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Offered here is a varied 15-piece lot of post-WWII German postcards and related continental cards, mostly dating from the 1950s to early 1960s. This is a nice mixed group with real photo cards, greeting cards, scenic views, religious themes, floral designs, a ship photo card, and handwritten/postally used examples. Several cards retain period writing, stamps, or cancels, while others are unused. A very appealing lot for collectors of West Germany / Bundespost postal history, vintage greetings, religious cards, RPPCs, and mid-century European ephemera.
This group appears to be postwar era, not wartime, with a good mix of sentimental family cards, travel/scenic cards, and everyday correspondence. Condition is overall vintage used condition with normal corner wear, edge wear, light creasing, album marks, and handling from age. Please study the photos carefully for exact condition and contents.
Detailed breakdown of the 15 cards:
1. Studio portrait photo postcard of a man with glasses
Black-and-white studio portrait showing a man in suit and tie reading from a document or sheet music. Signed or inscribed in the lower corner, though the writing is too small to fully confirm. Nice postwar portrait image with a formal photographic look.
2. Floral birthday greeting postcard
Color card featuring large irises.
Printed German text: “Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag”
Translation: “Heartfelt congratulations on your birthday.”
Unused greeting-style card with attractive floral artwork.
3. Real photo card of a young girl
Black-and-white child portrait postcard showing a smiling girl in a dress. A charming mid-century family or portrait image. Appears unused.
4. School-start greeting postcard
Color illustrated card showing two children with school cones.
Printed German text: “Alles Gute zum Schulanfang”
Translation: “Best wishes for the start of school.”
A desirable German Schulanfang / Schultüte theme card.
5. Edelweiss floral postcard
Color floral card showing alpine flowers, likely edelweiss. Attractive decorative greeting or souvenir type card. Appears unused.
6. Rural harvest / field labor scene postcard
Black-and-white art or photo-based card showing women working in a field. Nice agricultural / countryside subject with strong period visual appeal.
7. Castle scenic postcard
Sepia-toned scenic view identified at lower left as “Hohenstein / Fürstl. Schloss” or similar. Attractive German castle view card.
8. Floral still-life postcard
Color card showing a vase of flowers on a table. Embossed or textured appearance. Decorative mid-century greeting style.
9. Religious Advent / Christmas postcard
Black-and-white devotional card showing an open hymnal or prayer book beside a lit candle.
Printed text reads:
“Komm, o mein Heiland Jesu Christ,
meins Herzens Tür dir offen ist;
ach zeuch mit deiner Gnaden ein,
dein Freundlichkeit auch uns erschein.”
Translation:
“Come, O my Savior Jesus Christ,
the door of my heart is open to you;
ah, enter with your grace,
and let your kindness also appear to us.”
Bottom text: “Gesegnete Advents- und Weihnachtszeit”
Translation: “Blessed Advent and Christmas season.”
Very nice postwar religious greeting card.
10. Scenic landscape postcard
Black-and-white scenic card showing a town or village in a valley with surrounding hills. Good postwar German landscape view.
11. Memorial / thank-you card, dated October 1956
Printed remembrance or funeral acknowledgment card.
Text reads:
“Wir danken allen, die unseres lieben Vaters in Liebe und Verehrung gedachten, von Herzen.
Helene u. Josefine Dormagen
Linz am Rhein, im Oktober 1956”
Translation:
“We sincerely thank all those who remembered our dear father with love and esteem.
Helene and Josefine Dormagen
Linz am Rhein, in October 1956.”
A nice dated piece of postwar family ephemera from Linz am Rhein.
12. Ship photo postcard – “FB HELEANNA”
Black-and-white real photo or printed photo card showing the vessel “FB HELEANNA” at sea. Desirable transportation / maritime subject.
13. Postally used 12 Pfennig Deutsche Bundespost postcard
Handwritten postcard with 12 Pfennig Bundespost stamp and period cancel. Addressed to:
Herrn Dr. Walther Schulze
Köln-Ehrenfeld
Ehrenfeldgürtel 156
The message is only partly legible in the photo, but appears to be a friendly personal note sent from Immenstadt / Allgäu with hotel wording visible in the sender area, likely Hotel Bayerhof. Good genuine postwar mailed card with West German postal history interest.
14. Banneux religious shrine postcard
Black-and-white card captioned: “4. Banneux-Notre-Dame. La Source miraculeuse”
Translation: “Banneux-Our Lady. The miraculous spring.”
Belgian Marian pilgrimage subject, often collected alongside postwar religious cards.
15. Konstanz scenic postcard
Black-and-white scenic view captioned: “Konstanz a. Bodensee m. Rheinbrücke”
Translation: “Konstanz on Lake Constance with Rhine bridge.”
Attractive city view card from southern Germany.
Condition:
Overall vintage condition with expected age-related wear. Some cards show writing, postal cancellations, corner bumps, edge wear, album wear, toning, light creases, and surface marks. Sold as a lot as shown.
Collector notes / selling points:
- Nice mid-century West German postcard assortment
- Includes greetings, scenic, religious, floral, portrait, and maritime themes
- Several postally used / handwritten cards with original period writing
- Good lot for Bundespost, German social history, family ephemera, and postcard dealers
- Strong break-up potential if sold individually
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