WWI 1915 German Soldiers Feldpost Postcard Gotha Museum Soldier to Holland WW1

Original WWI German Feldpost postcard, mailed from Gotha, Germany on September 25, 1915, during the First World War.

The front features an attractive photograph of the museum in Gotha surrounded by its landscaped park, framed by a striking Imperial German black, white and red striped border.

The printed caption reads:

“GOTHA. Museum v. d. Parkseite gesehen”

Translation:

“Gotha – Museum viewed from the park side.”

The black-white-red border is particularly attractive and reflects the national colors of the German Empire, making this a much more visually appealing WWI postcard than a standard city-view card.

WWI Feldpost Usage

The reverse carries a bold and clearly struck:

GOTHA – 25.9.15 – 5-6 N

postmark, dating the card precisely to September 25, 1915.

The sender has prominently written:

“Feldpostkarte!” – “Field Post Card!”

The upper right also appears to contain the sender’s military identification, including his name/rank and unit information at Gotha, Thüringen.

The card is addressed to:

Herrn Kremo
in Holland
Rotterdam
… Hannover

The extensive handwritten message and military sender information make this a nice surviving piece of WWI German soldier correspondence and postal history.

Publisher

The reverse is marked:

“Neuheiten-Vertrieb Otto Spintler, Gotha – Nachdruck verboten.”

Translation:

“Novelty Distribution Otto Spintler, Gotha – Reproduction prohibited.”

Condition

Original period postcard showing expected age and postal wear. There is toning, staining/spotting, edge and corner wear and extensive period handwriting on the reverse. The Gotha postmark remains especially strong and readable.

Please examine all photographs carefully for exact condition.

You will receive the exact postcard shown.

A particularly attractive 1915 Imperial German Feldpost card combining a dated wartime postmark, soldier correspondence, Gotha military connection and a decorative border in the black-white-red Imperial German national colors.

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