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This postcard, Nr 1009 in the Sanke series, shows a Gotha Observation Plane as it sits on the ground. It was mailed as a Feldpostkarte in 1915 from Gotha.
SANKE CARD Nr 1009 – GOTHA OBSERVATION PLANE
SKU: 42-92$50.00
This postcard, Nr 1009 in the Sanke series, shows a Gotha Observation Plane as it sits on the ground. It was mailed as a Feldpostkarte in 1915 from Gotha.
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This postcard, Nr 1009 in the Sanke series, shows a Gotha Observation Plane as it sits on the ground. It was mailed as a Feldpostkarte in 1915 from Gotha.
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