East Prussia / Germany: Seestadt Pillau Kriegsmmarine Cruiser Warship (Vintage RPPC 1938)

vintage real photo postcard showing a powerful naval scene at the harbor of the maritime town of pillau in east prussia (now baltiysk, kaliningrad oblast). the front features a large german kriegsmarine warship (light cruiser) docked at the pier, with naval officers and local residents strolling along the waterfront walkway. the harbor promenade is decorated with flags and features traditional coastal buildings in the background. the lower left corner has the printed caption seestadt pillau.
the back of the postcard is formatted with a divided back layout. it features a green 6-pfennig deutsches reich postage stamp depicting president paul von hindenburg. the card is cancelled with a circular ludwigsburg postmark dated 21 july 1938.
it is addressed to herrn stud. math. emil haubeler at heimburgweg 28 in stuttgart-degerloch, germany. it contains a comprehensive personal message handwritten in german fluently covering the left side. published by the renowned regional studio fotografie u. verlag fritz krauskopf, koenigsberg pr., steindamm 64.

please note: the svastika in the photo has been digitally blurred

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

postally used in 1938

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

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