code have images of flowers!
-- Size: 4"x5.5"
-- Type: Chrome
-- Lowest code I have in my collection is F1, highest is F23

(2) x (x is a number)-- Images mostly are landmarks from different parts of the country (lots of Luneta Park images), rural scenes, Philippine folk dances and flowers (again)
-- Size: 4"x5.5"
-- Types: Chrome, and some 3D (Yes, Three-dimensional postcards)
-- Lowest code I have is 15, highest is 45

(3) xxxx (x is a number)
-- Images mostly are landmarks from different parts of the country, rural scenes (harvesting, fishing, etc.), Philippine presidents, and Philippine folk dances
-- probably same as #2; just a 4-digit code (but i don't have any 3-digit coded postcards)
-- Lowest code I have is 1001, highest is 1504
(4) xxx-85 (x is a number)
-- The name of the city is inside the colored border and the city's recognizable landmark as the image
-- Wondering if 85 is the year of copyright, 1985
-- size 4"x6"
-- Type: Chrome
-- Lowest code I have is 135, highest is 171

In my following posts, I added the letter M before the publisher code to identify the postcards in the post.

Mosbach Town Hall Postcard

The postcard shows the Town Hall (Rathaus) of Mosbach which was built between 1554 and 1558 on the remains of the Church of Cecilia. The building which is in the Renaissance style has four storeys, with the ground floor containing a market (bakers and butchers) and the second floor the Citizen Hall. The Tower of the Town Hall is 34 metres high. Of the three bells in the Tower, one comes from the old Church of Cecilia.

Mosbach Town Hall Postcard

SOURCE:
Mosbach Tourism

Cathedral of Trier and Church of Our Lady Postcard

The postcard shows the Cathedral of Saint Peter (on the left) and the Church of Our Lady (on the right) in Trier, Germany. The Cathedral of Saint Peter in Trier is the oldest cathedral in Germany. The history of the cathedral begins in Roman times when a church was built by Constantine. The West front in five symmetrical sections remains typical of Romanesque architecture. The cathedral's central attraction is the Holy Robe of Christ. The relic is enshrined in a reliquary housed in the baroque Chapel of the Holy Robe, located behind the altar.

Cathedral of Trier and Church of Our Lady Postcard

The Liebfrauenkirche (Church of Our Lady) is a 13th-century parish church in Trier, separated from Cathedral of Saint Peter by a narrow passageway. The Liebfrauenkirche, in the shape of a Greek cross, was completed in 1260 and was one of the first Gothic churches in Germany. In 1951, the Pope designated the church a Minor Basilica.

Since 1986 the Cathedral of Saint Peter and Church of Our Dear Lady have been on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.

SOURCES:
Cathedral of Trier Wikipedia Entry
Liebfrauenkirche, Trier
Trier Cathedral