WWI German Feldpost: Artillery Soldiers In Russia Cannon Gun 88 Infanterie Division (Vintage RPPC 1916)

original vintage real photo postcard (rppc) from world war i showing a historic military scene on the eastern front in russia. the front depicts three german soldiers posing alongside a large field artillery cannon gun in a snowy russian winter landscape. two soldiers are wearing heavy winter trench coats while sitting on the carriage trail and the gun shield, while the third soldier stands to the right.
the back of the postcard is formatted as a feldpostkarte and bears a highly desirable double-ring military cancellation postmark dated 26 april 1916 from the k.b. feldpostexped. der 88. infanterie-division (royal bavarian field post expedition). it also features a clear circular purple unit cachet ink stamp reading 88. inf. div. brief-stempel.
the postcard contains a personal message handwritten in german script, which is explicitly headed russland (russia) and dated 24 april 1916, sent by a soldier named willy rehm. it is addressed to fraeulein marie gutmacher at alt-moabit 82 in berlin nw, germany. printed vertically on the far left edge is the studio credit photograph. kunstlicht atelier elektra, berlin, turmstraße 48.

postally used in 1916

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

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

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