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The four purple Montenegro CDS are so illegible that
I'm not sure what the town is, however, the original offeror said it
was Cetinje,
the capital.
Cetinje is about 65 km east southeast of Dubrovnik and about 10 km
inland from the Adriatic coast.
I cannot confirm the sending date.
I've used the dateline on the message - 27.IX.06.
The picture postcard was bound for Berlin where it arrived
on
October 2.
There are two Berlin CDS.
Although they are similar, I am convinced that they were made by two
different handstamps.
I believe one is for the receiving office and the second is for the
distribution office.
The cover is franked with five of the 2h rose lilac with
black Constitution overprints.
These may be either the 1905 version with 15mm Constitution or the 1906
version with 16.5mm.
Either way, both have only minimum value.
The view portrays a review of soldiers in front of the
palace
of Prince
Nicolas.
The French translates to handing-over of the letters of accreditation
to the palace of Prince Nicolas.
This would have been an appropriate illustration for a card from
Cetinje.
Prince Nicolas I of Montenegro (b. October 7, 1841; d. March
1, 1921) succeeded his uncle on August 13, 1860.
He assumed the title of King of Montenegro on August 28, 1910.
He left in exile on November 13, 1918, when Montenegro
was annexed
to the new Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Yugoslavia).
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