Lot 40979 – Hohe Rinne (Păltiniș) Hotel Post in Austria-Hungary (now Romania)

1907 Picture postcard showing a cabin of the resort, sent on 6 August 1907 from Hohe Rinne via Keresztnysziget (Cristian) to Nagyszeben (now Sibiu). Franked with a perforated 1906 2 heller black-on-pink Hotel Post stamp (5th Issue), in combination with a 5 filler Hungarian Turul definitive. The Hotel Post stamp paid for private transport from the mountain resort to the nearest state post office at Keresztnysziget/Cristian, while the Turul stamp covered the state postal service. A scarce item in fine condition. Ref. Austria-Hungary, Romania