Europe - World War 1 - Postcard (9) - 1911-1918
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A collection of nine European World War I era postcards (1911–1918) in excellent condition, featuring propaganda and satirical imagery with French, German and Italian themes.
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A valuable collectible lot consisting of 6 original World War I propaganda postcards plus 1 from 1911, some of which have been mailed with contemporaneous postage and cancels.
The lot offers a historical, postal, and satirical cross-section of Franco-German and Italian contexts, with particular emphasis on World War I and the Italo-Turkish War. General condition excellent as per the photos, with normal signs of aging.
1. French Military Postcard "La Commission Militaire" – Vintage black-and-white postcard depicting a soldier writing at a field office. The text references reading rooms provided by the Red Cross during military campaigns. Back page unmailed.
2. German Satirical Postcard – The Russian Cossack – Rare color-illustrated postcard showing a Russian soldier (Cossack) drinking vodka, lampooning the “sacred Russian soil.” Published by "A. & R. O. L. G.", kept in like-new condition and never circulated.
3. Italian Illustrated Postcard "Canzoni di Marcia" – Vintage postcard with a black-and-white illustration signed by M. Montedoro, depicting a private serenading a girl on a balcony. The back bears autograph text, postage with a 5c lion stamp, and Turin postmark dated 3 October 1918.
4. Illustrated Postcard and German Military Songs – Postcard printed in Germany with a dense series of satirical illustrations and caricatures of marching military units. The text contains verses of popular songs of the era; back printed with international phrases, unmailed.
5. Patriotic Historical Postcard "Presidio di Bengasi 1911" – Very rare historical-postal piece from the Italo-Turkish War. The front shows views of Benghazi and the Italian flag; the back is entirely written by a soldier at the front, franked with 10c Leoni and featuring three exceptional clear stamps: Benghazi (21.3.12), transit Syracuse, and arrival Rome.
6. Patriotic Postcard "Battaglione Monte Baldo" – Official era postcard with heading and the eagle of the renowned Alpini regiment. The back bears the rare printed solidarity note: "The People of Brescia and Province to the fighters of the Giudicarie!", tied to operations on the Trentino front.
7. German Satirical Postcard "Der Barriere..." – Colorful humorous illustration signed by the author, showing a German border guard and an Italian soldier leaping beyond a customs barrier. The back is in perfect condition, unwritten and never circulated.
8. Rare French propaganda postcard General in Chief Philippe Pétain ("Hero of Verdun"), unused.
9. Rare French propaganda postcard General Henri Mathias Berthelot (known for the military mission in Romania), unused.
A valuable collectible lot consisting of 6 original World War I propaganda postcards plus 1 from 1911, some of which have been mailed with contemporaneous postage and cancels.
The lot offers a historical, postal, and satirical cross-section of Franco-German and Italian contexts, with particular emphasis on World War I and the Italo-Turkish War. General condition excellent as per the photos, with normal signs of aging.
1. French Military Postcard "La Commission Militaire" – Vintage black-and-white postcard depicting a soldier writing at a field office. The text references reading rooms provided by the Red Cross during military campaigns. Back page unmailed.
2. German Satirical Postcard – The Russian Cossack – Rare color-illustrated postcard showing a Russian soldier (Cossack) drinking vodka, lampooning the “sacred Russian soil.” Published by "A. & R. O. L. G.", kept in like-new condition and never circulated.
3. Italian Illustrated Postcard "Canzoni di Marcia" – Vintage postcard with a black-and-white illustration signed by M. Montedoro, depicting a private serenading a girl on a balcony. The back bears autograph text, postage with a 5c lion stamp, and Turin postmark dated 3 October 1918.
4. Illustrated Postcard and German Military Songs – Postcard printed in Germany with a dense series of satirical illustrations and caricatures of marching military units. The text contains verses of popular songs of the era; back printed with international phrases, unmailed.
5. Patriotic Historical Postcard "Presidio di Bengasi 1911" – Very rare historical-postal piece from the Italo-Turkish War. The front shows views of Benghazi and the Italian flag; the back is entirely written by a soldier at the front, franked with 10c Leoni and featuring three exceptional clear stamps: Benghazi (21.3.12), transit Syracuse, and arrival Rome.
6. Patriotic Postcard "Battaglione Monte Baldo" – Official era postcard with heading and the eagle of the renowned Alpini regiment. The back bears the rare printed solidarity note: "The People of Brescia and Province to the fighters of the Giudicarie!", tied to operations on the Trentino front.
7. German Satirical Postcard "Der Barriere..." – Colorful humorous illustration signed by the author, showing a German border guard and an Italian soldier leaping beyond a customs barrier. The back is in perfect condition, unwritten and never circulated.
8. Rare French propaganda postcard General in Chief Philippe Pétain ("Hero of Verdun"), unused.
9. Rare French propaganda postcard General Henri Mathias Berthelot (known for the military mission in Romania), unused.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Number of objects
9
Country of origin
Europe
Subject
World War 1
Year - youngest item
1918
Year - oldest item
1911
Condition
Fine
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