Vintage Antique Hotel Luggage Labels Pera Palace Constantinople Turkey Richter

We have 3 luggage labels featuring Constantinople Pera Palace Hotel. Wonderful original travel ephemera from the 1920’s. From the Golden Age of Travel 1900 - 1960. These would be applied to your steamer trunk or hard case suitcase upon arrival at an international Hotel. If you tipped the bellboy, you could acquire a few labels for yourself as a keepsake souvenir for your travel scrapbook. These are from a collection ranging from 1905 - 1930’s. See photos for measurements. Certainly collectible. We kept our favorites and framed them. Selling the rest of our collection. Stay tuned for more listings and let us know if you are searching for a particular city, country or hotel. We might have it! The Pera Palace Opened in 1895 with an exceptional ball, the hotel was one of the most brilliant buildings in Istanbul. It was the first building in the Ottoman Empire to be powered by electricity, other than the Ottoman Palaces. It was also the only place in the city to accommodate hot running water for its guests and was home to the first electric lift in Istanbul. Agatha Christie frequently stayed here during her visits to Istanbul between 1926 and 1932. The 411 room, which she consistently preferred, is now available for guest accommodations. Many literary works include the Pera Palace Hotel: Ernest Hemingway’s The Snows of Kilimanjaro, Graham Greene’s Travels With My Aunt, Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express. Vintage collectible luggage labels. Pera Palace.