wine label collection (II-07)



Affenthaler (Affen [germ.] = Monkeys [engl.], thal/tal = valley)
The former AVETHAL (because of the nuns in the monastery
there in the valley singing  their AVE MARIA ...)
became AFFENTHAL which sounds similar
but obviously sells better ;-)

Color lithography with very brilliant colors,
die-cut, printed ~1870/80