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Lenticular ("tercera dimensión") 3-D postcard — «Hasta luego, Barranquilla»
Postcard
A small lenticular (ridged "3-D" / stereoscopic) postcard whose front shows a still from a Soviet animated puppet production, captioned on the reverse as "Hasta luego, Barranquilla" ("See you later, Barranquilla"). The image depicts three puppet/animated characters in a colorful outdoor setting: at left, a shaggy long-haired dog wearing a plumed, broad-brimmed hat and a cape (a swashbuckler/musketeer costume); at center, a brown teddy-bear-like figure; and at right, a small pale rabbit or hare with a red marking. The lenticular lens surface produces the illusion of depth and gives the image its characteristic vertical ridging and slight blur in a flat photograph. The card has no divided message area visible and appears to be a pictorial souvenir card rather than a mailing card. The reverse is printed in Spanish and carries: the title line "MUÑEQUITOS «HASTA LUEGO, BARRANQUILLA»"; "Pintor N. Vinogradova" (artist N. Vinogradova; printed with an accidental space as "Vin ogradova"); "Foto de tercera dimención V. Generalov" (third-dimension/lenticular photography by V. Generalov; "dimención" is a printer's misspelling of "dimensión"); "Hecho en la URSS" (Made in the USSR); and a copyright line "© VBPK." The card is heavily age-toned and foxed overall, with edge wear and small losses at the lower-left corner. This is a Soviet-manufactured souvenir postcard produced in Spanish specifically for export to Spanish-speaking allied markets — principally Cuba, the USSR's closest partner in Latin America. Soviet state publishers issued large quantities of Spanish-language printed matter (postcards, books, magazines) for Cuban distribution throughout the 1960s–1980s as part of cultural-diplomatic exchange. Lenticular "3-D" postcards depicting beloved Soviet animated-puppet characters were popular novelty items, and Soviet animation (Soyuzmultfilm and related studios) was widely broadcast and merchandised in Cuba, where "muñequitos rusos" (Russian cartoons) became a defining feature of childhood for the revolutionary generations.
2025.11.36
Hasta luego, Barranquilla
2025.11
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Lenticular
U.S.S.R.
Eastern Europe
Europe
U.S.S.R.
Eastern Europe
Europe
V. Generalov
N. Vinogradova
Printed (Spanish, reverse): "MUÑEQUITOS «HASTA LUEGO, BARRANQUILLA»"; "Pintor N. Vinogradova"; "Foto de tercera dimención V. Generalov"; "Hecho en la URSS"; "© VBPK." No manuscript additions, stamp, or postmark.
Single lenticular postcard (one leaf).
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N. Vinogradova
V. Generalov
U.S.S.R.
Eastern Europe
Europe
production
The subject is a posed plush-toy tableau titled «Hasta luego, Barranquilla» ("See you later, Barranquilla"), credited to artist N. Vinogradova with stereo photography by V. Generalov. It is unconfirmed whether the title names a specific Soviet animated film ("muñequitos" in Cuban Spanish can mean "cartoons") or is the title of an original staged toy still-life; the named-artist/photographer credits are consistent with an original composition, but a film source cannot be excluded.