$20.00
This is a color postcard of a very young Ludwig II. Ludwig II was Bavaria’s King until 1886, when he was removed for “mental problems.” Interestingly, the day after his removal he was found dead in a lake with his doctor. This postcard comes from Königsburg Neuschwanstein, probably between 1900 and 1910.
This is a color postcard of a very young Ludwig II. Ludwig II was Bavaria’s King until 1886, when he was removed for “mental problems.” Interestingly, the day after his removal he was found dead in a lake with his doctor. This postcard comes from Königsburg Neuschwanstein, probably between 1900 and 1910.
This is a color postcard of a very young Ludwig II. Ludwig II was Bavaria’s King until 1886, when he was removed for “mental problems.” Interestingly, the day after his removal he was found dead in a lake with his doctor. This postcard comes from Königsburg Neuschwanstein, probably between 1900 and 1910.
$15.00
This postcard is for the memory of Kaiser Friedrich II’s wife (Wilhelm II’s mother), Victoria, who died in 1901. He died of cancer in 1888. The photograph shows his marble effigy in his mausoleum. It is titled “Zur Erinnerung an die Beisetzung Ihrer hochseligen Majestät Kaiser in Friedrich im Mausoleum der Friedenskirche zu Potsdam” (In Memory of our highly blessed Majesty Empress Frederick’s Burial in the Peace Church Mausoleum at Potsdam). A message is written on the obverse. The reverse has an address and a postage stamp. The cancellation stamp is marked 1901.
This postcard is for the memory of Kaiser Friedrich II’s wife (Wilhelm II’s mother), Victoria, who died in 1901. He died of cancer in 1888. The photograph shows his marble effigy in his mausoleum. It is titled “Zur Erinnerung an die Beisetzung Ihrer hochseligen Majestät Kaiser in Friedrich im Mausoleum der Friedenskirche zu Potsdam” (In Memory of our highly blessed Majesty Empress Frederick’s Burial in the Peace Church Mausoleum at Potsdam). A message is written on the obverse. The reverse has an address and a postage stamp. The cancellation stamp is marked 1901.
$15.00
This interesting postcard shows Prussia’s famous King Frederick the Great (1712-1786) standing on the rear steps of legendary castle Sanssouci, which he built during his reign (1740-1786). The castle remains open in Potsdam today. It is one of the most impressive and beautiful in all Germany. Friedrich is flanked by two of his beloved dogs. Below him is the caption “Der alte Fritz in Sanssouci.” The postcard was mailed from Potsdam in 1938. Its postage stamp bears the image of the by-then-defunct Weimar Republic’s late President, Generalfeldmarschall Paul von Hindenburg, who had died in 1934.
This interesting postcard shows Prussia’s famous King Frederick the Great (1712-1786) standing on the rear steps of legendary castle Sanssouci, which he built during his reign (1740-1786). The castle remains open in Potsdam today. It is one of the most impressive and beautiful in all Germany. Friedrich is flanked by two of his beloved dogs. Below him is the caption “Der alte Fritz in Sanssouci.” The postcard was mailed from Potsdam in 1938. Its postage stamp bears the image of the by-then-defunct Weimar Republic’s late President, Generalfeldmarschall Paul von Hindenburg, who had died in 1934.
$15.00
This is a color postcard of the Denkmal (Memorial) Kaiser Friedrich, which was located in Berlin. (It was destroyed in World War II). The card was mailed as a Feldpostkarte in 1916.
This is a color postcard of the Denkmal (Memorial) Kaiser Friedrich, which was located in Berlin. (It was destroyed in World War II). The card was mailed as a Feldpostkarte in 1916.