1916, Feldpost postcard sent from Etappen Verwaltung Wilna,
official unit cachet Etappen 10. Verwaltung Wilna Abt. B. II
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€.
