posted 03-12-2024 07:50 AM               

The images below show both sides of a postcard.

I can readily work out that the picture shows a postman of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz circa 1820. It is addressed to a Steffan in Triberg. It has a West German stamp cancelled by a Konstanz XXI Astronautical Congress postmark, but the rest I can only partially understand.

On the front (picture side), does the handwriting on the left give a return address, and is it a hotel, and if so which hotel?

On the back (correspondence side), can you clean up my feeble attempt at translation?

Constance 9th October 1970
Dear Steffan

... card... coming. It is... special stamp and stamp of the Astronautical Congress.
I have all the astronauts in the hotel...

Viel Grosse (big lots) ...

Write that you got the card.

posted 03-14-2024 12:49 PM               

Lieber Steffen,

Du wirst staunen von mir eine solche Karte zu bekommen. Es ist eine Sondermarke mit Stempel vom Astronauten Kongress:

Habe alle Astronauten im Hotel persoenlich gesehen.

Viele Gruesse
Onkel und Tante Mayer (?)

Schreibe ob Du die Karte bekommen hast.

Dear Steffen,

You will be amazed to receive such a card from me. It is a special stamp with a stamp from the Astronauts Congress:

I saw all the astronauts in the hotel in person.

Best regards
Uncle and Aunt Mayer (?)

Write whether you received the card.