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1916, Feldpost postcard sent from Etappen Verwaltung Wilna, official unit cachet Etappen 10. Verwaltung Wilna Abt. B. II E.K. Truppenwirtschaft in violet, circular FELDPOST cancel 25.6.16 No. 282, addressed to Neubrandenburg, photographic picture side showing church interior, no franking as per military privilege, WWI German military correspondence, Wilna then under German occupation following the 1915 Eastern Front offensive, served as administrative center for German Etappen troops in Ober Ost military zone, Etappen 10. Verwaltung linked to logistical operations supporting Army Group Linsingen, Abt. B. II E.K. Truppenwirtschaft responsible for provisioning and economic administration of rear-area troops, presence of unit cachet indicates regulated military postal flow and economic structuring behind front lines, Neubrandenburg recipient town in Mecklenburg indicative of soldier's homeland or intended familial contact, postcard datable to period of intensified Central Powers coordination during Brusilov Offensive on Eastern Front, image side showing ecclesiastical architecture may reflect cultural appropriation or morale aspects of wartime photographic field cards, FELDPOST cancel No. 282 ties to known Wilna-based mobile military post office, Very Fine to Extremely Fine condition, sharp strike, complete cachet, excellent postal history item reflecting German rear-echelon infrastructure and geographic extent of WWI occupation, ex Kugel, VF-XF! Schätzpreis 100€.