$15.00
This postcard shows Prinz Wilhelm (1906-1940) as an infant. On the postcard he is described as “The youngest Hohenzollern.” Thus, the postcard was produced in 1906. Wilhelm renounced any right to the German throne in 1933, so he could marry a lesser member of the German nobility. He served in the German Army early in WW II. In 1940 he was killed in action in France.
This postcard shows Prinz Wilhelm (1906-1940) as an infant. On the postcard he is described as “The youngest Hohenzollern.” Thus, the postcard was produced in 1906. Wilhelm renounced any right to the German throne in 1933, so he could marry a lesser member of the German nobility. He served in the German Army early in WW II. In 1940 he was killed in action in France.
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This postcard shows Prinz Wilhelm (1906-1940) as an infant. On the postcard he is described as “The youngest Hohenzollern.” Thus, the postcard was produced in 1906. Wilhelm renounced any right to the German throne in 1933, so he could marry a lesser member of the German nobility. He served in the German Army early in WW II. In 1940 he was killed in action in France.
$10.00
This is a color postcard of the Kaiser Wilhelm I monument located in Metz. It shows Germany’s first Kaiser on a horse. The monument is located in a park near a lake or river.
This is a color postcard of the Kaiser Wilhelm I monument located in Metz. It shows Germany’s first Kaiser on a horse. The monument is located in a park near a lake or river.
$15.00
This is a colorized postcard of Generalfeldmarschall Paul von Hindenburg (1847-1934). He is wearing a dunkel-blau (dark-blue) tunic, with epaulettes, a ribbon bar, breast star, and two neck orders. Von Hindenburg achieved fame early in WW I, defeating the Russians at Tannenberg on the Eastern Front. He later commanded the entire German Army. He became the President of the Weimar Republic in the 1920’s. He ultimately was forced to accept Adolf Hitler as his Chancellor. Upon von Hindenburg’s death in 1934, Hitler assumed control of Germany and the Third Reich was born. This postcard was mailed from Austria during WW I.
This is a colorized postcard of Generalfeldmarschall Paul von Hindenburg (1847-1934). He is wearing a dunkel-blau (dark-blue) tunic, with epaulettes, a ribbon bar, breast star, and two neck orders. Von Hindenburg achieved fame early in WW I, defeating the Russians at Tannenberg on the Eastern Front. He later commanded the entire German Army. He became the President of the Weimar Republic in the 1920’s. He ultimately was forced to accept Adolf Hitler as his Chancellor. Upon von Hindenburg’s death in 1934, Hitler assumed control of Germany and the Third Reich was born. This postcard was mailed from Austria during WW I.
$15.00
The Kaiserin Friedrich (1840-1901), as she was known after her husband, Kaiser Friedrich III’s [1831-1888] death, was Queen Victoria’s only daughter and namesake, Victoria. A Princess Royal of England, she married Friedrich when he was Prussia’s Kronprinz. Upon his father Wilhelm I’s death, Friedrich III assumed the throne for a mere ninety-nine days before he also died. He was succeeded by his eldest son, who became Kaiser Wilhelm II. This postcard, which has a message written on its obverse, depicts the Kaiserin. The postcard was mailed in 1901, her death year.
The Kaiserin Friedrich (1840-1901), as she was known after her husband, Kaiser Friedrich III’s [1831-1888] death, was Queen Victoria’s only daughter and namesake, Victoria. A Princess Royal of England, she married Friedrich when he was Prussia’s Kronprinz. Upon his father Wilhelm I’s death, Friedrich III assumed the throne for a mere ninety-nine days before he also died. He was succeeded by his eldest son, who became Kaiser Wilhelm II. This postcard, which has a message written on its obverse, depicts the Kaiserin. The postcard was mailed in 1901, her death year.