Lenticular 3-D tourist postcard — Plaza de la Catedral / Havana Cathedral (printed in Pyongyang, DPRK)

Postcard

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Archive of Cuban Socialism

Name/Title

Lenticular 3-D tourist postcard — Plaza de la Catedral / Havana Cathedral (printed in Pyongyang, DPRK)

Entry/Object ID

2025.11.40

Description

A lenticular ("3-D") pictorial postcard showing the Catedral de San Cristóbal de La Habana (Havana Cathedral) and its plaza. The ribbed lenticular lens produces stereoscopic depth, with the cathedral's distinctive asymmetrical Baroque façade and its two unequal bell towers rising against a graded blue-green sky; the foreground shows the open paving of the Plaza de la Catedral, with the deep relief of the lenticular image exaggerating the recession of the square. Surface ridging and a slight rainbow sheen are visible, characteristic of the lenticular medium. The reverse matches Record 1 in design: "TARJETA POSTAL" heading, vertical "REPÚBLICA DE CUBA" divider, dotted stamp box, and address rules. The caption reads "PLAZA DE LA CATEDRAL / Ciudad de La Habana / CATHEDRAL SQUARE / Havana City," with the printer's line "Impreso en Pyongyang, RPDC" at the foot. The card is unposted, heavily toned, and shows cracking/creasing to the reverse stock.

Subject

Old Havana

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

Catedral de La Habana

City

Havana

Country

Cuba

Region

Caribbean, Central America

Acquisition

Accession

2025.11

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Postcard Details

Place Printed

City

Pyongyang

Country

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Continent

Asia

Transcription

Notes

Printed (reverse): "TARJETA POSTAL"; "REPÚBLICA DE CUBA"; "PLAZA DE LA CATEDRAL / Ciudad de La Habana / CATHEDRAL SQUARE / Havana City"; "Impreso en Pyongyang, RPDC." No manuscript, stamp, or postmark.

Parts

Single lenticular postcard (one leaf).

Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Places

Place

City

Havana

Country

Cuba

Region

Caribbean, Central America

Notes

imegery

Place

City

Pyongyang

Country

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Continent

Asia

Notes

production

Place

* Untyped Place

Catedral de La Habana

City

Havana

Country

Cuba

Region

Caribbean, Central America

Notes

imagery

Research Notes

Notes

Subject: the Plaza de la Catedral and the Catedral de San Cristóbal de La Habana (Jesuit-built, completed 1777), an iconic Old Havana Baroque church and square.

Created By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Create Date

January 12, 2026

Updated By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Update Date

June 22, 2026