WWI SMS Prinzregent Luitpold German Imperial Navy Battleship (Vintage PC 1918)

photographic postcard titled "s.m.s. 'prinzregent luitpold,' klar zum gefecht, backansicht", showing the german imperial navy (kaiserliche marine) kaiser-class battleship at anchor, ready for action, heavy black smoke from her funnels, main gun turrets visible.

photo/publisher mark "c" no. 3017, published by verlag m. l. oertens, hamburg / photographie koch, kiel.

reverse printed with text of the "flottenbund deutscher frauen e.v." (german women's naval league), a wwi-era patriotic women's association supporting the imperial navy, with membership information (leipzig).

postally used, cancelled cannstatt, dated 7 october 1918, addressed to a soldier, paul grabowicz, at namur, occupied belgium. handwritten correspondence in purple ink.

size: ~ 9 x 14 cm (1 cm ~ 0.39 inch)

condition: very good...foxing...please also refer to scans which show complete front and reverse of postcard

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