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1930 Guglielmo Marconi & Maria Cristina Marconi – Historic Italian Postcard
Offered is an original vintage photographic-style postcard featuringGuglielmo Marconi (1874–1937), the Nobel Prize-winning Italian inventor and pioneer of wireless radio communication, together with his wife, Maria Cristina Marconi.
The photograph was taken at the famousHotel Miramare in Genoa, Italy, during the period of Marconi’s celebrated shortwave radio experiments.
The postcard features printed reproductions of the signatures of Guglielmo Marconi and Maria Cristina Marconi, along with the date1930.
The original French caption reads:
“Guglielmo Marconi et Madame Marconi, à l’Hôtel Miramare de Gênes, pendant ses célèbres récentes applications des ondes courtes.”
Translation:
“Guglielmo Marconi and Madame Marconi at the Hotel Miramare in Genoa, during his celebrated recent applications of short waves.”
Historical Significance:
Guglielmo Marconi received the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to wireless telegraphy. His pioneering research helped establish the foundations of modern radio communication.
The reverse includes additional French text describing his successful radio communication between Genoa and Sydney, Australia, as well as his experiments involving shortwave radio transmission.
Postcard Details:
- Date: Circa 1930
- Location: Hotel Miramare, Genoa, Italy
- Publisher: Edizione U.M.T.I.
- Printer: Calcocromia I.G.D.A., Novara
- Unposted divided back
- Original French-language captions
- Printed facsimile signatures of Guglielmo Marconi and Maria Cristina Marconi
Important:The signatures are believed to be printed facsimiles incorporated into the postcard design, not original handwritten autographs.
An interesting historical collectible for enthusiasts of early radio technology, Nobel Prize winners, scientific history, Italian history, and vintage postcards.
Please examine all photographs carefully before purchasing.
