1917, picture postcard depicting Church of the Sepulchre,
Jerusalem, sent to VIENNA, tied by K.U.K FELDPOSTAMT 452 circular
date stamp,
1917, picture postcard depicting Church of the Sepulchre,
Jerusalem, sent to VIENNA, tied by K.U.K FELDPOSTAMT 452 circular
date stamp, with violet K.U.K ETAPPENPOSTEN ALEPPO handstamp
alongside, manuscript dated 14 VIII 1917, postal handling occurred
through Austro-Hungarian military post in Aleppo, carried under the
auspices of the Central Powers' Levantine military command
structure, during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign, fine example of
WWI military mail, this card illustrates the Austro-Hungarian
Empire's logistical postal network in Ottoman Syria, K.U.K
FELDPOSTAMT 452 operated under the 7th Army Corps in support of
Ottoman-German forces, ETAPPENPOSTEN ALEPPO functioned as a
strategic rear-echelon post hub, notable contemporary figures
include Field Marshal Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf, chief of the
Austro-Hungarian General Staff, who endorsed extended deployment in
the Middle Eastern theatre, postcard evidences direct field
correspondence from the Ottoman front, light wear, historical
patina consistent with desert transit, overall fine, ex Kugel, VF!
Estimate 200€.
