On Friday I got eight postcards from Austria.
One of them shows Saint Nicholas and Krampus. Krampus is a horned, anthropomorphic figure in Alpine folklore. During the Christmas season he assists Saint Nicholas and scares children who have misbehaved. In recent years it became especially famous as character in horror movies.
Two different Saint Nicholas postmarks were used on the card and at first I wondered why there are a 47th and 48th Saint Nicholas post office within one year, but now I noticed that they are actually from to different communes. The left one is from Grein and and right one is from Pram, both located in Upper Austria. The Christmas stamp was issued on 11th November 2016.
Thank You very much Anita!
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