Calcutta Government House - Colonial Architecture India - Postcard SP24

Scene Details:

• Neoclassical Government House building, Calcutta (Kolkata), India
• Two-storey colonial facade with arched ground-floor colonnade and rectangular upper windows
• Prominent central portico with triangular pediment
• Palm trees and tropical vegetation in foreground and flanking the building
• Sepia-toned photographic print
• Caption printed lower right: "CALCUTTA. GOVERNMENT HOUSE."
• Publisher: D. Macropolo & Co., Calcutta (printed on back)

Postal Markings:

• Routing stamp (purple): "VIA BRINDISI" — indicating the card was sent via the Brindisi mail route (Italy), the standard overland route from India to Europe in the early 20th century
• Greek text stamp: "ΤΑΧΥΔΡΟΜΙΚΟΝ ΔΕΛΤΆΡΙΟΝ" (Tachydromikon Deltarion) — Greek for "Post Card," suggesting transit through or destination in a Greek-speaking region
• Circular date stamp: Partial "WELLESLEY" postmark with date visible — likely Wellesley, Penang (British Malaya), indicating the card transited through Malaya
• Postage due mark: Small printed box noting "India post / 3 pies / 1 anna" — standard Indian postage rate of the era
• Handwritten address: Addressed to "M.J. Brown, 7 Harmer's Close, Harrica Close, [?]" — partially legible
• Message (written sideways): Partially legible handwritten message in cursive

Please zoom into and look closely at the front and back photos to view condition, and feel free to send me a message if you have any questions. Thank you, D