Postcards of Split - Spalato
The largest city in the Dalmatia region, it is situated on a small peninsula. 4 centuries under the Republic of Venice, in 1798 passed under the Austrian Hungarian Empire, in 1919 was included in Yugoslavia. For 2 years, 1941 to 1943 it was part of Italy.
Place: Split - animated view of the central belvedere shaded by palm-trees, the marina with boats, the city skyline and mountains in the background
Details: written in Croatian, posted to Austria, postmarked Split 1955, Yugoslavian stamp of 0.17, age wear
Item: split-0002
Price: 10.50 EUR
Item: split-0002
Price: 10.50 EUR
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Place: Split - a view of the town from the dock, boats with fishermen in the foreground
Details: written, postmarked 1966, posted to Austria, stamp removed
Item: split-0003
Price: 1.50 EUR
Item: split-0003
Price: 1.50 EUR
Place: Split - aerial view of the town, the marina and Dalmatian coastline in the distance, the St. Dominus belltower in the center
Details: written toAustria, postmarked 1967, stamp removed
Item: split-0004
Price: 1.50 EUR
Item: split-0004
Price: 1.50 EUR
Place: Split - view of the seafront along the canal, cars and buses, the belltower of St. Dominus Cathedral, fishermen's nets in the foreground
Details: written, posted to Italy, postmarked 1967, Yugoslavian stamp of 0.50
Item: split-0005
Price: 3.50 EUR
Item: split-0005
Price: 3.50 EUR
Place: Split - a part of the Diocletian's Palace, this is the door of the Jupiter Temple, built in the 5th century AD - the column and the Aegyptian sphynx of black granite are original, inside there are frescoes on 3 walls; the temple was used as a baptistery in Christian times.
Details: postmarked 1973, Yugoslavian stamp of face value 1.00, fine postmark with coatofarms and medieval knight
Item: split-0006
Price: 2.50 EUR
Item: split-0006
Price: 2.50 EUR
Place: Split - the Peristilium of the Diocletian Palace (the whole complex was made a Unesco World Heritage Site in 1979, after the photo for the card was taken), animated, the central courtyard with cafe' tables
Details: postmarked 1973, Yugoslavian stamp of 1.20
Item: split-0007
Price: 3.50 EUR
Item: split-0007
Price: 3.50 EUR
Place: Split - The Peristilium of the Diocletianus Palace, ancient early 1900's, hand-colored
Details: unused, undivided back
Item: split-0008
Price: 3.50 EUR
Item: split-0008
Price: 3.50 EUR
Place: Split - detail of a lion statue, guarding the Palace of Diocletianus
Details: posted to Italy, postmarked 1968, stamp removed
Item: split-0009
Price: 1.50 EUR
Item: split-0009
Price: 1.50 EUR
