Signed in Madrid, by Mariano, the nephew of Ysidra Jandaschewsky

Inscription dated 23 October 1952

Addressed to Ysidra from her nephew Mariano.
A dedication on the front of the booklet indicates that these cards were sent to Ysidra by Maria [Hassan nee Jandaschewsky?] on 23/10/52. The Jandaschewsky family collection was kept together by the last remaining family member, Arthur 'Jandy' Jandaschewsky. During the last years of his life'Jandy' sold the collection to his friend John Anastasiadis. Mr Anastasiadis kept the collection for a 25 year period, having built a repository for housing and exhibiting it at his own home. In 1994 he sold the collection to the MAAS in order to keep it together, and in New South Wales, according to 'Jandy's'wishes.

Cigarette card booklet, '12 Fotografias Artisticas El Escorial Primeria Serie', views of Spain, paper, maker unknown, Spain, c 1952.
Cream cardboard covered cigarette cards, a series of 12 in a strip, cards in horizontal format, folded at each long edge to form a concertina format and adhered along the upper edge of the first card to the cover. Cover printed in navy text within a navy border. Cards are printed black and white photographic reproductions on gloss paper. The cards depict various interior/exterior scenes of the The Bird of Love Monastery in Madrid, with printed captions at the lower edge of each card. In the inside front cover is an inscription, handwritten in black ink dated 23 October 1952, addressed to Ysidra from her nephew Mariano. (see OF for partial translation of text)

Made: Jandaschewsky, Ysidra; Spain; 1947 - 1957


Used: Jandaschewsky, Ysidra; Australia

Owned: Jandaschewsky family;

Owned: Jandaschewsky, Arthur 'Jandy';

Owned: Anastasiadis, John;

Owned: Fernandez y Santos, Ysidra;

Title on obverse of cover, printed text in blue ink in Spanish, "12 FOTOGRAFIAS ARTISTICAS/ EL ESCORIAL/ PRIMERA SERIE", transl: "12 Artistic photos, The Bird of Love", text inside cover, handwritten in black ink in Spanish, "A [ui] tia Ysidra con/ todo el [illeg.....]/ Madrid 23- Oct- 52/ Mariano", transl: "To my aunt Ysidra with all my love from your nephew Madrid 23-Oct-52 Mariano"

95/28/273

1947 - 1957

62 mm

11 mm