VINTAGE POSTCARD MAINZER SWIISS EDITION NO.4730

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THIS EDITION OF CARDS PRINTED IN SWITZERLAND FOR THE MAINZER CO, IS AN EARLY EDITION OF THE MAINZER CARDS  PRINTED IN LATE 30'S AND EARLY 40'S.  THEY HAVE ON REVERSE SIDE,  COPYRIGHT MAX KUNZLI, ZURICH AND ALSO  ALFRED MAINZER INC., LONG ISLAND CITY,N.Y.   THERE IS AN EARLIER EDITION THAT ONLY HAS THE MAX KUNZIL  LINE, BUT I HAVE NOT FOUND ANY OF THOSE. THE KUNZLI NAME WAS REMOVED FROM ALL LATER EDITIONS.  THESE SWISS CARDS HAVE SLIGHTLY RAGGED EDGES AND A BIT SOFTER COLORS THAN LATER CARDS. LATER EDITIONS WERE PRINTED IN BELGIUM,SPAIN, TURKEY AND THAILAND.
THE ARTIST IS THOUGHT TO BE EUGENE HARTUNG (1897-1977), THERE IS NO SIGNATURE ON THESE CARDS.  LATER EDITIONS DO HAVE A HEART DESIGN LOGO AS HIS SIGNATURE.